For this assignment I decided to show the different aspects and angles of my life. Just like every other article in this world, the human life is very complex and can be seen in several diverse lights. My mission, with my self portrait photographs, is to open my world to others so that I can be better understood.
In my photograph “Foster Women” I wanted to show the women that have made me the person who I am today. My family is almost incapable of producing male heirs, so the women of my family have the closest bonds. This photograph contains me holding my niece (Haley Marie), my mother (Patricia), my sister (Michelle), and my grandmother (Barbara Ann aka Nanny). This picture is important to me because it shows four generations of my family. Unfortunately my great grandmother died a few months after Haley Marie was born and we were unable to take a five generation photograph. When developing this photograph I used a 2 filter at an f11 and 21 second exposure time. I had to burn Haley Marie’s white dress and my grandmother’s grey hair.
In my photograph “Panda” I wanted to show my bare truth. I chose to cover myself with a blanket that I have had since the day I was born. I have literally slept with that blanket every night for my entire life. It is my security blanket and I don’t think I will ever give it up. My family has ridiculed me for this for years and I see it as one of my little secrets from the world. I wanted to expose my blanket in this photograph to show a true side of my self. I wanted to bare my back to show the audience myself uncovered; as if there was nothing blocking their view of who I am. When developing this photograph I used a 3 filter at f5.6 and an exposure time of 18 seconds. I had to dodge my face and I burned the trees in the background and my blanket.
In my photograph “Entrapment” I wanted to show the side of me that feels trapped. No matter how satisfying my life is, I always feel a bit trapped. I feel like there is so much more that I could be experiencing, but I am not willing to give up what I already have for the unknown. I chose to have my face and the bars very dark in this photograph because I feel that being trapped is a very depressing idea. When developing this photograph I used a 4 filter at f11 and an exposure time of 18 seconds. I had to burn in the background and my hair.
In my photograph “Gem in the Brush” I wanted to show what I can possibly become. I feel that it portrays more than I am today. I see passion in my eyes. Passion for the future and what I will become. I think that being hidden behind the leaves represents my future being unknown. This is my person favorite photograph because of the beautiful textures the leaves provide. When developing this photograph I used a 4 filter at f4 and an exposure time of 18 seconds. I had to burn in some of the leaves and my hair.
In my last photograph “Tony and Amanda” I wanted to expose my heart. Other than my family, Tony is the most important person on this Earth to me. He has owned my heart from the moment we met, and it will belong to him until the day I die. My goofy grin is very fitting because I can completely be my silly self around him without any restraints. This was the only photograph I took without a tripod. I actually just held out the camera and took the picture of us. Because of the angle that provided I think it gives the photograph a feeling of closeness, which is appropriate in this case. When developing this photograph I used a 3 filter at f11 and an exposure time of 21 seconds. I had to dodge out Tony’s face.
In my photograph “Foster Women” I wanted to show the women that have made me the person who I am today. My family is almost incapable of producing male heirs, so the women of my family have the closest bonds. This photograph contains me holding my niece (Haley Marie), my mother (Patricia), my sister (Michelle), and my grandmother (Barbara Ann aka Nanny). This picture is important to me because it shows four generations of my family. Unfortunately my great grandmother died a few months after Haley Marie was born and we were unable to take a five generation photograph. When developing this photograph I used a 2 filter at an f11 and 21 second exposure time. I had to burn Haley Marie’s white dress and my grandmother’s grey hair.
In my photograph “Panda” I wanted to show my bare truth. I chose to cover myself with a blanket that I have had since the day I was born. I have literally slept with that blanket every night for my entire life. It is my security blanket and I don’t think I will ever give it up. My family has ridiculed me for this for years and I see it as one of my little secrets from the world. I wanted to expose my blanket in this photograph to show a true side of my self. I wanted to bare my back to show the audience myself uncovered; as if there was nothing blocking their view of who I am. When developing this photograph I used a 3 filter at f5.6 and an exposure time of 18 seconds. I had to dodge my face and I burned the trees in the background and my blanket.
In my photograph “Entrapment” I wanted to show the side of me that feels trapped. No matter how satisfying my life is, I always feel a bit trapped. I feel like there is so much more that I could be experiencing, but I am not willing to give up what I already have for the unknown. I chose to have my face and the bars very dark in this photograph because I feel that being trapped is a very depressing idea. When developing this photograph I used a 4 filter at f11 and an exposure time of 18 seconds. I had to burn in the background and my hair.
In my photograph “Gem in the Brush” I wanted to show what I can possibly become. I feel that it portrays more than I am today. I see passion in my eyes. Passion for the future and what I will become. I think that being hidden behind the leaves represents my future being unknown. This is my person favorite photograph because of the beautiful textures the leaves provide. When developing this photograph I used a 4 filter at f4 and an exposure time of 18 seconds. I had to burn in some of the leaves and my hair.
In my last photograph “Tony and Amanda” I wanted to expose my heart. Other than my family, Tony is the most important person on this Earth to me. He has owned my heart from the moment we met, and it will belong to him until the day I die. My goofy grin is very fitting because I can completely be my silly self around him without any restraints. This was the only photograph I took without a tripod. I actually just held out the camera and took the picture of us. Because of the angle that provided I think it gives the photograph a feeling of closeness, which is appropriate in this case. When developing this photograph I used a 3 filter at f11 and an exposure time of 21 seconds. I had to dodge out Tony’s face.
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