These three photograph’s were my set 2 photographs. The photographs are in focus of teenagers life, and the stress, and the pressure, and everything that’s bothering out lives. I aimed to convey the message of the seriousness of the rapid increment of teenagers mental health issues due to the people surrounding us.

For these three photographs, I focused more on capturing the right angle that leads to a higher empathy of my intent. As a result, I decided to focus more on the normal viewpoint, or the eye level view point. I believe that this view point increases the deep mood of the photograph as it’s the same as our real view point. However, I feel like high view point may also blend well with my intent as a high view point shows dominance and the feeling of being under someones control.

The first photograph is taken in an eye level point of view with the girl sitting in front of a vivid, red wall. I feel like the photograph shows the natural moment, but with the deep meanings inside. The girl covering, or hiding her face leads to the idea of wanting to hide from today’s society or wanting to get rid of it. Also, the red background matches well with the basic dark tone of the photograph, increasing the unity as well as the smooth view of the photograph. The lighting is also pretty interesting as there is not direct light, but we can see how the girl seems to have some light affect while the background has some darker mood with some dark spots. This leads the attention to the girl with the background adding extra depth. However, I feel like the girl’s hat is a bit distracting the overall view with its logo, so I’m considering of trying some similar vibes later on.

The second photograph is a bit higher than an eye level view point. The light on the top of the photograph is what makes the photograph interesting. As my intent was to show the seriousness of teenager stress, I wanted to use the light and a bit of hope in our lives, saying that even though we’re under such pressure and life seems like a dark room, there is still hope, nothing ended yet. Also, the girl is looking up towards the light, which emphasizes how teenagers wants and are looking for those bit of hope and light in their lives. Seeing closely, the girl is surrounded by some worn out, dark blocks, which can refer to the harsh obstacles in our lives. All the objects and mood in this photograph wraps up to a further version of the ultimate theme, teenager stress, but with a strip of light, and hope. I feel like I could’ve improved this photograph by focusing more on the right side of the photograph as their is nothing on the right, while on the left, there are some blocks and a bit of red seeking through.

The last photograph shows a girl taking a photograph. It has a really dark mood, but the background and the subject blends well with the darkish colors. In all three photographs, the girl is covering her face with the hat. However, in the last photograph, we can see the girl’s smile peeking out of the hat, which we can refer to how the second photograph shows the bit of hope in our lives. I feel like all three photographs are connected to each other with the first one showing the seriousness, second one showing the hope within the serious situation, and the third one showing how that hope is working. The mixture of dark colors with the girl smiling can seem odd in some views, however, I believe that this point makes the photograph more interesting. However, next time, I want to focus more on the lighting of the third photograph rather than the overall mood.