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** With Great Power Comes Great Responsiblity ** ** Part 2 ** ** Photography ** ** July 2012 ** This is part of a series that consists of 2 other parts. The series contains photographs for three different identities: superman, batman and hulk. The colors and symbols are what differ from identity to identity and also there is one picture where the model is posing like the specific superhero would stand. I used the paintings that i did in the previous project.

**What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.** The influence i got for this project comes from what the same thing that influenced me in a previous project, which was my Barbie project along with with marvel comics. Also Miguel Angel Sanchez influenced my work because of the whole appearance with the dark background appearance and the subject is bright. The part where the photographs hold up the paintings was influenced by my previous barbie project.

**What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?**

Photography was the first part of this project i took a variety of photos so that i would have a large amount to choose from and not get stuck with a few. Then i used pixlr to edit my photos, i taught myself how to use it by doing multiple trials and looking it up on the internet. Experiments were usually done with pixlr and i would sometimes repeat multiple times because of several mistakes i made since control the tools with a computer mouse is very difficult.

**How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?**

While taking the photographs my teacher advised me to take a variety of photos which i did. But when it came to using pixlr i had to rely on myself and do my own research on how to use it to do what i want to the photos. It's summer, so other students aren't available. But i asked some family members who helped me by showing me a really good website which was pixlr instead of photoshop to edit them.

**C****learly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement**

The weaknesses of this piece is that I think I could have added on more to it, i feel like something's missing. But overall it turned out the way i imagined it. I think i should add one more picture to the series where its the face of the original person and then the faces of the other identities are faded in the background.

** Clearly explain the strengths of the piece **  The strengths is the way i managed to create a really good contrast between the person and the ba**c**kground and even the choice of colors was great. Also the way i asked him to pose matched exactly to the way the original superheroes are known for posing. Overall i think its a great strength that i was able to make the results look exactly the way i imagined them.

**What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme.**

I think i'll still stick to the superheroes idea because i'm able to come up with many ideas.I'm thinking about using paint for my next project and portray the same idea i was trying to show in this project.