Mood Board for Set 2:

Studio Photograph:

Identity Project:

Includes: Task 1 (Mindmap), Task 2 (Social Issue), 3 (Inspirational Photographs)

This mind map is a collection of ideas I have on a social issue called “Masking Personality”. This mind map is a collection of inspirations about this issue including a brief explanation about what it is.

Using these collected ideas, I created a mood board for my first set. This mood board will be used to create my first set studio photograph.

Final Studio Photograph:

A photograph that can capture a certain feeling or personality of the subject, in addition to adding certain photography techniques such as lightning, the environment, or background to emphasize this feeling, is considered a portrait. Often, this is an emotion the subject itself is feeling during that moment in time. For example, in the example below, Winston Churchill is famous for smoking cigars; however, the Photographer took the cigar away from him. The photographer was able to capture this sad expression on his face during that specific moment in time.

The photographer further emphasizes this emotion by choosing to take a black and white lens to create a dark and depressing mood to complement Churchill’s moment of despair. Selfies can also be considered as a type of “portrait” as long as this image can represent the subject’s personality or unravel some form of emotion within the audience.

Furthermore, a useful tip that a famous photographer Robert Capper gives is getting closer to the subject. He claims, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” (Robert Capper) In the example below, we are shown the same subject with the same position but at different distances from the subject. As a result, Capper chose the closest image of the subject because it does the best job of illustrating a mysterious mood and personality.

Another example of a good portrait would be the emphasis on the eyes. A famous photographer claims:” The eyes are the window to the soul and should be the focal point of any good portrait.” (Anonymous) This is because the photographer argues that the eyes are the sharpest element on the face and should be emphasized. In the photograph below, we see a beautiful example of the emphasis of the eyes. The photographer intentionally placed the subject’s dominant eye in the center of the photo to make it seem like the subject is staring at you from whichever angle you are viewing this photograph from, allowing the viewer to create and experience a deep connection with the subject.

However, portraits aren’t necessarily always consisting of a human subject. Portraits exist to communicate an idea of the subject’s personality or awaken a certain emotion within the viewer of the photograph regardless of using various photography techniques. For example, a picture of a pale hand in a pale background could feasibly reveal the identity or in abstract photography. Again, as long as the focus is on the subject and the idea it tries to communicate, it is considered a portrait. This idea applies to most aspects of photography, as photography is a very subjective hobby and profession; therefore, the range of what is considered portrait and not considered portrait is very large.

My green photographs consist of my previous blue photographs, however, these pictures include more photography elements. Specific elements used were: framing, contrast, and lighting.

These are my blue photographs. My blue photographs are photographs that I chose out of all the photographs I took without deleting any pictures. (Non-blue i would have deleted). These pictures include duplicates, blurry, and inaccurate photographs:

Total Blue: 206