Exquisite Corpse

Contact Sheet

First row: The goal of the first row was to show the differences between high and low dots per image (dpi). I did most of this contact sheet on my own, so I decided to choose an image from flickr.com that was originally 1200 dpi. Then through photoshop I lowered the dpi to 600 then to 300 then lastly 72. I didn't come across much trouble doing this particular row.

Second row: The goal of the second row was to show the different modes you can make a photo look like. I found a photo off of flickr.com and then resized it in photoshop to fit in the contact sheet. Then I uploaded it into the contact sheet and went back to the original file so I could change the mode. I had trouble at first changing the photo to CMYK but then I switched computers and it worked fine. Changing the photo to duo-tone and B&W was no issue either.

Third row: The goal of the third row was to show the different orientation you can change a photo in photoshop. I first chose a beautiful photo of the Taj Mahal from flickr.com - I had trouble with this row at first because I did not do it in class so I did not know how to change the size of the crop tool, but eventually figured it out myself after clicking around.

Fourth row: The goal of the fourth row was to change the frame of the photo, to show how you can change what is seen in the picture through photoshop. I did not have any trouble with this assignment. All I did was use the crop tool to "shave off" the edges of the photo so it looks like I am getting closer to whatever is the center of the photo but all I am doing is cropping and resizing.

Fifth row: The goal of the fourth row was to show how cropping a photo can create a whole new image. I first started out with an image of three sock monkeys from flickr.com. I then cropped a large portion of it then saved it, cropped a large portion again and saved, then cropped it again to a very small size to create a completely different image than what the sock monkeys looked like from the beginning.

Sixth row: The goal of the sixth row was to show the different ways you can make a photo look like with different filters. I found this the most fun to play with. I chose a photo of my boyfriend and I, then chose three different filters. I chose my favorite, mosaic tiles, and then chose two other of my favorites, glowing edges and palette knife.

First Draft

• Why did you choose that particular poem or saying?

I chose this particular quote because I am a little kid at heart. I love to embrace my inner child when I can, and this was the perfect opportunity to embrace it, using Dr. Seuss.

• why did you choose the fonts you did?

The main font I used was "Marker Felt". I felt as though someone actually wrote it, especially a teacher's handwriting. Since it was a Dr. Seuss quote, I used what I thought were 'kid friendly' fonts such as Spumoni LP Std, which I used for the word "Oh".

• why did you arrange the words the way you did?

I arranged the words in this particular manner because its fun to follow, but also the key words are portrayed in the manner of their definition.

• what problems did you encounter and how did you solve them?

One problem I encountered was figuring out how to space the letters in the words "left" and "right". I was trying to find the font that I thought would display the words correctly, but I decided to stick with the original font, and put spaces inbetween each letter so it would look more spaced out. Also, I had a hard time

• of what are you most proud?

I am most proud of how I displayed the meaning of the words through the actual word. It was difficult for me to figure out how to display "left" and "right" but as I played with different fonts, I realized how to do it.

• what would you do if you had more time?

I think I would play around with the background some more or try using more fonts or exploring more colors rather than sticking to the regular rainbow colors.