Changing Context

An assignment that warrants some creativity as well as some editing skill- that is the context assignment! This has probably been my favorite editing assignment so far, as I got to use some of my knowledge from Photoshop! (though everything is shuffled around in Gimp, I still survived it)
The assignment was to "change the context of the school" by editing in foreign elements, for example, placing Mickey Mouse on the front lawn. This could be taken a multitude of ways, with many different creative interpretations! Overall this makes for a very enjoyable assignment. I chose to take a picture I had of the hallway, and submerge it. I used two semi-transparent layers, one a blue gradient and the other a generic water texture, to give it the right look. Then I edited in a few fish, along with a no-fishing sign, just for further comedic effect. I suppose it ended up semi-convincing, as convincing as a school hallway underwater can look! As I said before, I got to use many techniques that my experience with Photoshop has taught me- transparency, selections, changing lighting and distorting perspective. It wasn't overly difficult for me, but I still enjoyed it a lot!

Here it is, the water cooler leak gone out of control: