HOPE
By Renee Jones
THE ARTIST
Renee resides on the Sunshine Coast and is a wife and mother of 2 daughters. She is currently studying at Charles Sturt University and is set to graduate in 2014 from a Bachelor of Media Communications with a major in Media Production. Her past accomplishments include being approached by literary manager and producer Chris Cook at Madhouse Entertainment, requesting the extension of a short screenplay to a feature length screenplay. Renee can be contacted at [email protected]
THE ARTWORK
The earth is going through dramatic change and we are all responsible for the repercussions. The woman looks down with a bloody tear running down her cheek as she is saddened by the devastation while of the tornado. The two hands grasping the earth represent hope, as we have the earth in our hands and we can change the outcome. The medium used is digital photo editing. The main image used is a landscape photograph. The image was then layered with the illumination effect to alter the lighting to make the image more dramatic. Photo manipulation was then applied by using smart filters and stock blending. By changing the lighting, hair, eyes, make up and skin, I was trying to bring depth to the image.
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