The Burning House

11.28.2011

• My dog, Zola
• My dog, Molly
• A guitar
• An ukulele
• My Polaroid OneStep 600 cameras
• Pointe shoes
• A rosary
• My cell phone
• A pocketsize Bible
• A picture of Jesus
• Sunglasses
• My iPod Touch with earphones
• Some asian snacks (Teriyaki snacks and rice crackers)
• My laptop
• A bandana
• Bracelets and a chain

+ I would bring my wallet, passport, and Canon T1i (Camera taking this shot)

Series

11.17.2011

I see three different girls holding a printed photo of another girl's facial feature. On the very left column, Athena, the very first one, has the eyes of Breyane, the second girl. Breyane has the nose of the next girl, Jennifer. Lastly, Jennifer has the feature of Athena. On the very right column of the picture, are the head shots of the girls with their complete facial features. These pictures were taken up close. It is a figurative picture.
The tone of the pictures on the left column are unhappy because they are seen with someone else's feature. To emphasize this tone, the color of the pictures are on a black and white scale. On the other side, the tone of the pictures are happy. To emphasize this point, the pictures are in color. I darkened the lighting of the picture and increased the contrast by a bit. Originally, the photos in the photos of the left column were blank white pieces of paper. I photoshopped and cropped the individual features from the pictures on the right onto the pieces of paper. The images are in intentionally in focus.
I juxtaposed the series by each girl with what they would look like with someone else's feature and their natural features. I did this to exaggerate the point that everyone looks perfect the way they already are, and that if they had someone's else's facial feature, they would not look like themselves. These pictures were taken indoors, with the strobe and black background.
I believe my work was successful because it came out better than the way I had wanted it to. The lighting and complexion of the pictures are on point.

The Truth

11.11.2011

I see a girl sitting down, reading a book. There are trees in the background, and little yellow glowing twinkling stars surrounding her as she reads. There is sunshine shining on her, but with gloomy skies.
The tone of the picture is enchanting and like a fantasy. The image is intentionally focused with the background blurred out. The contrast of the picture is lower than normal and the brightness is higher. The exposure is also higher than normal.
The truth is, Hannah loves to read. Ever since she was little, reading has always been a part of her and something she would do on her spare time. When she reads, she becomes absorbed in the book, all her problems go away, and nothing else matters. The glowing yellow stars are photoshopped all over her to express the book coming to life. The lighting of the picture is very bright and light to portray the setting of the fantasy she is reading. It was taken outdoors on a field.
I feel as if my work was pretty successful because I was able to capture her doing what she loves. Also, it was very accurate to what I pictured the photo to be in my head.