LO5: Final Photographs

An Abnormal Identity

The theme I chose to focus on was 'The Identity of Abnormality'. The idea behind this is that feeling of being singled out and different. This type of photography was mostly inspired by the surrealist photographer 'Christopher Mckenney'.

I decided to cover my models faces because I think it gives a sense of irony to the word 'Identity' at the same time as enhancing that idea of being cast out from the crowd.

 

In The Looking Glass

 For this picture editing was really important. It presses two images together to create this 'image within an image' effect. The idea behind this image is how you can feel like a completely different person when in certain situations. It's the common idea of seeing someone completely different in the mirror.

Again, the vale creates a feeling of nothingness, and I felt that was an important element to an image like this.

This image will be displayed in the gallery at 594 x 841 mm.



Eyes

This image is supposed to hold on to the idea of 'being watched'. I think there is a bit of a ghostly feel about the image, and so covering the whole face and body was beneficial. The dress and uncovered arms give the model a sort of innocence I feel and so that obviously contrasts with it's overly dark tone

This image will be displayed in the gallery of 842 x 594 mm.



Migraine

This quite simply displays someone who is not in their right frame of mind. The use of colours makes this image really pop in my opinion, and illustrates that 'shaky' feeling you get when you have a migraine for example.

This image will be displayed in the gallery at 842 x 594 mm.





Having Visions

This image again follows that idea of being in the wrong frame of mind. I used various effects to get this image to look old and eerie. I think the lighting is also an important aspect to this image as it creates more spectacle for the viewer.

This image will be displayed at 842 x 594 mm.


A Dark Warmth

This is another image that I think really comes through in the editing. I think this image displays the idea of feeling out of place. There is little use of vibrant colours and I think that helps to make the image more interesting.

This image will be displayed at 594 x 842 mm.

Absorbing

For this image I wanted to create something really dark. The smoke curls around the whole of the right side of the image and I think that helps to make it appear more eerie and interesting. The fire is out and I did this to portray the feeling of having everything taken away. Even though the fire is out the girl is still trying to absorb what's left of its heat, which I think is a dark but powerful message.

This image will be displayed at 842 x 594 mm.


Stand Against the Flame

This image is all about ''Playing with fire'' and generally being too close to something when you know you're going to get hurt. I personally think that's a very strong message and so the best way to portray this, I thought, was to have my model very central standing close to the fire and having no care. Like all of my photographs his face his covered, which is important in this image because you can't see any emotion or reaction to the flames. He's just there, standing against the flames.

This photograph will be displayed at 841 x 1189 



Hiding in the Ashes

This image has a similar message to the previous one but is more about letting things get to you because there is nothing you can do it. The fire is gone out in this image and that's symbolical to me because it's really showing it's too late in my opinion. I chose a girl for this image because stereotypically they are associated with innocence, and I think that innocence is really important when all you can do is stand and watch the world crumble down around you.

This image will also be displayed at 841 x 1189.

I want both Hiding in the Ashes and Standing Against the Flame to be significantly larger images because I personally think they are the most significant and think they embody the theme the best.

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