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By: Stirling Kim Moss Silk Screening The second alternative process that I decided to perform was silk screening a photograph onto another medium. I took a picture of a Two Tailed Tiger Swallowtail butterfly for the image to be transferred onto a cotton t-shirt. The process involved making two acetate sheets, one for the yellow colour and one for black. After the paint had all dried, I added orange and blue colours by hand painting them on to the t-shirt in order to add a final artistic touch.

By: Stirling Kim Moss Gel Medium Transfer Alternative Process Nostalgia The photo that I chose was a picture that I took over this past summer following a round of golf at the 9th best golf course in the world - Cabot Cliffs in Inverness, Nova Scotia. This is one of my favorite photos as it captures a spectacular sunset and also brings back some fond memories of my 2018 summer holiday. Creating this photo on a wooden plank turned out surprisingly well. It is surprising that by using such a few number of materials and steps, one can create such a nice piece of art.

By: Stirling Kim Moss Breaking The Rules of Photography The Angry Tree This photo breaks three of the rules we learned for photography. First off, the rule of thirds was not applied as the subject is directly in the center of the picture. It also is not simple in any way, but rather extremely complicated composing multiple branches and tree trunks within the photo. Finally, there appears to be multiple points of interest throughout the image, thus drawing the viewer's eye all around the photo as opposed to a single point of focus.  Allons-y! This picture breaks two of the rules of photography. Firstly, the photo was shot diagonally as opposed to matching the horizon in order to offset the viewer's eye and invoke a sense of motion and action. This picture also breaks the rule of thirds, as the subject is smack in the middle of the image. Light Trails At Dusk This photo does not encompass the rule of thirds as neither the background nor

By: Stirling Kim Moss Mixed Lighting I have always enjoyed night time photography as the mixing of different light sources results in a kaleidoscope of colors and light trails. Also, the contrast between light and dark areas creates a vibrant, and engaging scene. Capturing light trails with long exposures with their twisting shapes and lines leads the viewer's eye throughout the image. I experimented with the camera settings and varied the ISO, aperture, and shutter speed settings in order to achieve the pictures that I was looking for. I learnt that with a low ISO setting like 100, I was able to extend the length of the shutter speed to 30 seconds. A small aperture also allowed me to extend the duration of the shutter opening. At first, even with long 30 second exposures I was still unable to capture enough red, white and other streaks of light. Therefore, I decided to apply a cool feature of Adobe Photoshop called Stack Mode. I then proceeded to take 2 or

By: Stirling Kim Moss Studio Lighting 1) Proper 2:1 Ratio Lighting It was quite the challenge to achieve this type of lighting where all shadows on the face and background had to be reduced as much as possible. I found that the positioning of the light sources, as well as the distance between the camera and the subject were the most crucial parts during the shoot. 2) Experimental Lighting I wanted to produce a large distorted/warped shadow that would resemble a monster or an alien behind me. It was a struggle at first because I wasn't exactly sure how to produce the shadows that I was looking for. I attempted to use several tungsten lights, however, the shadows that were produced we not quite as sharp as I wanted and were also far too dispersed along the wall. I attempted to try using a single LED bulb which allowed me to control how much light was being emitted and was just easier to work with all around. The LED bulbs were able to give o

By: Stirling Kim Moss Renaissance Photoshop Assignment Original Painting - The Jester With A Lute by: Frans Hals Photoshopped Painting - Harry With A Lute by: Stirling Kim Moss           The Renaissance Period is ranked among the most influential periods of art in the history of Europe. It took place between the years 1300 and 1700. It is considered as the cultural connection from the middle ages to modern history. This span of 400 years was broken down into several different movements, one of which is the Baroque period which spanned the years 1600 to 1750. This was a time of development through all of the departments/groups of art. For example, aside from paintings, many musical styles were born in that era, like the Concerto and symphonia. Styles like sonata, cantata and oratorio flourished. Also, Opera was born out of the experimentation of the Florentine Camerata. The work of the Baroque period is extremely complex and even contradictory. Ho