Emily Nguyen
______Photography______
Sustain Investigation
Written Evidence
Identify the inquiry that guided your sustain investigation.
How does the environment show the natural changes and life cycles of living and dead organisms through the use of color, shape, and contrast? My SI explores how changes in nature are made and can be seen by juxtaposing the various elements. The growth of organisms vary greatly, and my process mainly focuses on the juxtapositions of life and death through the contrast of colors, as these organisms progress through the different stages of their life cycle.
Describe ways your sustain investigation developed through practice, experimentation, and revision.
I experimented with the contrast of colors to show changes in life and death. In images 1-2, I played with digitally contrasting warm and cool colors to juxtapose bloomed and withered. In images 3-6, I explored finding juxtapositions of warm and cool, light and dark colors in nature through straight photography. In images 7-10, I used DOF to emphasize shape and color, and explored textures in nature to show growth and change. In images 12-15, I contrasted color and shape using balance through digital editing to juxtapose full bloom and leafless trees, and differences in landscapes.
Image 1
Height: NA
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Width: NA
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Depth: NA
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​Material(s):
Sketchbook, printer, scanner
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Process(es):
Sketchbook ideas and process images
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used:
Adobe Photoshop (to make contact sheet and print out process images)
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Citation(s): Original ideas
Image 2
Height: 11
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Width: 23.4
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS R6, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Juxtaposing bloomed and withered flower with warm and cool colors, diagonal rule for composition
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used:
Adobe Photoshop (adjusted color balance and levels, and used smudge tool)
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 3
Height: 12
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Width: 18
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Contrasting warm and cool colors, and difference of lines, comparing life cycle stage of two leaves
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 4
Height: 18
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Width: 12
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Different warm colors and rougher shape, showing the gradual dying changes of a single leaf
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 5
Height: 12.1
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Width: 18
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Contrasting light and dark colors to show bloomed and withering states of a flower
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 6
Height: 10.5
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Width: 24
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Line of warm, cool colors of leaves to show change, lines of empty branches to contrast lush leaves
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 7
Height: 18
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Width: 12
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Using depth of field to emphasize color contrast in leaves and fruit, diagonal rule for composition
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 8
Height: NA
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Width: NA
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Depth: NA
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​Material(s):
Sketchbook, printer, scanner
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Process(es):
Sketchbook ideas and process images
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used:
Adobe Photoshop (to make contact sheet and print out process images)
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Citation(s): Original ideas
Image 9
Height: 21.1
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Width: 12
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS R6, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Leading line of lemons to emphasize differences in shape and color, showing growth and change
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 10
Height: 12.6
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Width: 18
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS R6, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Digitally juxtaposing halves of a ripe and rotten lemons, contrast of light and dark colors
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 11
Height: 15
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Width: 16
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Using depth of field to emphasize color contrast in leaves and fruit, diagonal rule for composition
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 12
Height: NA
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Width: NA
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Depth: NA
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​Material(s):
Sketchbook, printer, scanner
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Process(es):
Sketchbook ideas and process images
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used:
Adobe Photoshop (to make contact sheet and print out process images)
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Citation(s): Original ideas
Image 13
Height: 20
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Width: 12
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Digitally juxtaposing a lush tree with a leafless one through use of water reflection and balance
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 14
Height: 18
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Width: 13.2
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel SL3, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Digitally juxtaposing halves of a lush and leafless tree, contrast of dull and vivid colors
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s): Original artwork
Image 15
Height: 17.1
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Width: 12
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Depth: 0
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​Material(s):
Canon EOS Rebel T6i, Adobe Photoshop
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Process(es):
Digitally contrasting monochromatic and vivid colors of tree and landscape, reflects life and death
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​Use of Digital Tool(s):​ Yes
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Digital Tool(s) Used: Adobe Photoshop
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Citation(s):
Based on AP Lit students' poem, "The Mosaic"
Reference iStock photo called "Mystery Tree"