This is another case of me not managing my time very well. I had a much bigger theme I wanted to execute- In color of course. But my driving theme was about us running out of time to stop things from getting to a point where we can’t go back.
I would’ve gone with a more realistic illustrations but I thought a more cartoonish look would be more eye catching with more vibrant colors
I got into crotchet about a year ago, and since then, I’ve never attempted to make a flower. Not until mothers day. I was too broke to get my mom the bouquet she wanted and even if I did have the money for them, they would die.
So instead, I opted to use the yarn that I had and make her a bouquet of roses that would never die.
I really wanted to do much more with this design- The pattern at the top is the pattern that makes up the rose itself, to make the rose look, you roll up the whole pattern after finishing. I wanted to implement that somehow but I ran out of time so I just chose to include the most important aspects of my concept.
I’ve been watching Avatar The Last Air Bender lately, and a on of the best characters of the show who always carries wisdom and makes peoples lives better is Uncle Iroh… who loves tea! It was even a dream of his to own a tea shop, and I thought, what if he was able to take it on the go.
Granted tea food trucks aren’t very popular/ not really around at all, but in my opinion, it’s a gap in the market that needs to be filled.
As for the design itself, as much as I wanted to draw from the show and cultivate the design around Chinese culture, I felt as though it really wasn’t my place it emulate something I haven’t done enough research into- so instead I decided to go a more comedic route and tie in a pun
I really wanted a dog bowl inspired by dogs deepest desires and wants- and a big thing all dogs want and desire is a big open space to run around and play
As someone who has been in a wheat field however, they are immensely uncomfortable and scratchy, so this marketing is more so towards the type of dog the bowl is for versus the field in general. It’s only for golden dogs lol.
When thinkingn of a non-profit organization deserving of $25k, it’s honestly a no brainer for me that Coyote Central would be the most deserving in my eyes.
I’m a little biased considering I spent s good chunk of my childhood in that building and taking the classes they had to offer- but I think within that perspective, I’m able to truly speak to how important a safe space like that can be for kids to learn and grow and adapt.
I have always been heavily interested in the arts, so even then I was taking classes expanding on those interest and dedicating time and energy to really think about what I could see myself doing as I got older.
And even though their classes cost money, they offered fairly generous expense waivers that allowed children from lower income families to try their hand at something they otherwise would have never been able to try before.
Every instructor, administrator, just adult active in the organization always put the children first. And even the kids could tell. Since I had attended so many classes and taken up many leadership roles, the president herself offered me the chance to be more active in the organization, and be a kid other kids could talk to and know their voices were being heard by someone who understands them and will actually help make any changes they want to see.
To show the understanding that kids are more likely and comfortable talking to each other about what’s on their minds and more heavy topics like what they like and don’t like about the class their taking, even at a young age showed me how much Coyote Central valued children expressing initiative and the freedom to explore and learn and not be afraid to speak their minds.
This kind of environment was also imperative to have in the central district. Shooting in that area have increased and overall having a safe space where children can take refuge and feel safe should always be imbursed.
In short, overall, Coyote Central is a safe space for children that allows them to explore their creativity, passions, and themselves all while maintaining a healthy balance of the children feeling comfortable push themselves and adults/ staff members making sure they don’t push themselves too hard.
In all honesty I couldn’t have asked for a better group. In the current time of the project, I was under a lot of family stress that was at the time something I didn’t feel comfortable talking about, but even if I wasn’t able to make it to every meeting, they still kept me in the loop and were attentive of the work load we all split.
I was the cinematographer, Jordan was the editor, and Elanore was the creative director.
Not even going to lie- on the first day, I was very nervous about this group project turning out like previous ones have where I felt simultaneously overworked and unseen by the graphic designers, but Elanore genuinely surprised me in how much of her cadence and attitude towards filming mirrored that of a Visual media student. She really has a tremendous natural eye for being able to see things cinematically and direct in a way that both me and Jordan were able to understand.
There were minor instances where we both voiced conflicting opinions about shots and that experience gave me more clarity on how to better express my perspective as the person responsible for making sure the shot looks good.
It also opened up a bigger burden that had been lingering on my chest since the start of this program of how to make sure I as a black woman in a fairly white male dominated field am able to feel comfortable voicing my professional opinion.
And thankfully, at no point did I feel like my voice/ perspectives were being unheard or unseen. So, this experience really helped ease some of my anxieties I had towards that matter.
Both Jordan and Elanore were such great people to have on set too- especially Jordan, who is kind of known for always just being a joy to be around; if I needed anything or wanted any help/ another perspective touching base with him would always have a positive effect.
Which really just put in perspective what a lot of instructors and guest speakers have been saying- It doesn’t matter if you’re the best at what you do, if you’re not nice to be around on set, no one’s going to want to work with you.
Overall, working with those two was delightful, and getting to make a hilarious video we can all be proud of in the end was definitely a great way to start of the third quarter.
I overall had a lot of fun with this assignment; it was nice to force myself to go with my first instinct-a lot of the ideas I sketched out we’re just the first things that came to mind, and as much as I questioned it in the moment, seeing it all together, made me more confident in my mindset of how I defined these things within these parameters.
but this is what I got…
A little bit disappointed that the AI had such a fixed perspective- I was hoping for something a bit wider so you could fit more in the scene, especially with how much I was asking for; maybe next time I’ll try specifying the kind of shot that I want it to capture. I was also bummed there was no patient- but that could also be fixed with some specification.
As for Adobe AI- definitely not the biggest fan :/
It felt very mediocre for something apart of the very expensive Adobe pool. The first image didn’t even really correspond with the prompt, it was just dentist smiling- which in my opinion, isn’t really a rave
This was some behind the scene footage of me modeling for my classmate dean in his music video; I’ve never done this kind of modeling before and I felt very awkward- my feet were also killing me omg I’m never wear stilettos again- but when Dean would show me the shots he was getting I slowly started gaining more confidence
All in all it was a really great experience, but that’s always to be expected when shooting with Dean
For me personally, it’s hard to see an object as something that can be stylized and set in a space to look like it was worth taking a picture of. Product photography- as much as I admire it- is a style I have yet to fully understand, and I do think that shows in the photo.
I decided to shoot an old fragrance mist owned for a while; I wanted to create a very soft scene that replicated the feelings I got from smelling the fragrance- delicate, dreamy, and encasing. Then it was a matter of what I was actually able to do with my level of abilities I knew I had a satin scarf that was similar to the color of the bottle, so looking up inspirations of products placed on ruffled satin, I utilized the soft light we have in the studio. As far as overall composition, I saw some complex ones online where it was less head on and more intricate, however, I was limited by a prime 50mm lens (which is apparent through the distortion), and just my overall understanding of product photography in general is not that grand.