Bibliography

Bibliography:

Internet Sites:

https://www.facebook.com/weavingwithveranoahetet/

http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-culture/meaning-of-feathers.htm

http://beadage.net/gemstones/

http://www.indians.org/articles/feathers.html

http://www.history-nz.org/maori.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Hawaiians

http://www.sharedwisdom.com/product/bowl-light-ancestral-wisdom-hawaiian-shaman

http://www.coventina.net/chaman-maya.php

http://www.yucatanadventure.com.mx/mayanrituals.htm

Final outcome for Editorial and Brand

Making the headress.

So as my main accessory I chose to make my own headdress as I knew I wouldn't be able to buy what I wanted from anywhere. I had been looking through many images over the past few weeks and finally got an Idea of the shape and structure that I wanted. I also had it clear that I wanted it to be white in colour and a strong structure with regards to the feathers, mixed with soft structure. 

After drawing up my design Ideas and how to make it, I took a trip to Hobby craft to see what I could find. I bought a plain white headband, different sized and textured feathers, gold beads, a glue gun and some glue sticks.

Method:

1. I cut a piece of cardboard into a round shape, with a lip to attach to the back of the headdress. This would support the feathers and allow me to attach them to something. 
2. Once this was attached I grouped together my string on feathers and arranged them on the cardboard. Once I was happy with the arrangement, I glued them in place.

1. I then layered about 10 fluffy white feathers on top of these to create a different texture.
2. I then layered some shorter, harder white feathers to these to clean up the front and make sure it looked neat and symmetrical. 
3. i then individually attached single golden beads to the head band piece to add a different texture and colour to the headdress and make it pop.
4. I then had some beads left over so I attached these to the front feathers to create a little extra sparkle and blend the beads in.   

Birds: Messenger of the Gods

Different Birds and there feathers represent different things. To the indigenous people they represent the link between the physical/nature world and the spirit world. They believe that because they can fly, they are our only connection to the spirit world and they hold the power to fly between both planes and deliver messages to and from us. 

There symbolism doesn't just stop with indigenous people though. They are significant with many different religions, cultures, and beliefs of people all over the world.

Growing up my mum was very spiritual and still is. She is one of the most intelligent people I know and is creatively gifted in many areas. She is a natural researcher so has spent her entire life absorbing knowledge. I always look to her for advice, guidance and knowledge and she always seems to have the answer, or at least can point me in the right direction. She taught me about what birds mean to

Photo References:
Top left photo-https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/371265563012250700/
Top right-https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/122512052339792689/
Bottom Right-https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/371265563012250620/
Bottom Left-https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/190488259212831158/

Reference: http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-culture/meaning-of-feathers.htm

Frequency Seperation.

So we had learned about Frequency Separation in one of Peter's class's. I found it quite a complicated process to just pick up on my first go, So I decided to go home and have a look for an online YouTube tutorial for this so I can practise it in my own time.

Frequency Seperation is a new innovative technique within Photoshop that allows you to clean up the skin quality without jeopardising the texture of the skin. I felt that this was really useful with this project as I had recently learned about the airbrushing tool and the patch tool in Photoshop, and found them to leave the image looking cartoon like. I wanted something that still made the skin look like skin when you zoomed in but that got rid of the discolouration and lumps and bumps.

I did have to do this step by step tutorial  a few times before I started to recognise what I was doing but I'm proud of my progress as this isn't a skill that comes easily. This has sparked an interest with me, as I feel that this tool completely transforms the image and makes it look a lot more professional. This has definitely inspired me to keep going with regards to learning the different tools on Photoshop and see what all of the tools are capable of. 

I have included the link below so that you can see what I used. 

Here's the link to the tutorial I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldhG9fmgC7o

Photo Call sheet for Brand shoot

This is the photo call sheet I gave out for my Brand shoot. 

Photo Call Sheet for Final Editorial Shoot

This is my photo call sheet for my final Editorial Shoot that took place on the 23rd of March at 10am.