I think that my photos for the Trace Project worked well together as a group. I had flipped two of the photos horizontally, which helped quite a bit to create a balance through the whole photo set. The diagonal direction of the light was mirrored on both sides of the photo group. I really enjoyed experimenting with the layer blending option in photoshop and I’m excited to see where else I can use this technique in the future. I’m wondering what kind of effects I might be able to get by holding the camera and subject completely still and only adjusting the settings of the camera and then layering those slightly altered photos with the blending mode…
There were also some very helpful critiques of my photo project. Although I think my photos did work well as a group, I do understand why some people thought the individual photos were too abstract or muddled to follow. Overall I really enjoyed the process of this project because of the new techniques I started to experiment with. Although the final product of these photos was not my strongest, I think that what I’ve learned through creating them with ultimately help me create stronger work in the future.
