In this blog post I will be reviewing how two self portraits created using Adobe Photoshop display my personal goals in graphic design.
First Self Portrait
For the first Adobe Photoshop self portrait I have created a checkboard and put myself in each box, using a photograph taken by a friend. The reason for choosing this image is due to the happy memory of where I was when it was taken, I was supporting my friend at her graduation fashion show. Friendship is very important to me and helping others with their work is a skill that I have been commended on throughout my career. I adapted each image of myself to have a different effect, be that colour, grain, or warp, but left the middle image untouched. This work represents my colourful and fun personality but is also a visual representation of the multiple creative ideas I have running through my mind at once.
Second Self Portrait
Crozier and Greenhalgh (1988) suggest that “contemporary self-portraits should reflect self-presentational concerns, that the spectator will expect to glean certain information about the self from them.” In this Adobe Photoshop self portrait I am trying to convey the message to the spectator that I am a happy, creative individual that loves being in nature. The chosen image was taken on a recent holiday to Cornwall, to inform the viewer of my love of nature I decided to use an image of a canvas painting that I created using acrylic paints for my background. This was painted when spending an afternoon with my Grandpop, meaning that both images used within this self portrait were again taken at times when happy memories were being created. Through my designs this is something I am passionate to share with others, to bring happiness to others through work I have created is a dream.
References
Crozier, W. R. & Greenhalgh, P. (1988) Self-portraits as presentations of self. The MIT Press, 21(1), 29-33.