A2: Constructed Reality

In these two images I was hoping to capture what Atlanta is becoming. This has absolutely nothing to do with zombies or nuclear warfare, but the decay of a city throughout time. I feel as though every time I go back "home" I am slowing missing a piece of my childhood. The people I once saw are not missing, but they have moved on. The roads that I used to be able to walk safely are no congested with traffic. The parks and the stores I would frequent as a child have all changed. I was inspired by my recent trips to Atlanta but decided to play of the art of Lori Nix, Hisaharu Motoda, and many other post-apocalyptic  artists. I guess you could say that I no longer have a "home" to go to, which played to my series. I have still have not come up with a name but I feel like as I continue to work with these images something will come to me.

let's break sh*t

So since I am working out of class I thought an update might be nice. I am wearing safety googles... don't try this at home... yada yada yada...

Contact Sheet: Breaking up blocks for A3, just so you know...

progress on a3

Still need to change up a few posters... and clean up some of the moss.

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I need to add posters to the white truck, I'm adding broken building via cinder blocks i broke up. Also working with lighting and adding in smoke and texture. 

Study 3: vrooom

Work in progress

This is my sketch on my first image I am working on and a small test jpeg to see if it is working or not... would love comments and opinions.

My second image I'm working test on is from Five Point Station in Atlanta, just a sketch for now ^.^

Constructed reality

In assignment 2 I would like to reconstruct Atlanta, I have about 3 base spaces that I want to try and rework to look like a post apocalyptic or cyberpunk world. My major focus will be cleaning Atlanta of people (merging about 50 images and masking such that there are no cars) then adding in broken cars from pictures of a junk yard I took. Then I will green screening  trash in from studio pictures I will be taking and hopefully making a few models of the skyline so that i can destroy them as well. I am hopeful as always and wish to produce at least 4 images... if not 2. My inspiration is coming from a lot of illustrators and miniature photographers. With this inspiration in mind, I might be adding a touch of illustration to these, we will se how that goes though. ^.^