lyrical triptych

For this assignment I was assigned to pick a song and create a collogue of images that represent  the lyrics. I first chose a song that I was comfortable with explaining. I began to choose certain quotes and parts of the lyrics that could create a picture that reflected on the certain song. I thought about what background images that can blend together and give the audience a understanding of what I was trying to portray. I also chose images that made the message clear.

I chose the song “Freedom” by Ashanti. This song was mainly about a young lady who has been through many struggles and yet maintains to strive for her goal and be free and not care for anyone’s opinions. My 3 panels consist of a nature background from cloudy skies to midnight oceans. For my project I mostly used the magnetic lasso, rotation, and scale. I rarely used filters I more adjusted my pictures and background by cutting my pictures with the tools and placing them on the right layers and rotating them to look cool.

I chose images that contained the meaning of a certain word, for example the word strength I showed a lady showing her muscles. I created moods by the coloring of the background and using nature in each of the panels. My 1^st panel had a cloudy sky and my 2^nd panel had a blue sky with the ocean where as my 3^rd panel consist of a midnight sky and the ocean.

I personally like the adobe Photoshop because it gives me a chance to show my creative side and mess around with the tools and learn new things. I think I did fair in this project although I always criticize my work and this came out fair. I would spend more time on my project if I had more time.