final project: images

In my final project, I wanted to emphasize both figures in each picture. I also wanted to make the subject’s settings obvious, giving the viewer a clue as to what each subject is engaged in. The meaning behind this project is to depict the feeling of being removed from reality and wanting to be somewhere else in time. This was an expansion of a previous project and was created in a different way. To form my images, I took an in-focus image of a subject and one “ghost” image by using a slow shutter speed. I put these images together to form my final compositions. My goal for these images was to capture a normal feeling. We may not want to admit it, but we all have felt removed from our daily lives. My images can relate to every viewer, especially during finals week.

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  My motivations for my final project were to capture the feeling of wanting to be somewhere else. We all have felt trapped in something, whether it’s a job, homework, or every day tasks. I wanted to show subjects losing interest in a normal activity, removing themselves from reality. This project was an extension from a previous project where I had “ghosts” of my subjects. I wanted to have viewers relate to my project in that wanting to be somewhere else is a normal feeling during finals week. This project also comes from the feeling that the majority of us are never happy with what we have. Every so often I have to force myself to live in the moment and stop focusing on what is next. American culture is very timed and fast paced, we always need to be somewhere and can rarely focus on what we are engaged in. I wanted to show this through my photographs, relating to our every day lives.

final: in progress

crit response- assign. 5

Image 1
The play on reality is working in this image. It’s an illusion that my subject is not a real person. It’s also unclear as to why she was placed in a pumpkin, not knowing if she broke free or stumbled upon it. From here, pairing small figures with normal sized objects could create a series of illusions.

Image 2
Many interpreted this image as gloves or other leather objects. It was not recognized right away as boots, which is what I was striving for. The unique composition is working well in that it abstracts the boots. More contrast could have been used and the background is a little over exposed. From here, a series of abstract still lives could be created.

Image 3
Not many viewers realized I placed a figure in an advertisement. They though I took the picture of the girl looking down and photo shopped another figure next to her. Since this is what I wanted to accomplish, the play with reality is working well. A series of subtle disturbances of advertisements could be instated.

Image 4
My narrative was well interpreted, as it is pretty straightforward. The series of pictures and humor behind them is working well in this image. It would be interesting to add in a photo to let the viewer know where the magnet is, by adding a finger putting on the clothes or an idea of where the background is. A series of the David is normal day life could be created, humanizing the magnet.

final project idea

(image found on Google)