Selfie
A selfie is slang for self-portrait. It is used today to describe a self-portrait. The popularity of this term and the action have been excelled in popularity by social media apps such as Snapchat and Instagram, and the creation of the smart phone. The earliest known selfie is a self portrait is from 1839, which was also the year that Louis Daguerre patented his creation of the daguerrotype.
The Reflected Selfie
The Obscured Selfie
The Shadow Selfie
Lighting
missing previous lighting project
Studio Lighting
Main Light
Main Light + Film
Main Light + Film + Hair
Overall Studio/Whole Shot
Myra Greene
Myra Greene wanted to explore how people of colour are seen in society when she started this project back in 2005, and after hurricane Katrina made her want to continue this project even more. Her idea was to photograph separate features of her own face such as her eye, mouth. ear, lips etc, and print them onto ambrotypes, which is a process in which you print pictures onto glass. This technique was mainly used in the 1850's during slavery to photograph slaves, so she felt it connected with her.
Below her work is my response. |
My Response
Home Task
Evaluation
I took pictures in the style of Myra Greene and the first response went well, with pictures that looked like ambrotypes, however I feel that my first response was much stronger with the ability to use the dark room and tape over images. I think this method creates images which share the features of real ambrotypes much better than using photoshop, which is where I think my home response is lacking. I also think for my home response I could have focused more on facial features like Myra Greene does.
Valerie Kabis
Valerie Kabis is a graduate of Ecole de Joaillerie de Montreal, and works with a lot of emphasis on black and whites and lighting, aside from her business where she works as a jeweller.
Attempt 1
Pictures too overexposed, retake with SLR camera for better capture of movement and lighting.
Attempt 2
Results
Georgetown
This was Lewis Khan's first project delving into moving image.
Over 6 years, Khan documented his neighbour George, creating a film of his everyday life that would normally be overlooked. This project influenced his approach to stills for his future projects.
Within the film we are shown George's home-life, and how he spends his time with a love for music. We are informed by George himself of his loneliness and backstory, and we view a wall with a memorial of people he knew drawn onto it.
The project revolves around mental health as well as a regular person's everyday life.
The photographs somewhat teach viewers not to judge a book by its cover as we don't truly know people without peeking into their life.
The close-up shots of parts of George's face and things in his house bring an intimate feel to the documentary as if we know him personally.
Over 6 years, Khan documented his neighbour George, creating a film of his everyday life that would normally be overlooked. This project influenced his approach to stills for his future projects.
Within the film we are shown George's home-life, and how he spends his time with a love for music. We are informed by George himself of his loneliness and backstory, and we view a wall with a memorial of people he knew drawn onto it.
The project revolves around mental health as well as a regular person's everyday life.
The photographs somewhat teach viewers not to judge a book by its cover as we don't truly know people without peeking into their life.
The close-up shots of parts of George's face and things in his house bring an intimate feel to the documentary as if we know him personally.