IMAGE MAKING | Sins book layout

I have been working on my cover page and my inside layout for my Seven Deadly Sins project. I wanted to incorporate the colors of my photos on my booklet cover and my second and third pages.
I first used an image from my photo collection, but then I realized we were not to use a images on the front cover. But anyways this is what I had initially had:

I had wanted to use the feet on the front cover to allude to the fact the my book was using only the feet (from the knee and down) to portray the seven deadly sins.

But after changing my cover and inside pages, I am much more pleased with them, and believe it is much more powerful to have the audience not knowing exactly what to expect. So yeah, expect the unexpected:

Cover

Second page, explaining what the seven deadly sins are

Third page, listing the seven sins and briefly what they are

I have not finished my colophon. But it will look very similar to the examples above. It will have the salmon colored bar with the text matching the background, creating a bleed.

IMAGE MAKING | Seven deadly sins

At the beginning of this project I was going to take pictures of objects only. One object that portray the sin. Then decided that that wasn't the best plan. I wasn't originally going to use people in my sin series. But then I decided to do the sins using only people's feet. I still have a lot of work to do, but I think this is a better plan then the first one.

I have taken a few test shots for four of the seven sins:

 

Gluttony

 

Envy

 

Sloth

 

Lust

I need to work on the pictures being more cohesive. Maybe using all natural light, or black and white. Maybe just shooting in one area. I have so many choices.

IMAGE MAKING | the constructed image (Lucille Ball) #one

 

This is not the piece I printed off, but I really like the close shot. I believe the quote is easier to see, but I really think the television brings a lot to the overall setting of the objects. 

The objects I used were a clock (timeless), a baby rattle (motherhood, her children), lipstick and pearls (two very strong staples of Ms. Ball), a burned picture of Desi Arnaz (her divorce between her and Desi was messy and very hard for her), chocolates (symbolizes her humor, the candy factory episode on 'I Love Lucy', and lastly cigarettes (she was a smoker and a cigarette girl when she first started out). 

  

I ended up printing this one. The only difference is that the inner television is black and white. I did this because most people recognized Lucille Ball in black and white (color television was not invited yet, silly. Though half the show was done in color at some point)

The only thing I do not like about the poster I printed was the angle of the shot in general. I wish thewhole television was visable. But the setup wouldn't allow it. Plus I didn't think it looked right anyways. 

But it will be something I know I will need to work on of course.

Lastly, my quote for Lucille Ball reads "I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one." 

I choose this quote because her life was revolved around her career. And her children.

This is the tiled piece I printed out:

 

IMAGE MAKING | Final Project #one

 

Screen shot in InDesign of my project. (I am getting use to InDesign, finally)

Icon:

 

This of course is a candid shot of me. Showing my enjoyment of laughing and what I believe to be my natural state. I really believe this shows who I am in a single shot. 

Index:

 

For those who do not know, this is my massive lime green purse I always carry with me. Inside this index I carry a number of other indexes of me, like my aprons for work, my moleskin, and a huge wallet (which never contains enough money)

I believe this indicates me always on the go and my bright personality.

Symbol:

 

Lastly, is my symbol. Incense. I believe this symbolizes my calm side. I enjoy hanging out and just relaxing. I am pretty laid back and honestly just really enjoy the scent.  

I thought this was a great way to start the semester. It seemed like a laid back and open assignment. It gave me a chance to brush up on my photography, and play with Photoshop a little bit. This assignment also allowed me to get to know my peers and what they thought about themselves and knowledge about composition, color, and design.