presentation plan

    My photos use the technique of Anastasia Fasnakis, which is using mirrors to create ‘alternate reflections’. This refers to using a mirror to add a reflection into the picture, then making it seem natural and unique. For this set, I decided to edit a reflection of the face/eyes onto another photo, where someone is standing behind a horizontal mirror. This was to show how when speaking to someone, you should be looking at their eyes and face instead of body parts that are sexualized. After editing the two photos together, I edited the combined photo to have the subject and background monochrome, and the reflection colored. This is to further support the theme of my set and symbolize that your focus should be on someone’s eyes and face. I like that the color attracts the viewers’ focus first thing, and so that my message is displayed as the focal point. I also like how the lighting turned out, as the dark subject contrasts with the light background. Overall, I think my second set was much more successful, as I achieved my vision, as I feel the pictures represent my theme well, and the photos look aesthetically pleasing too.

I chose these few photos because I liked the contrast of the subject against the background. To further narrow my pictures down (green), I chose pictures where my subject was making good expressions. This means that she should look sad/misunderstood in the “body” photos, while in the headshots, she should look happy and more natural. When narrowing my pictures down to the red category, I asked my subject which pictures she was okay with. I wanted to make sure she felt comfortable with my end presentation, so I let her decide the final ones (out of my best picks/green).

What will your message be? My message for set 2 will be slightly altered and it will become the “sexualization” of women and how it determines who they are (and worth). This is different from my original vision, but I decided to go down this path because the first set inspired me to delve deeper into the topic of elf-worth and reflections, exploring different aspects of it. Analyze your favorite images.     Anastasia Fasnakis – Mirrors / Alternative Reflections Series The incorporation of the mirrors in Fasnakis’ photography really stands out to me, as the reflections in the mirrors disrupt the original image, and hide parts of it. For example, in the first photo, the image of the tree branches hide the man’s face. I like how the color of the background in the mirror matches the color of the sky, because it makes it seem like the branches are supposed to be there. I also like how the focus isn’t just on the mirror, but on the man as well (in picture one), because it means the whole subject is important, as well as the mirror. The lighting in picture one is harsh, as the contrast between the […]

    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.