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Good Luck

I think this is so funny! I like how it says "good luck," when black cats are often thought of as creatures of bad luck. This is the front of a card. the design is very simple. I would have probably put the cat on a different color background to make it a little more interesting. My eyes are drawn to the eyes of the cat because they are so bright and are looking right at the camera.

Black Cat

I snapped this photo of my landlords cat a few days before Halloween. I like how antique it looks. the coloring on the cat's face around his nose is really dark, which I don't like very much. I think this picture captures the feeling of Halloween with the leaves on the ground, the dull colors, and of coarse the black cat. I got carried away with the blur affect. I think the picture might also look really cool with burnt edges.

Jessica Cook

Jessica was my best friend throughout grade school. She followed her dream and became a model in LA.

I can appreciate these images of her even though I don't like the fashion. These shots make her look almost inhuman. Like a robot or something. I enjoy the angle of the pictures. They aren't taken from strait on. The lighting exceptionally pleasing to the eye. I don't enjoy how the words overlap her face in the picture at right. They should be places a little lower on the page. I like how the pictures have the same feel and color, they relate to each other, but they aren't the same.

Fall

I was walking to my truck after class and happened to look down and see these leaves. I crouched down to take a close up, when a woman approached me and asked what I was doing. I told her what I was taking a picture of and she didn't seem to see the point in taking pictures of random leaves on the ground.

I like this picture a lot. The one brown water drop does stand out and looks awkward. I also wish I would have taken the time to notice the grass in the bottom left corner. If I would have noticed that I would have tried to frame the shot so there was no grass showing.

Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell has always been one of my favorite artists. He really pays attention to detail. He draws the the wrinkles in the clothes and the shadows under the muscles in the legs of the girl. Rockwell's drawings and paintings are usually rather simple like this one. There is not much to the background at all, just a simple bench. I really appreciate that the face of the woman on the magazine doesn't exactly line up with where the girls face would be. He arranged it to be really close and give a certain feeling but he off set it ever so slightly, making it more realistic. It seems more natural that way rather than posed.

Halloween

My first Ashland Halloween. I was Rosie the Riveter! I put my costume together about an hour before I went out to celebrate. I had everything in my closet. This pictures feels kinda forced and unnatural. I do like the exposure though. There is an older feel to it. This picture reminds me on Norman Rockwell's work to a degree. All in all halloween was a positive experience this year.