Sustained Investigation
How can I combine photography with graphic design and illustrations to show aspects of certain cultures? Guided by my curiosity of different cultures and interest in varying art mediums I decided to portray people’s cultures by mixing art mediums. In my portfolio, I will explore cultural traditions, cultural misrepresentation, the struggles behind accepting your own culture, and cultural exploration.
Project 1
Idea: The social aspect of Spanish culture through sobremesa, the custom of talking together after dinner.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, flash, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph table setting using flash, add text on path going around the plates and cups
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Project 2
Idea: This is the sketch for my project on the Spanish tradition, Sobremesa.
Materials: pencil, sketchbook
Process: Sketched placement of objects in the shot, brainstormed elements to include in final project
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Project 3
Idea: This photo shows how who you come from makes up who you are.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph a self portrait, upload old photos of my mom and grandma at my age, combine parts of the 3 faces to create one portrait
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Project 4
Idea: This photo shows an aspect of my Hawaiian culture and identity through a tidah bun.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph myself, make letters and border in Illustrator, add gradient overlay in Photoshop
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Project 5
Idea: This photo shows the social aspect of Spanish culture through tapas and going to tapear.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, flash, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph plate of tapas, create checkered boarder and text graphics in Illustrator
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Project 6
Idea: This photo shows the different parts and story behind a popular Hawaiian plate lunch.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph a plate lunch (loco moco), draw the different parts of the food and text graphics
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Project 7
Idea: This project shows the importance of leis in Hawaiian culture.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph lei, draw puakenikeni lei, arrange in the design of the Hawaiian flag
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Project 8
Idea: Based on a poem by Rudy Franciaco, this project shows the cultural appropriation of Hawaiian culture.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph lei and shirt, remove background of photos, arrange text around the shirts and lei
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Project 9
Idea: The idea behind this project was finding which parts of your culture you identify most with.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Photograph a portrait, draw the crossword puzzle, overlay crossword onto photograph
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Project 10
Idea: How certain features can change from generation to generation.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Process: Take three portraits, crop photographs to show close up of eyes
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Project 12
Idea: This is the sketch for Project 11.
Materials: pencil, sketchbook
Process: Sketched placement of people, brainstormed which features I wanted to include in final project
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Project 13
Idea: This photo shows the importance of tea ceremonies in Japanese culture.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Process: set up tea ceremony, photograph birds eye view
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Project 14
Idea: This photo shows how you ancestors still look after you after they pass.
Materials: Canon Rebel T7, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Process: Photograph person walking alone, draw outline of a person walking with them
Citations: n/a