Renaissance Photoshop Assignment

The title of this work of art is called: Salome with the Head of John the Baptist. The painting was created in 1607 in the Baroque period. The Medium for this piece is Oil on Canvas and was painted by an artist named Caravaggio.

Caravaggio was born in 1571 and died at the young age of 38 in 1610. The mood of this painting is very dark and my initial reaction was I thought he was drinking out of a bowl but then on further inspection I realized it was not the case.

What is represented in this painting is a Women holding the head of Saint John the Baptist.

I think the focal point of the painting is head because the women standing beside him is looking at the head so it draws your eyes. I Think this painting is very effective because its simple but it has a deep message.

Some elements of composition this painting has is simplicity because the background is all black. Some elements composition are missing in this painting like the rule of thirds and also there is a cut off limb.

The reason I chose this painting was because there were 2 of us working together and this painting had two subjects.

The culture of era is very religious and this photo has a very important religious figure "Saint John the Baptist"

The Baroque time period was known to have very exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, theater, and music. I think this painting reflects on these characteristics because it is very dramatic and it is easily interpreted.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beheading_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist_(Caravaggio)

Studio Lighting

Studio Lighting

Shot with a Nikon d3300 with a 18-55mm lens
Aperture: 3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/200

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Contact Sheet

Shot with Canon 7d: all shots have 5.6 Aperture with 1/60 Shutter Speed.

The First three pictures portray main light because it is a single light pointing at one side of the subjects face.

The 4th and 5th portrait are both back light except the first is just the back light and the 5th has a reflector reflecting the back light on to the front of the face.

The last portrait was more of an experiment what the attempt was to have a light behind the camera then the subject had a small mirror reflecting the light back onto the camera which is what the bright circle in the mirror is.

The mood of the first 4 portraits were to have a dramatic effect and really emphasize the subject.  Then the last portrait was to give the effect that the subject was hiding and try to make him sort of fade into the background.

Alphabet Banner

          The project was to create your name with natural forming letters around the school.  The way I found most of my letters was by trying to find where different metal beams and lines crossed each other.  Then I would find the right angle where you could recognize the structure as a letter in the alphabet.  Once all the pictures were taken I uploaded the photos to google drive then photoshopped them onto a banner.

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