2. PHOTOGRAPHY 3
SWEET TREAT 4
BUTTERFLY 5
REMBRANDT LIGHTING 5
NEW ORLEANS 6
STUDIO SESSIONS 7
DIGITAL DESIGN 8
DREAMLINK LOGO 9
RETRO VECTORS 10
WOMAN’S HEAD SPACE 11
SKETCHED 12
SKETCHED TO DIGITAL GRAPHIC 13
SKETCHED TO FESTIVAL POSTER 14
SKETCHED TO LOGO 15
SKETCHED TO GRAPHIC 16
WEB DESIGN 17
NUDE BEE HONEY 18
DREAMLINK MEDIA 19
EDITORIAL 20
EDITORIAL 21
NEWSLETTER 22
COMMUNICATIONS 22
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4. This was my final shot. I called it Banana Bread a la Mode. I baked
this treat on my own using a simple banana bread recipe that my
mom gave me. I jazzed it up with pecans, a chocolate center, caramel
drizzle, and of course whipped cream. To add some color to the shot I
chose bright red strawberries and blueberries.
Sweet Treat
Banana Bread
Food photography was the most enjoyable of the semester. Not
because we got to eat all of the delicious desserts that were on
set, but mostly because of the setup that goes into plating a dish.
It takes a certain sense of trial and error, add this, take away that,
gloss this, garnish that. By far the yummiest photo shoot of my
entire study period. Credit: Hortencia Cruz for staging this shot.
5. On this particular day we were practicing a lighting technique that
is commonly used in portrait photography. It is an ancient technique
and the goal is to achieve a butterfly-like shadow directly under the
nose. It is known as one of the most flattering lighting setups.
Rembrandt lighting is used mostly in Portrait Photography. This type
of lighting creates dynamic photos that are visually intriguing. The
goal is to use 2-3 lights setup in a way that will create a triangle
under the subjects eye.
Butterfly
Rembrandt
6. New OrleansI’ve had the pleasure of visiting New Orleans twice. There is
something about this city that awakens your senses like no other
place. Walking in the French Quarter at night is a world on it own.
It’s the food, the music, the people, and the vibe of this city that
makes it so unique. I took this shot to capture how the shops that
sweep the city are endless.
7. Studio SessionsWe shot these photos in the studio on Campus. My model Freida was
a pleasure to work with, and had such a comfortable presence on
camera. With very few editing in Photoshop we were both happy
with the end results.
9. Dreamlink LogoDreamlink Media is a company that I created that specializes in
graphic design, digital design, and web design. I designed this logo to
represent the vision that I have for this company in the future. I am
a firm believer in dreams. People should always dream big, and put
in the work to achieve these dreams. The crescent moon symbolizes
growth, prosperity, and embracing chance. The link is the “link” to
one’s dreams. Dreamlink: Your Vision. Your Dream. Our Art.
10. Retro VectorsOne of my favorite pieces in my Digital Design class. We were
instructed to create a vector piece using Illustrator by tracing images
and putting them together for one final product. I found an image of
a girl standing in a music store with her guitar in hand. I then traced
records, and the music wave/notes. For the background I created a
gradient mesh using the colors from the records. It’s funky, and retro,
reminds me of the 70’s.
11. Woman’s Head Space
This was a composition of various images and we were instructed
to come up with a concept that was either funny, out of this world,
or something culinary. I chose to go out of this world. I call this a
“Woman’s Head space”. Shoes, jewelery, fashion, and make up.
I used a space image as my background, masked out all the
backgrounds of the other images, reduced the opacity on the woman,
and blended the ring onto her finger.
13. Sketched to Digital Graphic
This piece started as just a doodle, and I kept building on
it. Using illustrator I was able to convert this sketch into an
elegant graphic.
14. Sketched to Festival Poster
I created a festival poster, but made the
decision to start with a sketch. I was
going for an old school hip hop meets
jazz feeling. I executed this with a classic
boom box and piano keys. I did however
leave the piano keys out of the final
project. When it comes to design you just
never know what can happen, or how
your design will evolve.
15. Sketched to Logo
I created a logo that would represent myself as a designer. I
like to create designs that have a lot of movement in them. It
was essential that my logo embraced that same concept.
16. Sketched to Graphic
A graphic that I doodled by “accident”. With no real final idea
in mind, this sketch was progressive. I was happy with the
sketch and knew I needed to take it to the digital level
18. Nude Bee HoneyThis was a one page web mock-up created using Photoshop. In
this assignment we were instructed to use Photoshop as a base for
designing out web pages. This makes it easier to show a client what
his/her web site will look like before starting the coding.
19. Dreamlink MediaThis was the second step in the Web Designing process. From
Photoshop to Dreamweaver, I was able to build the pages of my
website. All of the above was done by coding in order to place objects
in a particular location of the web page.
Photoshop was used for styling.
21. EditorialThis is a Blue Mountain brochure that I created for my Media
Writing class. We were instructed to create a brochure/event that
would persuade students to go to Blue Mountain for reading week.
