I created an exhibit that consisted completely of nature photography. It was a hard decision for me to solely include photographs and no other form of media because I love art of all styles. However, photography is my one, true art-love and I believed that it deserved to be showcased. I enjoy nature photography, so I decided to make my exhibit with the theme of photographs of the elements: earth, water, fire, air, and combined elements. Therefore, my exhibit showcased 5 different galleries, with four artworks in each gallery.
Choosing what photographs to include, and where from, was the hardest part of this project. In the end however, I decided to go with photographs entirely from National Geographic's website. These photos included pictures that were in the magazine, online photo contests, and travel photos from professionals and amateurs alike. After taking a look at the NatGeo site, I made the executive decision that I would only use pictures from that site because they were too beautiful and numerous to branch out.
Selecting the images took a few days, about 2 hour sessions each time, to decide what to include. Even on the day of submitting the project, I was still swapping out and exchanging a few photographs. However, this was an extremely fun process that I enjoyed immensely. Putting the PowerPoint together was also fun because I got to play with the fonts and select my own backgrounds and layout for the exhibit. I decided to break the PP up into the 5 sections, and have each section colo-coded to match the element that was being exhibited. For example all Earth description slides would be green, water blue, fire red-orange, and air grey-white. The photograph would come first with title, author, date, and site; and next a description slide with my interpretation and description of the artwork.
Overall creating this project was time-consuming, but really fun!
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