Study Buddies

Software: Adobe Photoshop

Objective: Create a photo composite with elements of fantasy using light and shadow to convey as much realism as possible.

Process: Every element in the photo comes from a different source. They are all pasted together in photoshop, and light and shadows have been used to glue them together realistically. The life of a design student consists of a lot of late nights of creativity and imagination. I wanted to push this idea in my photo composite. One of my favourite commercials as a child was the PSA about house hippos (search it on YouTube if you’re unfamiliar—it’s worth it). The PSA features small hippos living under sinks and in closets that come out at night. The aim is to teach kids not to believe everything they see in advertising. I imagined an entire safari of animals that only comes out at night to shuffle through your papers or curl up to the warmth emitting from your computer screen. I added space imagery in the window to boost the feeling of other worldliness.