All the elements of the display supports the subject in this photo. This includes the organization of the props and the color and shade of the photo. I purposly adjusted this work to a dim and slightly cold color tone, in order to create a mysterious and emotional feeling that needs to be observed thoughtfully. At the same time, I also pieced together these four photos and rotated some of them. The mirror in the photo serves as a backdrop to the theme, reflecting the subject’s emotions and face in the mirror. When looking at the photo, people’s eyes would be immediately drawn to the subject on the top right corner with the reflection on the mirror. This is also my intent to place the subject there, so that people could be attracted immediately. However, since the photos in my project are twisted and cropped together, people could be distracted and drift a bit until finding the subject. This photograph tells the story of four different emotions, including happy, deppressed, overwhelmed, and anxious feelings. This photo influence audiences emotionally by letting the viewers emphasize and connect with the moods in each photograph.
Statement of intent
The title of this project is mirror of the inner Identity. The theme I want to explore with my photographs is diverse emotions expressed in different settings. I want my audience to emphasize and connect with the moods in each photograph. I will get inspiration and develop my ideas by looking for photographs that demonstrates strong emotions.
Mood Board
Image Inspiration
These are the three photographs that inspired my focus. I would like to create photographs that show diverse emotions. The first photo appealed to me because of the scribbles on the two subjects’ face. I would like to mimic this technique and I hope it would help me show anxious or depressed feelings. The second photo inspired me by the mirror and the disappeared body. I would like to utilize this element in my photograph to create the sense of “wanting to disapear.” In the third photograph, the reflection of the mirror inspired me a way to show emotions hidden in each person.
Finding Focus
The concept that I would like to explore in my photographs is my identity of different moods. I would like to consist mirrors in my photographs to express different emotions of me. This includes overwhelmed, joyful, angry, or bored feelings of me.
Identity Project Mind Map
Red photos
The artist that inspired my work is Bruce Gilden. Bruce Gilden, a street photographer who focuses on direct shots of strangers walking by, applies dramatic light and dark contrasts to his photographs. The sharp facial expressions of the people inspired my vision for this set of photograph. The three red photographs that I selected all share the element of light and dark contrasts and faces that fills the frame.
The photo that I chose to evaluate is the photograph in the middle of the old woman. Same as the other two photos, I applied the technique of getting close to the subject in around one arm length distance. The most appealing element must be the facial expression of the old woman and the shadow of a person on the upper left corner. Additionally, the black and white color of this photograph reveals the light and dark contrast between shades evidently, making the texture of the woman’s skin stand out. The darkest part of this photograph, the shadow at the back, fills up the diagonal corner of the frame, which is what I really like about.
Edited Photos:
Original photos:
Street Photography-Green
Street Photography-Yellow
Street Photography Contact Sheet
Below are the photographs that I took during the trip on Tuesday:
