Stop Motion

Gold Foil Text in Photoshop

                                                                                                  Patrycja Bozek

Surrealistic Photomontage

My heaven                                          Patrycja Bozek

For this photo, I tried to make it look like someone was walking on a big pathway to heaven. I added a dove because I thought that it made the photo look more like heaven. I had planned that the photo was going to be bright because it makes it look happy and that's how heaven is supposed to be in my mind. I had some trouble with putting the clouds into the walkway and making it blend. Also, I had to add a shadow underneath the person because if I didn't, it would look like the person is floating instead of walking. Overall, I'm happy with the way this turned out.

Surrealistic Theme

For my photo montage I am going to try to combine the photos I have to make it look like someone is walking into the sky. I chose to do this because I once had a dream that I was walking into the sky and it was very bright almost like heaven or a place of peace and happiness. I want to use a photo of the clouds I took when I was in a plane and combine it with a picture of a walkway to make it look like where you would enter the sky. Also I liked how Vladimir Kush did his version of heaven and the sky and I would like to make a version of my own. Also, I'm not sure yet if that's all I want to add in the photo. I was also thinking of adding something on the walkway going into the sky.

Surrealism

Vladimir Kush was born in 1965 in Moscow, Russia. When he was seven, he started attending art school and when he was 17, he entered the Moscow Higher Art and Craft School but he was conscripted a year later. He went through six months of military training and after that, he decided he wanted to do more of some peaceful and propagandistic posters. He also went to the Institute of Fine Arts and to help out his family in hard times, he painted portraits. Also in the year 1990 in Germany, his works were sold that were out on display and he went to Los Angeles where his 20 works of art were put on display and that’s how he started his “American Odyssey”. Also, in Los Angeles, he drew portraits on the Santa Monica pier to earn money.

Maurice Tabard was born in 1897 in Lyon, France. He went to school at the Photographic Institute of New York from 1914 to 1920. Later on, he was hired at the Bachrach studio in Baltimore in 1922. To further her career, he moved to Paris in 1928. While he was there, he started taking photographs for a magazine and his works started appearing everywhere. Throughout the 1930s to the 1950s he kept experimenting with his art and that made him one of the most popular avant-garde photographers of the time.

 

Artist’s Name: Vladimir Kush

Title: Haven

Date: Unknown

Description: A sail boat sailing in the sky with boats behind it. There are clouds around them and the sun is in the background.

Analysis: The painting is bright and it’s a landscape painting. The focal point is the sail boat and this painting is using the rule of thirds because the sail boat isn’t directly in the middle, it’s more at the right.

Interpretation: I believe that this photo means that a person is sailing because they love doing it and that when they’re sailing and doing their favorite activity, it’s like heaven because everything out in the ocean looks beautiful to them and when they’re on the ocean, it’s like they’re the only ones there.

Judgment: I think that Vladimir Kush did a successful job on this painting. I like that every part of this image goes together and he made sure that everything in the sun’s way was bright and he made sure to put the shadows in the right spot.

 

Artist’s name: Maurice Tabard

Title: Untitled

Date: 1932

Description: A line of trees at the side of what appears used to be a sidewalk but was been turned into to what looks like a stream or a small river.

Analysis: This photo is a leading line photograph because the water in this leads your eye through the trees and to the back of the photo.

Interpretation: I believe this photo is an example of peace. I think the artist is trying to show that all of his worries are being washed away and he is now in a more peaceful, happier place.

Judgment: I think he was successful in creating this photograph. I like how he made the photograph a leading line because it creates the feeling of happiness in my opinion.

These two artists have different art styles. In Vladimir Kush's work, you can see that he plans out exactly what he wants to show us ion his work and makes sure that everything looks great. And in Maurice Tabard's work, you can see that he also plans out his work. You can see that he planned out the leading line and how he would put the water in this photograph. Even though the artists have different styles, they are both great.

Photowalk Nov. 14, 2014

 

Being someone else                       Patrycja Bozek

Photo Journal

 

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Optical Art

Optical Art, Patrycja Bozek, 2014

Object Series

Patrycja Bozek, Different Books Series, 2014

I took pictures of nine different books that I own and I put them all together into Photoshop to create this image.

Famous Painting Parody

Starry Night Over the Rhone, Vincent Van Gogh, Parody

Art Inspirations

Balloon Dog, Jeff Koon 2011

I chose this piece because I like that he took something that is small like a balloon animal and sculpted it much bigger than it actually is. Also, I like that he uses stainless steel for his sculptures.

Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

I like this piece because of the different textures and brush strokes that Vincent Van Gogh uses.


Gold Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, 1962

I chose this piece because I thought that it was interesting with what he did with the colors. He didn't make this piece very realistic but it still looks like the person he was painting.

Woman With a Parasol, Claude Monet, 1875

I think this piece is interesting because of the way the brush strokes are shown. Also, what makes this piece interesting to me is that it was painted to show the woman from a worms eye view.

The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domenech , 1931

This piece is interesting to me because it is a surrealistic piece. I see clocks being melted in this and I really like the concept of this piece.

 

Photo walk 3

Project Graduation

Patrycja Bozek, 2014

Photowalk 2

David Hockney Inspired Collage

Patrycja Bozek, 2014

For this photo, I went to my backyard and took multiple photos of this tree in slightly different angles and what was around it. I put all of the photos together into one picture and pieced them together like a puzzle. And lastly, I added a few shadows to some photos to make it look better and more interesting so that it doesn't look too plain and flat.


Patrycja Bozek, 2014

For this photo, I took multiple pictures of this person. I took them in slightly different angles and I put all of them into one photo. Again, I pieced them together like a puzzle and added shadows to some of the photos to make it look more interesting and so they don't look so flat laying on each other.

Portrait Series

Portrait Series                                           Patrycja Bozek   2014

In this portrait series, I took pictures of parts of me. I took the photos in my bedroom and I edited them to black and white in Photoshop. I put them all together at the end to create one image.

Then and Now

Then and Now                 2000-2014                    Patrycja Bozek

 

I'd Rather Be

"Clouds"                                                                     Patrycja Bozek 2014

 

In this photo, I took a picture of the clouds from the internet. Then, I took a picture of me and I cut it and pasted it on the cloud photo. I made myself brighter to match the photo and then I added a shadow around me so that it doesn't look like I'm floating.

Partner Portraiture

"Teacup"                                               Patrycja Bozek 2014

 

For this photo, I took a photo of a teacup off of the internet and I cut my body off of a picture of me and pasted it on the teacup. Then, I took the eraser tool and I erased my legs so that it would look like I was inside of the teacup. Also, I looked a little yellow so I went to curves and I made myself a better color.

Self Reflection

 

For this photo reflection, I used my sunglasses because you could see a reflection in them. I put them on my desk and took the photo of my reflection in the glasses.

Photo Walk

I like this photo because it shows the plants in a line going into the distance.

Before and After

In this before and after, I had chipped nails so I fixed them in Photoshop to make it look like they weren't chipped. Also, I zoomed into my hand so you can see it clearer. 

Photography Composition

Leading line



Road at Mount. Washington        P.Bozek        2014    

 

Leading line- a line in the picture that leads your eye to a point or into the distance

This image works for a leading line because it shows a road going off into the distance. It leads your eye through the picture and the way that the road curves gives the photo a sense of motion. Also, in this photo, the road leads your eye to the background where it disappears behind the mountain.

 

Rhythm

My driveway        P.Bozek        2014

Rhythm- shows something like a repeating pattern such as color or shape and can create a feeling of depth

This is an example of rhythm because you can see that the bricks are the same size and shape. Also, you can see that the bricks are aligned to form a zigzag pattern.

 

Horizontal

Sunset in the Catskill Mountains        P.Bozek        2014

Horizontal- the picture is wider than it is tall

 

This picture shows us a sunset by the lake. This picture is horizontal because it’s a landscape photo and they are taken horizontally. Also, this photo is horizontal because this subject is wider than it is tall.

 

 

Vertical

Waterfall in the Catskill Mountains      P.Bozek      2014

 

Vertical- when a picture is taller than it is wide

This picture is of a waterfall. This picture is vertical because the subject is taller than it is wide. Also, since it is taller than it is wide, to capture the whole image you would have to take it vertically.

 

 

Focus

Flowers from my backyard        P.Bozek        2014

Focus- When the lens is focused on the subject. It can be soft and sharp

This is an example of sharp focus because it focuses on the flower while the background is blurred out. In this photo, the main subject is the flower and it is the most visible object or the center of interest and it has an emphasis on it.

 

 





 

My Life

My name: Patrycja Bozek

Childhood ambition: to be a veterinarian 

Fondest memory: ice skating with my family

Proudest moment: achieving my goals

Biggest challenge: waking up for school

Alarm clock: my life saver

Perfect day: sunny, fall day, going on a walk in the park

Indulgence: chocolate ice cream

Favorite movie: a walk to remember

Soundtrack: imagine dragons

Inspirations: to fulfill my dreams

My life is: great