Studio Portraits
Identity
(about second photo)
This photo represents new, unknown beginnings. Once I open the door, I am entering a new room and a new place in my life. The question mark symbolizes not knowing what is behind the door and ahead in life. Moving on from one point in life to another can be positive or negative, but either way, it can be emotional. Where I am right now in my life is moving from high school to college, from adolescence to adulthood, and from my hometown to a busy city. Although I am excited to see what the future holds for me, leaving everything I have ever known is an emotional experience. The building and area surrounding me looks worn and rickety to show that it is old and that it is time to move on to new things. I have on my high school class ring because I am not yet ready to go through the door and walk away from my high school years. I positioned myself standing against the building in a way that is not positioned to enter the door. This is a representation of my identity because it shows the person I am in the present. This photo is a perfect representation of the point I am at in my life. I feel that I am at a still point, trying to let go of the past and work up the courage to open the door. For this self portrait, I had another person physically take the photo that I composed. I wanted the angle on my right side to go with the wind, so that my hair would not blow all over the place. I wanted the focus of the image to be on the door and myself, which is why the angle is at a regular height rather than bird's eye view or worm's eye view. This photo was taken in Fall River around 2 or 3 P.M. I used the rule of thirds in this photo, with myself on one third and the edge of the question mark on the other. I used a fast shutter speed for this photo because the wind was strong and I wanted my hair to not be in motion, capturing the stillness in my life at the moment.
This photo represents new, unknown beginnings. Once I open the door, I am entering a new room and a new place in my life. The question mark symbolizes not knowing what is behind the door and ahead in life. Moving on from one point in life to another can be positive or negative, but either way, it can be emotional. Where I am right now in my life is moving from high school to college, from adolescence to adulthood, and from my hometown to a busy city. Although I am excited to see what the future holds for me, leaving everything I have ever known is an emotional experience. The building and area surrounding me looks worn and rickety to show that it is old and that it is time to move on to new things. I have on my high school class ring because I am not yet ready to go through the door and walk away from my high school years. I positioned myself standing against the building in a way that is not positioned to enter the door. This is a representation of my identity because it shows the person I am in the present. This photo is a perfect representation of the point I am at in my life. I feel that I am at a still point, trying to let go of the past and work up the courage to open the door. For this self portrait, I had another person physically take the photo that I composed. I wanted the angle on my right side to go with the wind, so that my hair would not blow all over the place. I wanted the focus of the image to be on the door and myself, which is why the angle is at a regular height rather than bird's eye view or worm's eye view. This photo was taken in Fall River around 2 or 3 P.M. I used the rule of thirds in this photo, with myself on one third and the edge of the question mark on the other. I used a fast shutter speed for this photo because the wind was strong and I wanted my hair to not be in motion, capturing the stillness in my life at the moment.