Description of My Work

My theme evolves around the facades and masks that most people seem to put out. The mirrors symbolize their inner personality breaking down those facades and showing their real true selves.

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This model is one of my oldest and closest friend. Knowing her personally definitely helped in directing her in a more straight-forward manner. Unlike the other models, she is not as uncomfortable or awkward with me and I think that could both be good or bad. Shooting her was less of a challenge for me and usually I try to avoid using my friends as models, not because I don't wwant but because they simply do not fit the type I am looking for. Knowing Mary Grace for a lot type helps since I have knowledge of her ever so visible stare. She has big doe eyes and often times when she stares, heer expressipns are blank. Another reason why I picked her because she really personifies my theme of putting up a facade; to those who don't know her, she is this shy and quiet girl, but to me she is this boisterous and ever so amiable friend. The funny thing about this picture is that I didn't tell her I was taking the picture, this expression is as natural as it gets.

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Oh Ms. Katz, another person reluctant to have their picture taken. After Ms. Miles suggested her, I felt that she was perfect. It was almost like a light bulb went off in my head. I hope Ms. Katz does not mind when she sees her picture like this but I really love the way this turned out because you could see the subtle resentment in her eyes. The way her lips are pursed almost seemed like she regrets the time that she agreed to have her picture taken. The mirrors definitely intensified her flustered expressions and this shoot just gave me a confidence boost on my next pictures. I have a cleared idea on my idea and how I am going to portray them, this shoot has helped me come into that realization and I am happy about that.

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Another appearance by Mr. sixth grader. He was the inspiration behind my (once again) altered idea of using shy people as my models. I felt that using people that are camera shy would add a diffirent appeal to my theme. I felt that the more awkward and reluctant a person is, the better. His unusual features help examplify the meaning that I wanted to portray with thiss series and I feel that bringing in people of the shyer kind would diffirentiate the way the series is portrayed.

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This poor little six grader's name is Brandon ( I think). I found him outside a classroom waiting to go inside on a cold morning and approached him ever so intimidatingly. With fear and the need to run away ever so visible in his face, I knew he would be perfect for my my theme. I asked the help of my friend, Karl and Henry (who are both equally awkward) to help little Brandon out. Instead of making him more relaxed, he ended up looking more uncomfortable; the resulting picture turned out this gem where the awkwardness just seemed to ooze out into the screen.

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I have to say to that I am so happy with all the different kinds of emotions, expressions that I am getting throughout this whole process. Instead of doing the traditional kinds of emotions( happy, sad, angry, etc.) I wanted to opt for more unconventional kinds of expressions. With these expressions I think the effect comes off far stronger than when they have basic expressions. I did not plan on Cleve having this kind expression and we have tried various kinds before he accidentally showed the gem that became this picture. I love how most of the faces that I have used are more natural and not posed, they are the type that I stumble on during that period between the time I am trying to pose them and my model reverting back to their natural face. I have decided that with the way things are going, I will look for more diverse expressions with my models to achieve different kinds of effects.

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I was really satisfied with this photoshoot and how it turned out. I love the fact that she came off looking a bit sinister and creepy. My intention was to show a girl filled with joy and I think that Taylr was the perfect model to express that kind of emotion. Before the 'alterations', her face looks cute, simple, and happy; but the 'alterations' afterwards added a different effect. She almost resembles the Joker in some sorts: broken up and unusually merry. This shoot contributes to my theme in a way that it still shows deformity and some sort of struggle despite her looking happy.