Monday, November 16, 2009

JRN 420 Editorial Illustration

I realized that coming up with good ideas wasn't the problem, it was seeing how to visualize it and make it so everyone else could understand what the message was.
I shot both at home and in the studio; studio as always with the technical problem of the hot shoe adapter no being in room or either cabinet, and the rim light refusing to work 68% of the time. Hahha, bad luck.

I am not sure which I like better. I think the first one.

NO TIME BUT COFFEE TIME.

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Rebecca Crawford, Editorial Illustration, F 9, Shutter 1/200, ISO 100.
NO TIME LEFT BUT COFFEE TIME.
With long hours and crazy schedules, people feel like there is no time between morning and midnight. It is almost like the days just flow one into the other and we have too many things on our lap to handle. To stretch the day out and sleep for less, people drink excessive amounts of coffee around the clock, leaving no time left but coffee time.

This illustration was shot with an umbrella front left of the subject and a white reflector left of his left arm, into which a strobe was bounced to aid soft fill light. In Photoshop, the clock's numbers were erased, smudged, and the number 12 was added and blended in to give the feel that the clock measures tiny days not hours.

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Rebecca Crawford, Photo Illustration, F 25, Shutter 1/200, ISO 1600.
NO TIME LEFT BUT COFFE TIME.
With faced paced lives it come sometimes feel like there isn't any time in a day. Coffee and caffeine are used in excess to stretch out the hours, but when you crash, all you've done is had coffee time.
This illustration was created with a main light to right, a rim to the back, and a fill back left. The clock's numbers were Photoshopped out and the the faint image of a coffee cup was placed on the clock.


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2 comments:

  1. Becky, I like both photos, but I think I like the first one better. I think your point is illustrated more because the person is sitting in a comfy chair making it more believable that he fell asleep. Nice job.

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  2. I agree with Krista, I like the first photo better. Good way of illustrating your concept. So very true!

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