Final Project

Failure Prompt

While it can be very difficult to find a flaw in the perfection that is my work this semester, I eventually found a way to critique myself. In my creating of MP 3, I forgot the first rule of making a creative, visually appealing piece, DEPTH. Depth in images allows the viewer to look through the piece, past the image on the surface. I was overall very dissatisfied with the amount of depth in both of my pieces, mainly the second one with the red and gray boxes. I began using Photoshop before I enrolled in this class in an attempt to work for the football team in design. Athletics is clearly my strong suit when it comes to Photoshop pieces, mainly because of the wide variety of images that can be used to create depth. In that piece, I wish I had used an image such as a bird’s eye view of Ohio Stadium in the background to give the piece more depth.

            My biggest success this semester is easily MP 5. I will admit that I had two of the more entertaining action words to play around with for this assignment. I knew right away that I wanted to light something on fire, but the true jackass in me came out when I decided that, instead of twisting something on fire, I should just light the word “Twist” on fire. Hand sanitizer was the perfect medium for this operation, and the outcome was fantastic. Through this success I learned how creative I can really be, and how to be resourceful to achieve the desired outcome. Overall, I have really enjoyed this class, as it has expanded my view on photography and art as a whole. 

MP 5

MP 5 FINAL STATEMENT

Action Words: Twist, Fire

After receiving such fantastic action words, there were many directions I could go with them. I knew I wanted to light something on fire, yet was struggling to think of something to light on fire and twist. Then it came to me. Just light the word “Twist” on fire! I went to CVS and purchased hand sanitizer, which is an every day item that my roommate and I discovered was highly flammable during our time in the dorms last year. I spelled out the word on a cooking pan, and, with some help from my roommates and minor burns on our hands, we lit the word, turned the lights off, and let the blue flame glow. The result was this: