Throwbacks.

Here are some older projects I've completed. They were both done on 8.5x11 cardstock pages.

This project was for my Costume History-I class. The assignment was to interpret the psychology of fashion. I could have done a better job at cutting out my images, to create a more professional look, but I was young and naive at the time. I still managed to get a 98% on the project. I don't particularly like how my scanner makes black shadows behind every block I've cut out, oh well. Click the image to read my interpretation.

This next assignment was for Fashion Basics, which was one of the first fashion classes I took (circa Fall '06?). I hate how everything turns out after I scan it. I like the peach colored background though.

icon of the moment.

Sølve Sundsbø is a Norwegian fashion photographer. I am not a photographer, but it is easy to see how he so cleverly manipulates his subjects and surroundings, making his images quite distinctive. He is a strong experimentalist who disapproves of most digital photographers who take the easy route into altering their images in Photoshop. These images below have a strong sense of rhythm, while the shadows create an almost texture-like appeal. The model is Edita Vilkevicute. She has the most luscious lips.

One aspect I love about his images is that they may look as if they have been digitally altered, when in fact they have not. What Sundsbø has actually used are a lot of old-fashioned techniques, such as hand-painted retouching.