My photos use techniques from my inspired images, such as the use of reflections in water.

In my first set of photos, I edited either an empty puddle or empty “reality” into the original picture. I decided to do this to show how someone may look into a mirror and not see anything, reflecting on the topic of self worth. The first image was my original idea. However, the image doesn’t really work. The puddle doesn’t look like a “reflection”, but instead it looks like the ground. The brightness of the puddle doesn’t fit with the photo, and I didn’t like the outcome. Because I decided that the elements don’t work together, it doesn’t look natural, so I flipped the reflection and reality pictures. I like the second image more, because the reflection is faded/blurred, which helps to convey my theme of self worth. I think the message from the second photo is still a bit confusing/vague, since there is something in the reflection and nothing in reality. Overall, I don’t think my first set was very successful in showing my message and theme, because the elements don’t work and the colors don’t either.