Final Image:
Evaluation and Reflection:
What was a strength?
I thought that a strength of this project was that I really pushed my self to go out of my comfort zone. My old work was very illustration and branding based. I had never done makeup work or retouching before. This meant that I got to learn about a new area that I had never explored before, it was very interesting and I got to have some interesting talks with people who knew what they were talking about. However, I think that I didn't do the best job in the world, I tried my best but I am not that happy with the finish. After reflecting I think that I will project down as a learning one.
What was a weakness?
A weakness was that my image didn't convey my message. I'm not too sure if my thinking was too abstract but in the context of it being in a poster competition, people didn't seem to get the message that I was conveying. I wanted to show that even if the was young, beautiful and wealthy. When they die it doesn't matter, even if their death mask was gold. I think that the impact of the people not getting the message meant that the poster wasn't clear enough in communication. After reflecting, I should have spent more time on thinking about how I could have communicated my message more clearly.
Critical Review:
I am happy with how my retouching went. I know it's not perfect, but it was very hard and I spent a long time learning, experiment and trying to edit the photo. Hopeful this skill will be helpful for future projects. I am happy with how I managed my time and how I executed this project. If I was to do this project again, I won't have done such heavy makeup as in my crit it said it looked to editorial.
