Tattoos of You
This photography project explores identity: how significant events shape who we become.
Photography Section
1. You will be taking a photograph of yourself by placing the camera on a tripod and setting the timer. You will not have your face showing. You will take a photograph of your arm, leg or stomach. Only appropriate parts of the body may be photographed!
2. You will be taking your photograph in front of a plain background (white board, plain wall, black curtain).
The example below with a busy background is what you should NOT DO.
3. Have a friend stand in the place you will be standing and mark the spot with a piece of tape or object.
4. Zoom your camera into the section of the body you will want to photograph. Play with the camera until you have it looking the way you would like
5. Set your timer to start. Have your friend run out of the frame. You will run to the spot that they were at.
6. Check your photograph to be sure you got the photograph you wanted. Retake as needed.
Photoshop Section
1. Open your image in photoshop and crop out anything that you do not want in the photograph
2. Pick a Font you would like to use.
Click on the Text Box and write a word that describes you or a major event in your life.
3. You will want to use black as the color
4. You will also want to pull the opacity down, which is found on the layers pallet.
3. You will use the move tool and move your text to a section of the body you will want it to be.
4. At the top of photoshop is a T with a curved line under it. This will bring up the Warp Text tool.
5. Pick one and begin to move the text so that it fits the curves of the body part.
6. To turn the words in different directions click Control-T at the same time. Using the curved arrow you can turn your word.
8. After you are finished with a word you will have to click out of the text icon. You will click on any other icon tool. You will then click back on the Text box. This will allow you to have a new Text layer.
9. Change your font.
10. Change your font size.
11. You will continue with steps 1-10 for 8 Words
12. You MUST have 8 Different words or events
13. You MUST CHANGE the font for each word
14. You are welcome to use more then 8 words.
15. Edit in Photoshop to make the photograph look amazing.
Final Image
