Happy

This photograph firs my statement of intent because it reflects the theme of lack of opportunity. I decided to focus on an endless amount of opportunity in this photograph. I showed this by having a positive expression (happy) on my dads face while a warm light reflected off of his face. I decided that I needed a more redish light after I took a few photos in which I just used a phone flashlight. I then decided to use a lamp instead of a flashlight. I also made my dad change out of a grey hoodie because it did not match the color scheme of the photograph. it was too bright and it drew the viewers attention to the shirt instead of my dads facial expression, which was the point of the photograph.

Hope

This photograph fit my statement of intent because it reflects the theme of lack of opportunity, but instead of a lack of opportunity this photograph was meant to show potential and hope, an endless amount of opportunity. I showed this by using the lighting to show a part of my dads face because while I was experimenting on the him I realised that I could capture his facial expressions better if i positioned the light at an angle. I also made my dad change after I realised that his grey shirt did not go with the lighting or the background, nor his skin color.

Sadness

This photograph fits my statement of intent because it reflects the theme of lack of opportunity. This photograph is meant to show the sadness of not having the opportunity to do something. after some experiments with the angle of the photograph I decided that I needed to look down on my mom. this was to evoke pity from the viewer, like they were looking at a beggar. The photographs that I took looking up or at my mom made it seem like was just sad and there was no other reason. I turned down the brightness of the lamp because I did not want to capture my moms full face.  The photographs that I took that were brighter had a more jolly fell to them and they did not portray my theme of lack of opportunity. When I dimmed the lamp and you could not see my moms full face it helped show the theme more.

The composition of the photographs helped push the subject out. the background supported the subject and no props got in the way of the photograph. I wanted my viewers eyes to go straight to the face of my subject. I don’t think that there are any major distractions in each of the photographs. however in the third one with my mom, I think that I should have made her change because her grey shirt draws the viewers attention from her face. I think that I portrayed my intent well and people could see that I was trying to show a lack of opportunity. when people look at my photographs I hope I think they will have a positive feeling when looking at the first 2 photographs, however  I think that they will have a negative feeling when looking at the 3rd photograph.

The theme that my chosen 3 images all have is that they all are positive. This corroborates with my statement of intent which is to create photographs that show lack of opportunity. These 3 photographs reflect my statement of intent but in a more positive way. instead of showing a lack of opportunity I tried to show potential and opportunity.  This is shown in all 3 of my photographs because my dad is staged in a way that shows relaxation and ease. He looks unconcerned and happy.

In this photograph I made my dad lie down with his hands around his head. This was meant to show that he was relaxed. I also made him smile and look up into the ceiling to show the audience that he has something to look foreward too. He is not staring at the ground, but instead smiling and looking hopefully at the sky as if he’s excited about whats to come in his life. I set the iso of my camera to a lower number to create a calm and cozy atmosphere. The lighting and his checkered red jacket helped enforce the image that my dad is relaxing and does not have care in the world . the color scheme in the photograph is warm because only light shades of red and orange are featured in the photographs. I angled the light to hit my dads face from the left for a chance for the audience to infer on what beyond the photograph. My hope was that they would think of a campfire which symbolises good times, which reinforces the idea that my dad has not a care in the world. I took a photograph from a longer distance away so that I would not catch the smile lines and wrinkles on my dads face. This was so that he would look younger which is associated with having more opportunity and potential.

something that I need to further develop on is the lighting. If I made the photograph lighter I think that it would have been a better photograph. it would have emphasised my dads clothing and and facial expression.

In this photograph I had my sit up and smile at the camera. the smile was meant to be nonchalant as if my dad was with some friends or having a good time somewhere. He looks like he’s staring at a friend or someone he enjoys spending time with. I zoomed out of the photograph in order to try not to capture my dads wrinkles and smile lines. This gives the idea that he is young and has ane ndless amount of potential. Also, the background looks like it has white trees. this is meant to symbolise the growth and prosperity, reenforcing the idea of potential and opportunity. the white of the trees helps the color scheme of the photographs. it matches with the white on my dads jacket so it does not seem out of place. I turned the iso of my photographs down in another attempt to hide my dads wrinkles and smile lines while also expressing features like his smile and nose.

something that I need to further develop on is the lighting. If I made the photograph lighter I think that it would have been a better photograph. it would have emphasised my dads clothing and and facial expression. it would have also allowed the viewer to see my dads happiness clearer, which helps the photograph show opportunity and potential.

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In this photograph I posed my dad in a way that I imagined a person deep in thought would pose like. I made my dad stare at the camera as if he was analyzing it, giving the audience the impression that he is intelligent. I took the photograph at an angle at an angle because it made it seem like my dad was staring down at them which reenforced the idea that he was smart. This image is meant to portray someone who has already reached there potential. I angled the light on my dads left side to emphasis his eye. The jacket that he is wearing looks very clean and goes with the color scheme. This is meant to show that my dad is well off and does not need to worry about his basic needs. The light is meant to be a lamp that my dad is using to read a book. that is why he looks so focused and composed. The hand that my dad leans on shows the viewer that he is somewhat bored. also, the light reflects off of his fingers which are now shiny and danty. which is meant to show the viewer, again, that he looks well off and rich.

I think that next time I do this i will focus on the lighting more. I think that if I changed the lighting in all my images they would ahve been more powerful and would have portrayed my theme more effectively. for example, they would have shown my dads facial features and facial expression better. both of those things are principle in portraying my theme.

These are my green photographs that I took. The main difference between the green and the blue photographs are things like focus, camera angle, and how it portraits my message with is lack of opportunity. These photographs were more thought out and they were able to capture my dads face more effectively. I initially planned and sketched out most of these in my story board, so i was had a clear idea of what i wanted in these photographs. The blue photographs also capture the facial features on my dads face more then the green ones. the audience is able to see my dads wrinkles and smile lines more clearly because of the angle the photograph was taken and that there is no blur.

I decided to focus on emphasising the the facial features of my dad. I tried to capture the smile lines and wrinkles. I used a warm, bright light because it worked well with my dads skin tone and it was able to create different tones of light across my dads face. I made my dad put on a red checkered jacket. Prior to this he was in a grey ISB hoodie which made my pictures look wrong and the colors did not match with the atmosphere. I chose to take a picture in my room because of color of the wall paper. The color of the wallpaper helped keep and maintain the color scheme and it also helped emphasis the different tones of light in some of the photographs.  I have taken these photos in the style of Steve McCurry. Alot of his photos have color schemes that are consistent through the photograph. He uses color to point out features in his subject which the audience would not have noticed.  I was influenced by Steve McCurry becaue throughout all of my photographs there is a clear color scheme and no colors that stick out.

The title of my project is Lack of opportunity.

The societal/cultural issue I want to explore with my photographs is the lack of opportunity.

I want my audience to feel empathetic and sad when they see my photographs.

I will get inspiration and develop my ideas by looking for photographs that emphasis features of the face. These features might include smile lines, wrinkles, and grey hair.

For a photograph to be considered a portrait the photograph must focus on a subject and that subject must dominate the photograph. Selfies would be considered portraits because a subject normally dominates the image. also, selfie stands for self portrait. A portrait should have a main subject and the background is not focused on. A good portrait uses interesting composition to make the subject stand out. As long as a portrait focuses on a subject and does not prioritise anything else the subject can be anything, a jar, hand, dog, vase. A photograph ceases to be a portrait when the focus of the subject is lost in the background. A subject can be blurred, faded, or ripped and the photograph would still be a portrait. But as soon as the subject is not the main focus it ceases to be a portrait.

I want to tackle unequal opportunity in my photographs.  I will show unequal opportunity  by emphasising the smile lines and the cracks and crevices on my subjects face.  to show unequal opportunity  I will hide those cracks and show a face that looks sincere and young.

Avier Rupérez Is a photographer that takes photographs with great detail. He manages to show the individual hairs of the spider. I want to capture the same amount of detail in my photographs in order for me to convey my theme and message.

Peter Jackson directed the lord of the rings. He did a lot of close up shots to the characters in the movie The Lord of the Rings that emphasises the emotions in the characters facial features. It also shows the audience the hardships that they have been through with debris and dirt scattered across their face.

Whos Lila is a game that focuses on changing and altering the main characters face. You (the player) are in full control of the face that the main character makes during the different scenes that happen as the story progresses. throughout the game you have the freedom to make what ever faces you like, but even if you try to make the right face for the moment it comes off as unnatural and weird.

For this photograph I found a bit of red graffiti that stood out in front of the basic walls. The red graffiti was already bright but I decided to edit the image so that it stood out even more. I did this by changing the background into one color with different shades and enhanced anything red in the image. The red really stands out because its the only color that different in the photograph. This connects to my statement of intent because it emphasises a bit of graffiti that would normally be over looked. When a viewer looks that this image there eyes immediately go to the middle where a star surrounded by different squiggles. This could be a message about pro Israel. the star could also symbolize positivity and happiness. It stands out in the damp looking background giving the viewer a feeling of hope. the squiggles could be the spread of happiness and it is starting to cover the surrounding areas.

I found a interesting looking wall that consisted of 2 colors. What amazed me was the different shades of the two colors, making it seem like there was a abundance of different colors. the cracks look like there leaking and the wall is obviously decaying. This relates back to my statement of intent because it finds color in the most unlikely places. Most people would have been disgusted by this wall and thought that it needs to be painted over, but I found an opportunity for a cool image. This photograph is meant to make the viewer feel a sense of pitiness. the wall is obviously falling apart and is very close to ruin. The cracks are slowly getting bigger and they look like they are building up mold.

I found this tree covered by what I thought was a sweater. the colors of the sweater look similar because they are all different shades of each other but each shade is a lot different from each other. the 3rd last and last color are singles out to make the sweater look like an ugly sweater. Something that your grandma would knit you out of care. This is meant to give the viewer a sense of compassion. The photograph is meant to show the Chinese communities love and caring for all things. They would even make a sweater for a tree so it won’t get cold.

these were the images selected for my red selection. I chose these 9 photographs because they had a large variety of colors that had different tones and values. I felt like the viewer was able to appreciate the different colors and they were able to come up with some sort of meaning to them. As I was taking these photographs I was focused on the different colors and tones that they each had. I  was also looking for different shapes or images that would stand out in the photograph. This relates back to my statement of intent because I said that I wanted to capture the beauty of colors and I tried to do that with these photographs. I tried to capture images of things that people might pass without appreciating the variety of colors. Things like a sign or a graffiti on the wall, those are things that people will glance at or ignore. With these photographs I wish to inspire the viewer to look at their surroundings more and to go outside.