MET Exhibit

photo from http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/view?exhibitionId=%7b2E988323-B8DF-496F-B72A-E999E567FABA%7d&oid=190046296&pg=1&rpp=20&pos=7&ft=*&img=0#fullscreen 

These "photographs" were taking by Matthew Jensen in 2008/2009. Through Google Street View, he traveled through the 49 States, taking one picture in each state. Photoshop was then used to touch up the images and adjust the color and contrast. He displayed the photos alphabetically by state abbreviations.Through the images, he wanted to capture the significance of the great American road trip, while bringing light to ability to explore landscapes all over the country from your own home. 

I love how he managed to capture a similar image in every state. The sun is setting in many of the images and is a prominent part of the image as well. I think these photos create a powerful piece about our country, showing how every state is similar and different in their own ways and I think it unites our nation as a whole.

Incorporating Drawings into Photographs

For this image, I chose a landscape image that I had taken in Florida. Then, I chose a picture of my friends holding hands while ice skating. I selected them and placed them into the landscape. I simply drew a ballon and placed it into Ashley's hand to make it look like the ballon was about to pull them up into the sky.  

This image took a lot more time. I chose a picture I had taken in New York of the Empire State Building. I then selected the area I wanted to turn into a drawing since I am not a talented drawer. I set the foreground color to gray and the background to white and then went to the filter gallery and chose "photocopy." I played with the detail and darkness until I achieved a sketch-like image. Then, I applied a layer mask and used the lasso tool to roughly select the area I wanted to "tear." Using the smudge tool, I blended the image in with the drawing the make it look like a torn piece of paper. Finally, I added in my hand to make it look like I was holding the drawing in front of the scene. I really like how this turned out.