So this is me, reflected from my computer screen. I thought it was really cool looking, and it didn't seem like me to me. I wasn't exactly acting like somebody else or whatnot, I just thought it was different from how I normally looked to people, so I thought it fit the requirement and was an interesting picture.
I love this one. Well, actually I would if it was in focus. But she was moving, which I didn't expect so it was too slow of a shutter speed, and it blurred. I would've rathered it sharp. But, it is focused on her if she was staying still. I didn't tell her to do this or anything, I told her to sit there and I was going to tell her something else, but then she got sick of me shooting her and did this. I loved this, because it is all her. She does this all the time, and I know how she's feeling. If only it was in focus, it might be my favorite image of this assignment. The light isn't great here, but it works.
I absolutely love this image. I was shooting and shooting Samantha and none of them were working for me. Then she just looked up and I knew it was the image I was looking for. I told her not to move an inch while I focused and made it perfect. I just love her eyes and mouth. You can tell she's happy even though her mouth isn't in a fake smile. She just seems OPEN. And thats what I was looking for. Her heart, soul, is what I feel in this image. Although it might not mean as much to other people, I feel like this is my sister. Simple as that.
This is a little like the other one with her face in her hands, but I feel there is a difference. Besides being close, this one shows a different emotion. The earlier one was more "UGHHH. I don't have enough time and my eyes her and I'm tired and stressed, etc". Whereas this one is "I just want to go drink hot chocolate and read a book by the fire while its snowing outside because I just need a little break." This also isn't as in focus as I'd like but somehow I think the hair looks really cool and strangely in weird focus.
So I love the focus on this one, and the light is pretty cool too. Except, the thing about it is that its just what a portrait is, technically. Its not really great, it just is a portrait. So it doesn't really speak to me. Its not extraordinary, it seems like a normal portrait, which isn't what I wanted and not what I was striving to accomplish. It works for me, just doesn't stretch anything or go beyond what I've done before. It doesn't have the heart or soul that other one did.
So this is me, not being me. Because I am definitely not paranoid about being sick; I never take any precautions. And this is what my uncle gave me for my birthday when I turned 14 ad I have a full drawer dedicated to all this cleaning stuff. He was joking, but it actually came in handy. I like how it is me, but not. I don't relaly like the colors; they seem all dull because the light isn't good. I like how my eyes are looking to the side, like I'm looking at something thats freaking me out. I do like the composition.
So I used my blank mask from theater to also not be me. I like this one because of the emotion you get from the mask. This is in a mirror, obviously since you can see the camera. But it didn't seem like cheating to me. I feel like although I project the emotion onto the mask, its not my emotion. It's the mask's. I don't know why, maybe because of the way I'm holding my head or something, this image just really intruiges(sp?) me. I just keep looking at it trying to figure out what I feel, but I can't. And I love that. This image is a mystery for me, while also completely understanding the basics of what is going on here.
I don't really like this one, mainly because its not in great focus, the light is bad, and you can see my finger taking the photograph. Although I didn't mind that in the above image, that was different. That showed me taking the photograph; this one just hints at it weirdly. But I do love how the eyes are looking down. I was trying to get this feeling of looking away or something; I don't know, I don't really remember. But this one didn't work as well as I was hoping.
I always like looking at portraits after I take them, but they're never my favorite to take. Me and my sister always take them of each other, which works out well, but thats the only person. Everybody else gets mad and are like "No I hate my picture being taken!" So I never get willing subjects and they always try to do weird model things and won't let me take time, which is necessary for portraits. So to fulfill the requirement I did take photographs of another person, but they were very sad and no good enough to upload. So, anyway, although some of these are similar, I do like them, mostly. Not my best assignment, but not too bad either, I don't think. I feel like I did push my limits and got Samantha to crack open a little, and that image gave emotion that was much needed. So, hope you guys like them and tell me what you think!
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