Self Portrait

My self-portraits were done with my camera on a tripod, on self-timer, after an amazing amount of trial and error.  

Both portraits are from the same set, however I really liked the contrast between them, seemingly telling two different stories.  The portraits were influenced, funny enough, from a Magic: The Gathering card. The paint is representational of a shaman, and the part of my self that is spiritual and the interest I have in the different life.
The contrasting emotions between the portraits reflects my self, a mixture of strength and tenacity, as well as the tenderness I feel towards all of life. 

Audi R8 Website Design

For New Media Tools, we had to design a mock website for Audi. 

Originally I started off on a black background.  Weighing in all my points and opting for a center-based design.

I found very nice stock images, and started work on how to manage the layout of the site, while still keeping it aesthetically appealing.

It wasn't too long until a friend pointed out that I wasn't actually supposed to be working on a black background.  I was extremely disheartened by this.

Cursing my lack of attentiveness, I started on a new layout.  I played with many colours and photos before finally reaching a light coloured palette that would match well with my photo.

I found a decent weighted center for the image, and started on the main bars.  I apologize for the playlist going on in the left corner.

It was feeling way too empty, so I started playing around with the middle, finding content to fill it in with, taking other websites as examples.






After about 5 hours, I was finished.  I figured I'd show off the amount of markers I used.  Before creating any sort of content, I measure everything out accordingly with markers, to make sure it will be evenly weighted on both sides.

A couple of tweaks here and there, and finally, I had my finished product.

Morlock Assignment (Downtown Excursion)

For this assignment, we had to head to downtown Toronto, starting at St. Andrew's, taking photos of attractions along the way. 

Group Name: Obey DMA (Bell Woods Fellas)

Group Members: Robin McConnell, Veronika Pavlenko, Adam Serpe, Scott Alguire, Mike Matera, Matthew Barr, Keertan Dave, Martin Howitt, Jordan Racz, Fabio Azevedo, Mike Philper, Tess Jacobs, Colin Trombley

Heading over to the subway station.

Group shot on the way to the subway.

Advertisements in the subway car.

Warning signs on the platform and in the subway.

Conveniently positioned business card!

Getting off at St. Andrew.  We ready our cameras.

We grab a transfer just in case.  

 Head on upstairs to start snapping away.

Things start off with a beautiful view, looking good so far.

The art on Emily St. was washed off, so we took a photo of the sign as evidence of our presence.

We all grab a quick bite to eat and head on over to the Java shop.

Reaping the benefits of the bus shelter on the way there.

I accidentally deleted my shot of the specials, so I grabbed a shot of the sign instead.

We all got distracted pretty easily.

We soon hit Queen and scouted out the next few things we needed photos of.

Construction made getting around difficult, so we didn't stop here.

We did, however, stop here.

 Toronto is beautifully stocked with graffiti.

We kept on, unfortunately on the wrong side of the street.

We ended up at Active Surplus, heading inside for the first time.

I ended buying a pack of AA batteries before leaving.

We headed off through Queen's again.  I marveled the pigeons like a simpleton.

 

No one purchased anything from the vendors, so I took a shot of the wares.

 We found Black Bull, the construction inhibited us from getting proper photos, however.

 Mike picked up an Eye paper on the way to our next stop.

 We stopped at a comic book store and Marvel'd the vast collection.

I ended up having to leave early, so I said goodbye and headed home.

The trip eventually ended, through tedious subways and bus transfers, but I finally got home and hit the bed after a wonderful day in downtown Toronto.