“Items”

This photo relates to my original intent. The photo shows a few of the items I own, from these items the audience can see my personalities and hobbies. For example the earphone case my signifies that I like listening to music. The messiness of the drawer also shows that I am not a very organized person.

• What have you experimented with to help you develop your ideas for the project? How have you built on what you have done before?

I have experimented with the lighting of the photo, I took photos with the lights in my room positioned at different angles so that everything could be lit at all times. I also took photos when there was natural sunlight. I eventually chose the one that used natural sunlight, since it made everything less saturated, also making the photo look more natural and comfortable to the eye. Unlike the photo where the desk lamp shines on it, making it look a lot more yellow, as well as ruining the feeling of depth in the photo.

• What is the idea behind this series of images and how does it bring together the best parts of your previous experiments?

The idea behind this series of image is to show one’s personality and identity through the items they own and store in their drawers. This last series of images did not use the black and white tone in the previous two sets, since these photos must show the items clearly so that the audience can recognize them with ease. In the first few photos, the lighting from the desk lamps were just too bright, making everything have a yellowish tint to it. I waited until there was natural sunlight on the next day so that I could try with sunlight. It worked a lot better and the whole photo looks more realistic and was more comfortable for the eyes.

• Which artist(s) inspired the presentation and how? How does your presentation link to your inspirational images/artist

Tom Teodosijev’s images are the main inspirations for this set. This photo expands on the idea of looking at one’s identity through their items by having things that are completely unrelated to each other, but altogether shows the lifestyle and personality of the owner.

• Composition – Do all the elements of the display support the subject?

Mostly, for example the earphone case signifies that I am a person who likes music, the messy way that the items are put in represents that I am an unorganized person.

• Where are your eyes immediately drawn? Where do you want the eyes to go?

I want the eyes to be drawn directly to do items in the drawer, since that is my main subject. For me, my eyes go directly to the items since they are the most colorful part of the photo.

• Are there distractions that take away from the strength of the images?

No, there are no other objects that is stealing attention or taking away strength of the images.

• Story telling quality – How do they tell the story you set out to tell (vision/intent)?

The different items in the photograph represents different hobbies and personalities that I have.

• Emotional Impact – How well does your audience identify with the picture? What emotions captured in your portrait will cause the audience to respond positively? (Get feedback from others for this part)

Although my photograph does not contain any specific feelings that may resonate with the audience, I think that the audience can all agree that through the belongings of people, we can see their lifestyle, their passions, their personality, and identity.