Photo 1 – B&W Steve 

Title: Chihiro 

This is the best photo of the three, because the photo is completely sharpened which enhanced the photograph completely. It’s also in black and white, fitting the stalker theme. The picture has a natural frame and rule of thirds, thanks to the bars on the outside of the phone booth. The title Chihiro is also a Billie Eilish song, and it’s about the loss of a relationship and separation. In this series of pictures, Steve is the “stalker” who is following Tina. This image is the beginning of the story. The reason that the song is Chihiro instead of The Diner is because during this time Steve hadn’t started stalking Tina yet, just watching her from afar because he missed her. The lyrics from Chihiro are still quite concerning when taken out of context for example, “Open up the door, can you open up the door?” and “How come when I returned you were gone away?” These two lyrics help set the tone of the series, and as the photos continue it escalates more and more from a longing rekindle to stalking you until you become mine again. 

 

 

Photo 2 – B&W Layered Mirror 

Title: The Diner 

This picture was taken in a car window, and it reflected the side mirror which was reflecting me taking the photo. The only edit of this layered photograph has been making the photo black and white, rather than in colour. I really like this image because it’s one of the only photos I have that uses perspective in the composition rather than a basic picture of just the window or the mirror. The title of this picture is “The Diner” inspired by the Billie Eilish song. The song is about Billie’s stalker, and it’s written in the perspective of her stalker. In this picture, the blurred figure plays the role of the “stalker” following Tina as she goes about her day. The lyrics, “I saw you in the car with someone else I couldn’t sleep” are what I think relate best to this song. The stalker looking in the car window at Tina and the other person and the photo being taken in her car window. 

Photo 3– Tina Wan 

Title: NDA 

This picture was actually an accidental photo. My friend and the subject of the photo – Tina Wan – was standing in a spot with good lighting so I told her to smile, and I took a bunch of pictures. Though the reflection may not be as obvious as any photo’s I’d taken before hand, there is a reflection of light off her hair, at the top of the head and down the left side following her hair. I edited the photo to make it warmer and make the reflection more obvious. The warmth also enhances the background colours, specifically the rust on the right side of the photo. The photo uses rule of thirds, with Tina’s head split in between the left and middle thirds. This is also a photo inspired by a Billie Eilish song, NDA, which is in her perspective over the person who is stalking her, said in the lyrics, “Got a stalker walking up and down the street.” The photo can be taken by the stalker, and that’s why it’s a back of head photo instead of a face photo, because she didn’t know it was being taken. NDA does stand for Non discloser agreement, which doesn’t have anything to do with stalkers, but it does have to do with privacy. This photo was taken at the point where Tina was now aware that she had a stalker, just not sure what to do about it so she has taken all the precautions she can including making people sign NDAs anytime they meet with her.