Project 2

February 27, 2016

What is a favorite? I believe that favorites are elements of life that bring people joy. They are the aspects of joy that are unlike any other. For this particular project, I chose to focus on a few of my favorites that have brought me outrageous joy in the past.

First, for the background image, this is an image from the streets of New York City. I absolutely adore this city and it is by far, one of my favorite places I have ever been. Walking across the street you will find the band members of Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds (Lead Singer/Guitar), Daniel Wayne Sermon (Cello), Daniel Platzman (Drums), and Ben McKee (Bass Guitar), in the background, you will also find these four men floating. I wanted to do the difference between walking across the crosswalk as a representation of obeying society and then in the back, floating between building to building to give the allusion and depiction that this band provides the feeling of being able to imagine.

I also love the idea of having a choice in which way you choose to follow life, whether you want to take the traditional route and walk across the street, or if you want to float and fly throughout your life inspiring people.

This particular band significantly inspired me to fulfill my dreams and reach forward towards the future and not hold back. On the white traffic sign by the green stop light, you will find I changed it from saying "BUSES ONLY" to "DRAGONS ONLY" to show that only believers can cross within this path.

Additionally, I changed one of the street posters within the scene to an Imagine Dragon's concert photo (bottom right corner). I really enjoyed getting used to the elements of photoshop for my first time and experimenting!