Friday 26 April 2013

Assignment #3- Cindy Sherman Portraits


My Shotplan


"Reference Photo"
Persona Portrait

"My Reference Photo"
Self-Portrait


"Behind the Smile"
Persona Portrait
Artist Statement:
I chose to do my persona portrait about abusive relationships. In this photo I have cuts and bruises all over my face and a man's hands choking my neck. I'm playing a young girl in a abusive relationship and this photo is the moment where the man feature is caught literally red handed on how he is treating the girl. I decided to do this  portrait photo about abusive relationships because they are everywhere and are happening all the time. But most people find it very uncomfortable to talk about and this topic is usually brushed off and pushed into the dark. I displayed this in my photo by using my light sources, the darkness in this photo represents this problem being pushed into the dark and left not talked about. Then the spotlight on my face symbolizes the reality of this horrible issue and how it needs to be stopped, talked about and fixed. Overall, I am very pleased with how this photo came out and message it gives.
Photo Credits: Maddy Rudzinski

"Me"
Self-Portrait

For my self-portrait photo I had a million ideas of what I wanted to do but, they weren't working out the way  I wanted them to or how I planned they would. So, for this photo I decided to do a sample setting and have me stand out to represent how I am a positive, outgoing and free person.

Wednesday 24 April 2013

Journal #7- Black on Black & Colour Gradations

"Black Converse"
Black on Black

"White Converse"
White on White

"Bow"
White on White

Thursday 18 April 2013

Journal #6- One Object in Four Ways

"Fly Away"

For this assignment I honestly had no idea what I was going to do, but after alot of thinking and testing different objects, I finally went with the butterfly theme. In the end, I really liked how it turned out because each picture has a different texture and emotion to it. I find the top right and the bottom left and right are awkward or are an odd photo because butterflies don't usually travel in the dark, but I liked how I took the butterfly out of its element and placed it in the complete opposite setting. Overall, I think  it gives a very unique style to the photos.