My surrealistic self portrait was taken at the community pool in my neighborhood. It is here where I took my first steps in a pool, learned how to swim, and spent countless summer days. Some of my fondest childhood memories were made at this pool. As a young kid, I practically lived at the pool. I went every single day, never getting tired of the same setting. My mom would have to drag me out of the pool at the end of the day to go home. As I got older, the pool became the place I went to escape from the stresses of life. So, what better place to take a self portrait than at my second home.
To create the surrealistic effect on the portrait, I first applied a black & white filter using the app, Snapseed. I then adjusted the brightness and used the vignette option. Using Pixlr, I used double exposure. While at the pool, I took a photograph of water splashing on the surface of the calm water. I edited it to have more contrast and an overall darker color, in which I then used that photo for the double exposure. I again utilized the double exposure option with the same water splashing photo, only I rotated it to display the water drops on the top of the portrait as well as the bottom- creating a full water effect on the portrait. I then used the “splash” option to add the blue color. Through the portrait, one can see that I love the water and everything about it. I swim and play water polo, which are easily the highlights of my experience at RBV. Swim and Water polo has allowed me to exercise while having fun, meet amazing people who have become my second family, and has taught me that hard work and dedication pays off.
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