24) Llamas and I

I did this one for fun. I took a picture of me sitting on a bench, and added it to the landscape that i took from Cuzco, Peru. I love Cuzco, and i recommend anyone and everyone to visit it.

23) Glocal Photo Challenge

"Glocal (global + local) is an immense, collaborative and multifaceted digital art project that examines the making, sharing and exhibiting of images in the 21st century... The digital revolution has included the global proliferation of millions of image-taking devices (such as digital cameras, video recorders, cell phones, and PDAs) and the sharing of billions of images through online networking and archival sites (such as Flickr). As this democratization of digital technologies makes the ability to make photographic images so ubiquitous, Glocal is interested in looking at the implications of the changing roles and relations of images within the field of visuality. Glocal is particularly interested in exploring the construction and relevance of the 'unique' or 'originary' image in relation to the multiple or 'multitude'".

VISA 110. Tunnel Vission. 2008
In this photo challenge, we were asked to experiment with vignetting, using toilet paper tubes! "The goal of this alternate method of taking photos was to playfully twist cinematic methods and as a result challenge the viewer to reassess common scenes and scenarios when they appear with intensified focus.”






VISA 110. Near/Far. 2008
In this challenge, we were asked to create a pairing of two images. The images together suggested the theme of 'Near | Far'. "It could be that the diptych reflects literally that which is in close proximity and then a more distant version of the same scene."



VISA 110. Photo within a photo. 2008
This challenged asked us to pick a photo (In the Glocal flickr pool or other), print it out and create a new image by superimposing our chosen image on top of a backdrop that we created.

22) UBC landscape

VISA 110. Lanscape. 2008
Photoshop

This is the original picture of a sidewalk close to Totem Park (One of the residences in UBC, the one where i was staying at). I took it during Fall, that's why the maple leaves are all around the floor. I love that season, specially in Vancouver, because of the colors of the trees. It's so beautiful to see bright red trees all around campus, it's somewhat satisfying to look at.


In this second image i added a human, light posts, and several signs. This reflects how humans, little by little are overpopulating nature.


Opposite from the previous picture. I manipulated the colors and the changed the path to a river to make it seem like this picture was taken far away from society.


I edited this last one emphasizing the leaves on the floor. I could be a romantic image or, by adding a black man (sort of creepy) at the end of the path, a scary one. It depends how the viewer wants to see it.

21) Iraq Soldier

VISA 110 was the second art course that i took in the University of British Columbia during the first semester. The course provided "foundation level instruction in basic computer skills, image manipulation and digital media."

VISA 110. Iraq Soldier. 2008
Photoshop

This first image is the original picture of a soldier during the Iraq War. My intentions by editing the picture was to change the message the picture was trying to convey.

In this second picture i simply desaturated the entire picture leaving only the cigarette with colors. This gives an emphasis on the role of the cigarettes during war, a symbol of death.


This third picture was the hardest and probably the most successful of all. By removing the cigarette and the dirt in his face, and by adding tears, we distort the image from being rebellious into being anti-war.


This image changes the picture into being the complete opposite of the previous one. It give a sense of malice and joy of war.