Senior Ex. 1

This picture seems like Mark's face was peeled off or broken and it leaves the audience really bewildered as to what happened. I am overjoyed with the way this photoshoot turned out and I am excited with how people are going to react once they see this picture. Instead of using different angles like I did previously, I have decided to take pictures in a straightforward angle from now on.

Senior Ex. 8

This shoot was the the first of my new and improved idea. Originally, my idea was to use mirrors to show deformity, but after a certain epiphany I had, it changed. After browsing through a photoshop book, I stumbled upon this page that showing different ways to use layers. You could say that a lightbulb went off in my head when I saw that page and I decided to experiment with that tool. I have to say that I was really happy with the way these picture have turned out and I think that I will be using this tool from now on.

The Other Theme 4

This picture is a little bit different because usually my picture only has one person in them but in this one there is two. The mirrors I used for this shoot was a bunch of mirrors that I had broken prior and comprised into one overall face. The whole of the piece is not visible in this picture as I did not need all of it but I originally wanted to show their faces along with all of the mirrors. I decided to experiment with this shoot and try shooting my models at a different angle. I have to say that it was quite difficult at first trying to capture their faces as a whole because what you see with the naked eye is different from what you see behind the lens. Overall I was quite satisfied with the outcome from this shoot because I was able to achieve a variety of expressions and pictures with different results.

The Other Theme 3

The original idea for this photoshoot was to display a boy who doesn't quite know what he wants. He is still on a journey to find himself, hence why he is looking upwards with a wandering look in his eyes. The broken mirrors symbolize the incompleteness of his being.

The way that only half of his face is lighted while the other succumbs into the darkness shows that he has not yet achieved his quest.

Lighting this particular piece was quite challenging as I was shooting in a very compact space. Finding the right angle also made it difficult, but I ended up being satisfied with the outcome. I feel that the way his left eye was hidden in the shadows, and the way his right eye shows up adds to the effect that I am trying to get across.

After this shoot, I have decided to ring in other materials such as chairs to help me come with more angles.