daniel_kang1

<p>hahahaha yea -____- GIS.... I guess I will always have GIS to to catch me JUST in case things don't work out.<br>

Buuuuuut I gotta follow this path right now. I hear you when you say: a "world of near saturation" with things that have been created and recreated to death. I hope I can bring something new to the table. I wanna become someone and I'm gonna be the best at what I do >:] Im literally JUST starting out so I don't mean to jump the gun and sound haughty and like an egomaniac. Also i'm not trying to trivialize the amount of blood and sweat people spill in their pursuit to come out top, but it's a greed and aspiration I've never felt before. I hope it's not the excitement talking and hope i'll be able to handle the blood and sweat this is gonna demand. <br /><br />Anyway... enough of the ranting. I'll think about my schooling options some more... maybe try to look around for workshops and conferences i can attend. 'preciate ur guys' input : ]<br /><br />-Danny</p>

<p>(The original photo of the girl was taken by Cherish Ortiz) ... credit where credit is due :]</p>

<p>Wow thanks for the quick response guys.<br /> Matt, I've tried some of them (not all) as well as many other tutorials on the web. Whether I should learn and improve on my own was another question I meant to ask. I just feel like I am spending too much time on experimentation and trial and error. I know its inevitable, but I think it would be better to have peers and faculty direct me in certain directions when I'm really stuck on a visual problem I can't solve... instead of pouring countless hours lookin up how to to do them online or experimenting myself for weeks, sometime months with advanced stuff with mediocre results. I should also should mention I already have a four year degree (in geographic information systems...lol don't ask -___-) and am looking at masters programs. To my understanding, masters programs allow for more individualized curriculum and exploration. (I don't have a strong foundation in basic photography so I don't mind learning the basics at all. I want to get to a point where I am shooting everything myself for my artwork)<br /> Here's a couple things I put together yesterday on my day off :] <br /><br /><br />Before and After<br /><img src="http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k562/dankang_uw/Girldressfinal_zps63778b0f.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="811" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just paying my childhood a visit :]<br /> <img src="http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k562/dankang_uw/Airplanes_zps6bbfa780.jpg" alt="" width="688" height="1024" /><br /><br />Michael, I've worked a little bit with after effects, cinema 4D (not much tho). That's actually a good idea... thanks for the advice.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I was wondering if anyone could give me insight on programs geared towards photography towards image manipulation. I'm inspired by the imagination and conveying that through photography is something that I would like to improve in -- making the impossible believable through picture is my ultimate goal. I'm tired of the pages of the same photoshop tutorials. I love some of <strong>Erik Johansson</strong>'s work and here are some webpages that I think display some great works of photography and photo editing. <br /><br />http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/10-incredible-photo<br />http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/leah-johnston-fine-art-narrative-photography<br />http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/levitation-photography/<br />http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/austin-tott-quirky-portraits-repeating</p>

<p>I know that most programs - if not all - will spend a lot of time with fundamentals, lighting, color, history, etc. and will have one or two classes dealing with photo manipulation. Are there any programs in particular that focuses on photo manipulation or offers opportunities for their students to create their own concentration in the topics of photography? I was considering Academy of Art University in SF given the LOW tuition rate for an art school and its relatively high ranking.<br>

Thanks,<br>

Danny</p>