Assignment 1 and 3 Improved

Here's my updated Assignment 1 (SDOF) with a more interesting subject, I hope.

This is a cute little squirrel made of wood. My dad placed it on a wooden log, and I think it's quite interesting to frame it with a leaf from a plant placed nearby. This is a canted shot, though it's not obvious. I did a bit of editing to reduce the effect of back lighting.

*I'll redo Assignment 2 again, I'm working on Assignment 3 first as there is more to change.

For Assignment 3, the feedback was that the theme of materialism was not obvious. The money in the collage are too subtle and the scene is too calm to portray the encroachment of materialism. Jing suggested I can do something with the flying ArtScience Museum(s) instead. She said they look like lanterns, which is interesting as this manipulates the structure of the buildings. Hence I should elaborate on these lanterns instead, and portray a romantic feel. I can also add mythical flying creatures to bring out the "fantasy" part of the montage, since mythical creatures don't exist in reality.

I think this is interesting, as I (and probably some of my classmates) initially thought that our assignment has to bring out some big issues, but by concentrating on simpler concepts (e.g. manipulating the structure of the ArtScience Museum) we can bring out the theme of urban fantasy too.

Here's my improved version:

Generally, I did what Jing suggested, but instead of a shadow, I turned the mythical creatures, the Pegasus (flying horse) and the fairy, into constellations instead. I think this blends in more with my night sky.

Here're the links to my 5 images:
ArtScience Museum: Original
Moon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/springfieldhomer/63766256/
Pegasus: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13521837@N00/2468089142/
Fairy: Original (hand-drawn by my friend for another module)

Clouds: Original

* Note: Since this assignment is on appropriation, which means we can take photos from other sources, I hope the timeline does not matter, as although the fairy and clouds are drawn and taken before this semester, I only manipulated them today. If not I'll draw and take photos again (:/) though I hope to get feedback first...