Artist's Note I call this collage The Nature of Me. The overall message I am trying to convey is that I am a part of nature and nature is a part of me. For the base layer, I took a selfie of me. This represents me as a person who is part of nature. The second layer is a bush/shrub that is in my yard. It has grown greatly, just like I am growing in this class. The third layer is a forest behind my house. This stands for how most of my friends are taller than I. The last layer is the sky above our home. This shows how my future is bright just like the sky. I used the effect of changing the opacity of the photos, making some more transparent. I created this collage so viewers could see me as the main subject and the nature inside of me.
Artist's Note There are some major differences between these two selfies. First, I look way better in the second one than the first. In the second photo, I took a more focused photograph and had really good lighting. In the first one, however, I was just using a camera and did not know any techniques. I also added a quote which I think makes the photo more appealing. With the first photo, I didn't know what I was doing. I was just trying to get it done. The second one is where I knew what I was doing. I had the right lighting and I am happy with the turn out. Lastly, I took these photos at different times. I took the first one in the start of September. The second was later in the fall, coming up on winter. I really enjoyed doing these two selfies and seeing how much I grew as a student and photographer, learning how to use the program Photoshop.