Below is record of me contacting professional printers to give them my final images for printing.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Week 13: Chosen finals
I have included my final images below. These images have been edited through photoshop and will be sent to the printers in the next couple of days.
Week 12: Shortlist of finals
I have decided to pick my favourite images over the term of shoots to create a shortlist of possible finals. I think these images reflect my message and also present interesting, diverse, natural subjects to prove that we are all subject to insecurities due to media's representation of beauty. We all turn to our digital selves to escape from the harshness of reality, to become something we are not- but someone we want to be. Our virtual identity reflects the milky surface in the images and our conforming to this is reflected by the models slowly submerging themselves in the opaqueness. By providing blank expression's the audience are able to subconsciously project their emotions into the composition and decide whether the model's show a restraint or a willingness to sacrifice themselves to the symbolic surface.
Week 12:best images analysis
This photoshoot is the last for my project, it has also been my favourite to shoot. I wanted to get an older woman to diversify the range of females photo shoots i have been completing. This model was very confident and listened to my guidance. I think her images came with the most range and i think a lot of them are useful for possible final images.
Unfortunately, this image is upside down and i can not rotate it. However, was strikes me most is the eye contact that the subject makes with the spectator. I like the mistiness of the liquid slowly consuming the subjects body. The subject is also covering herself with her arms which suggests she is trying to hide herself while submerging under the water. It is almost as if she is about the turn and plunge deep into the unknown opaque liquid.
Image 1
I really like the positioning of the image, however it is a shame that my body was caught in the frame- too much to crop the image as it would lessen the effect if i cropped out the models legs in my opinion. I like the effect the model gives as she tries to reach herself out of the bath. I especially love the dispersing of the models hair as it looks quite whimsical and dreamy while floating in the white liquid. I think it is expectional that i was able to capture the model's natural body as it goes against media's stereotypical values of what a body should look like. Male or female i think this image is diverse and allows us to understand that everyone falls under surrender of media's control over how we perceive ourselves.
Image 2
In my opinion, i think this image is by far one of the strongest out of any of the shoots i have completed. The hair is the most striking quality, almost creating a mane- this could be symbolic of how once under the surface, we can alter and change the way we look in order to fit with who we aspire to be. The models eyes are closed and her expression, although blank, connotes a sense of entitlement and comfortableness with where she is. I may enhance the shadows with the dodge and burn tool and try to make the milky liquid whiter to create contrast and enhance the yellow tones in the hair.
Week 11: best images analysis
For my project, I did not want to only take shots of young people. I wanted to include people of different ages and sizes to go against media's stereotypical portrayal of identity. By including a diverse range of people i am symbolising that everyone is affected by social media and the control it possesses over people's way of perceiving themselves. For this shoot i was working with an older man in his late 40s. This shoot was really interesting when looking back on the contact sheet, his body features were distinctively different if you compare the work to previous shoot of the young boy. I think because this models body is a more natural version of reality, it would be a lot more unique to look at and study as a spectator. Below are some of my favourite images, however due to the blogging format, i was not able to rotate all of them to a vertical position.
As the model was around 6 feet 5 inches, the bath was very restricting and the model found it hard to move in specific positions when directing him. Again, i do enjoy when i ask the model to look up to the camera as the subject evidently draws in the spectator. Alongside his blank expression, the spectator is able to interpret his emotions while reflecting on their own (as Bates describes). The position of the arm is striking as sometimes it does not even look as if it attached to the body. This can symbolise the idea that social networking is changing the way we choose to alter our virtual self, we rip apart the features we hate in order to modify them for an on screen identity. The natural lighting allowed the milk to form shadows around the edges of the body which add to the ominous elements i was trying to grasp. This could further be edited using the dodge and burn tool i recently learned how to use.
Image 1
This next image was one that i was drawn to, but also did not like at the same time. Again i love the sharpness of the body hair and the shadow elements of the opaque liquid as it really makes the image look quite ghostly and life less. However i do not really like the position of the model, however the images which look the most uncomfortable are usually the ones which can create more meaning to an audience. I think i would have preferred the body to be a bit more submerged under the water in order to create the consuming and suffocating effect.
Image 2
It is a shame that this image is upside down, it is quite humorous actually. However, this image was my favourite from the whole shoot. I really think the images detail and sharpness is successful while combining with the misty and slowly overwhelming elements of the liquid as it submerges the subject. The facial features are striking as the blank expression connotes a sense of despair and almost a sense of surrender. The subject it surrendering his body to the opaqueness and showing no signs of restraint or restriction. The body looks defenseless and we are left watching a subject that looks sad but also willing.
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