FInal Project

Originally, I proposed taking and editing a short video for the final. I had planned to make something conceptual and perhaps a little humorous. 

In the end, I turned out using a time lapse application for my android phone to record a time lapse of scrolling across a row of Naked juice. The application is professionally rated and is called "Lapse It Pro". I have found it completely up to par with what any professional would hope for with high quality image options. I then transferred this to Adobe Photoshop and used Adobe Illustrator to assist in rotoscoping with the Image Trace function. Transferring between programs was at times tricky, but all the while worth the struggle.

While I would have liked in the beginning to have made the video all straightened out, with the last few images facing the right way, I have grown to like the sideways (accidental) technique as it provides an eerie sort of dysfunction to the images. I attempted to fade the images into a lesser quality in the middle of the Naked juices, which I struggled with enjoying visually. However, I had originally wanted to do this anyway to express the variety in quality of consumer products as a whole, even those that claim to be perfect. In this way, I completed my terms of creating a conceptual piece. 

If I had to change the project, I would give the beginning photos a higher quality. I believe, when taking the shots, I missed the option to create a 1080p image set, which I did not notice until later on. I additionally would, if I decided to continue, want to create more frames for a smoother transition between images. I would even consider changing the entire project from a time lapse to an actual video, working with equipment that would allow a smooth pan.