Independent Project 3

For this project I took photos of popular attractions in Portland and things that are symbolic to the city. Some of the subjects were Voodoo Donuts, Powell's Books, the Freemont Bridge, Stumptown Coffee, street performers and bicycles.  I wanted someone to be able to look at the photos and think "oh, that's definitely Portland".  I used phone photography, which I'd never used for an assignment before so that was fun. After taking the photos, I edited them with an app called Waterlogue, which makes them look like watercolor paintings. I thought this was a way to make the photos more interesting, and I also thought that watercolors fit well with the fact that it always rains in Portland. I put all the photos into a grid, but I also like the way they look individually.