Portfolio Design

I am a super big fan of minimalism, so I decided to edge away from capital letters and complicated designs in favor of simple concepts. These are the first few pages I finished:

Ace in Space

A quick sketch of the cosmos made in iPad Sketch Club

Tiny Steampunk Hot Air Balloons

This was my communication solution for the handcuff/cubicle thing. Tiny, remote controlled hot air balloons with a camera linked to the remote so you can see where you're going.

Experiment #1: Becci is Asleep

With this photo I messed briefly with the midtone curves to correct some lighting and contrast issues, and I also made the reds of the photo more pink (in hue/saturation), which reflected the actual scene a lot better. My camera read all the pinks as red so I took them back to what they were before. I added some blue as well because all the pink was a little overwhelming. Not sure if I'm happy with it yet but it's something. The first photo is before, the second is after editing.

Living room in a telephone box

My sketch from our free draw

Colors

A Study in Color

This is the first image that comes up when I googled "space" and I love it. I am a huge fan of contrast, especially with reds and blues. The muted navy tones make the bred/orange solar flare from what I assume is supposed to be the sun (or another nearby star) stand out more. One problem people have with photography and photoshop when they start out is that they try to put too many colors in at once. This image works because the color is balanced- one dark, one light. I don't feel like it's too much.

Clearly I am a fan of the dramatic. Another well-balanced photo, where the bright colors are concentrated in a few areas without being overwhelming. The gray third of this photo is what brings it together, because it allows the sunset colors to stand on their own without being too dramatic like a silhouette would be.

Black and White Random

Black adjust.
















Hue/Saturation

 Grayscale

 Duotone

Channel Mixer