I'm pretty happy with how this turned out for me - especially seeing as I'm new to Photoshop. There were many hidden things in here that many people wouldn't understand at first, which is why I thought I'd write a little memo underneath explaining it all. One of my ideas didn't work out, but I thought I'd include it anyways - it's the thought that counts, right? Originally, I wanted to take the picture of myself with my old film SLR camera and use that to show how I like photography, and it would give the picture an "old-ish" effect. More than that, I wanted the old photography to show how I like things to be simple, like it was when I was little. In the pupil of my right eye is the logo of Camp Crossroads - my home away from home. I would live there year round if I could. What is supposed to be my brain, is actually a walnut which is for my love of cooking and working with food. I always jump at the chance to make something new and delicious. Above the walnut is a tree made to look like roots which represents a really cool tree in Elora, my favourite place to go with friends and family. It really amazes me that nature can be so spectacular 30 minutes from home. Within the tree, are many things that I hold close to me. In the top left corner, there are field hockey sticks made to look like branches because I love to play field hockey. Hanging all over the tree are nine different fruits symbolizing the bible verse, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control." (Galatians 5:22). I am proud to be a Christian and live my faith out using these qualities. I re-vamped the idea of each quality representing a spirit by choosing fruit that I think suits each word. For example, strawberries are love because I love to eat them but they also resemble a heart shape. There is also a music staff in the tree, this is to represent my love for music. I love to play the guitar and I am trying to learn how to play the piano again. Lastly, the monkey covering his mouth, commonly associated with "hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil", is to represent honesty. A quality that I value greatly.
