Even harder than telling a story through two photos was exploring the possibility of only one image. The illustration forced students to take a step back and uncover the true theme of their tale. After defining its message, deciding how to symbolize it was the next step. A new concept was creatively inserting text, which also had to add to the overall meaning. Although these new challenges were at first difficult, traversing the obstacles led to not only better looking picture, but more meaningful art.

Following the tale of new girl at school who is judged by her peers, I decided to go for the message of prejudice. By judging someone, you essentially take away their chance to prove their true selves to you, which is shown in my illustration by a dead crow whose wings have been clipped. The new wings, made up of text, consist of all phrases that describe how people looked at the new girl. The birds in the background all symbolize those who judge, each wearing a disapproving expression. I chose to have three birds, each symbolizing the stages of judgment. Starting on the right, where a bird sits staring at the dead crow, is the first phase with the earliest judgments. These include thoughts about initial appearance, such as noting someone's race or clothes. The second bird is taking off, but still glancing at the crow, which symbolizes the connecting of appearance to "personality". An example is believing because someone is Asian that they must be smart. Finally, the bird on the far left is flying away, which shows how this "person" has no interest in changing their set judgments.