Final Portfolio

Business Card

1. I chose the center camera to be the focal point of the business card.
2. This business card desribes that I can take photographs for people, and it lists what types of photography I am capable of doing.
3. This is supposed to be a formal business card.

31 Days of May Photo Challenge

"May Photo Challenge"          Paula Medina

The month of May was definitely one to remember. Since it's Spring, it has rained plentifully, but with rain comes the growth of beautiful plants and flowers! I was able to take pictures outside more frequently with the sun out. I can go have photoshoots outside with my friends. Aside from the awesome weather, many wonderful events occurred during May. My family went out for Mother's Day, and we treated my mom to dinner. My sister graduated from Kean University. And I finally received my prom dress and wedges, which I have been waiting for since March. The cicadas have returned after 17 long years from underground, and they're literally all over the place. My lovebirds are doing just fine. Lastly, school is almost done, but I am trying my best to work hard and not let laziness overcome me. ;-) I can finally breathe a bit and relax, and school has become less stressful, with college preparation becoming a bigger priority. And... Summer is almost here!

Alphabet Art

"Explore"         Paula Medina

For the alphabet art project, I chose the word "explore." Explore is probably my favorite word as of now. I like exploring the world in order to learn more about life and myself.

I wanted to use a variety of objects taken at different locations and angles to instill a theme of exploration. For E, I used the perpendicular straight lines on the ceiling of the computer room. I also wanted to use this picture since it was a capitalized E. For the letter X, I took a picture of a fence, with the constant crossing of wires. For P, I noticed the intricate design of the gate in front of someone's house. In class, I noticed the shape of an L under the desks. For O, my family keeps a billiard ball inside the glass closet. R was a tricky letter to find, but by looking a little closer, I noticed my mother's orchid plant grew in the shape of an R. Lastly, during our sixth photo walk, someone's water hose was surprisingly in the shape of an E.

This project was definitely very interesting and fun to do, and I definitely want to do another one. It's great to put them together and see pictures unfold into words.

Sixth Photo Walk

"So Many Colors"         Paula Medina

We needed an ice cream stop in this scorching weather!

Watermark

"Beauty in Hidden Corners"          Paula Medina

Diptych

"The Frustrated Artist"          Paula Medina

In this diptych, I wanted to show the frustrations of writers and artists. When you have a writer's/artist's block, and you can't seem to perfectly bring your ideas to life through your perspective, it's as if all those previous drafts are going in the trash (figuratively, of course). Writers and artists may have to do several drafts before coming up with the perfect final draft. It takes time, diligence, and practice.

I took a few pictures of Claudine (the Artist) throwing crumpled paper backwards, but photoshopped the clumps of paper to make it look as if there were many being thrown out. In another picture, I had her stare at all the work falling into the trash can. I photoshopped the clumps of paper in the second picture too. In order for this diptych to work, I had to arrange them vertically. I added cold, blue tones using Curves to instill an intense, serious, and dreary mood.

P.S. I also needed to photoshop the trash can. (thanks Ms. Friedman!)

"Oh, Isn't She Lovely?"          Paula Medina

In this diptych, the left picture is one of a baby with a distraught look upon her face, due to the fact that her parents (right) are babying and pampering her too much. The baby and the mother are both Sara, and Ryan is the father.

I photoshopped the chairs slightly to make it look more like a connected crib and added warm, colorful tones using Curves and Selecting Coloring to create a happy, humorous mood.