Artist Statement
My work is about lipsticks and it shows a range of colors and I shot the pictures in the same location. I choose the subject theme because I really like lipstick and that I knew they were all the same brand and looked the same except the actual colors of the lipsticks. Also because after high school I am going to cosmetology school and makeup is my passion. I was able to achieve my subject theme by all the pictures having the same lighting and looking relatively close to each other. I edited in photoshop by making the level and curves work all together with the four pictures and then combining the 4 layers onto one 8X10 so they all match up with each other. The strongest image is the purple lipstick one because it is the brightest lipstick and has the most contrast compared the the other ones. The weakest image is the nude lipstick because it is opposite of the purple and is the dullest. I would change nothing about my work if I was to do this again, I am really happy with how the finished photo came out.
