Week 5- Adjustments (Transformation)

Craft: These were the collages that were printed this weekish. The top right collage features a darkened object nearly in the center. I did this using the adjustments tools. The middle collage features many many repeated images that together form triangular shapes, even though the actual shape of the object is more or less round. I copy and pasted each layer and row then used the tool to move the image around until it was arranged like this. The third image is similar to the first where it was just moving the image ad copy/pasting it until it was arranged how I wanted it, except I also flipped the image at 2 points where it does not go with the natural flow, and these 2 parts are also slightly larger than the rest.


Concept: Our overall concept so far has been fire, to communicate that this is fire and this is what it is. The top right image looks almost like a shiny red button, that bright red color that screams emergency to me! The middle image has a clearly hot blue flame, it's blazing and communicating fire through the harsh reality that fire spreads insanely easily and fast, it can cover every inch in seconds. The third image is communicating that fire is twisted. It's got many purpose, like cooking, light, heat... It's got passion and this one is communicating that it can life can either consume you or it can provide you with valuable resources.

Composition: The top left is an image of a fire alarm, using only the top bell part of it. They are arranged kind of to look like push pins, with one popping out just a little bit, and the color popping a bit more. The rows are almost linear, but a little in disarray! The middle image is using a gas burner/stove top and it reminds me of an Escher tessellation because it just keeps going and going and going. The triangles really set this one apart. The last one to the right is using a candle. it's more abstract, and presents itself with wavy lines.

I made several variations

Craft:
Using the images that have been cut out, make collages using a single item per collage. To create these, I used the already cut out photos from week 4, and arranged several of them into different patterns. I used images of lighters, a stove burner, and a candle. I made 5 of these, with 3 variations on the stove burner, and one of the other two. I arranged the images lineally, stacking rows on top of one another. I grouped several copies of the image together to create static rows that could all be moved in formation together. The last stove burner was my favorite collage, pictured to the top right. It appears to have triangles because of the position of the burner pieces in relation to one-another. I moved the pieces around a lot to get this effect.
Concept:
the concept was to use Photoshop layers effectively. The images were specifically arranged in each of these collages and the effect of repetition and overlapping gives a wow factor to what is being showed off. In this case a burner, a candle, and BBQ lighters. A statement about what these things are and how they are used is what I'm construing.
 Composition:
lines, repeating images, shapes. The burners clearly have a triangular pattern, the candles have a wavy feel to them. many of the layers are joined together into easy to move rows. they have the same image and the same color and there isn't just one resting place for my eyes.