A Glimpse Of Me
This photo is made up of four total layers. The first layer is a selfie of myself, then placed on top is photo of the lake from a vacation I took this summer, a soccer ball, and a flower. The photo of the lake was taken this past summer at Lake Tahoe. It represents all the memories I had with my family there. The second layer is of a soccer ball. This represents my love for soccer and sports. I have played soccer about all my life and it is a big part of me. The third layer is of a flower. This flower is from my backyard and it represents the house I've lived in for all my life. I also just like the way the flower looked. When creating this photo, I made sure to adjust the opacity of each layer, so that you would be able to see each image clearly, but also see how all of them work together. The overall meaning behind this image as a whole is that I am a person and there is many different sides to me and different interests/things I do in my life. I enjoy different things such as nature, sports, adventures, travel, and much more.
Through the Setting Sun
This double exposure image is combining two photos that I have taken. One is a photo of me and the other is a photo of the sun setting over Lake Michigan. I visit Lake Michigan once a while, but when I took this photo, I was at my friend's lake house with my sister. When we went there it was fall, so the water was freezing, although we still went in it. I had a lot of fun that weekend. This photograph shows the lake, when looking through me. It shows that it is a memory I hold inside of myself.
The two images above, "A Glimpse of Me" and "Through the Setting Sun", are similar in many ways yet also show and represent different things. Both images show a part of me, including memories I've had or things I enjoy. The first photo shows a vacation I took in California, a soccer ball, and a flower on a bush in my backyard. The second photo shows Lake Michigan on a trip I took. All of these things hold memories in me and represent who I am. I have grown as a photographer in a number of ways. I have learned different techniques and tricks to make each photograph better than the one before. I also now understand better what photography is and what is can mean. The double exposure image shows growth from the selfie collage because it showcases different aspects in the light from the sun and the ripples in the water that create an interesting effect.