So I couldn't make it to our final critique for personal reasons :( I was so bummed! What I decided to do for my final project was a combination of self portraits and the night photography I did for my previous project. For this project I used a 30 second exposure again with my fstop either all the way open or all the way closed. This project though I took everyone's advise and tried not to show my light source. My whole thought behind this project was trying to portray a feeling of being trapped and then coming out of that. I have been having a hard time these past few months because of a variety of things and I felt like this project was a final way to express how I have been feeling. I have been feeling for so long that I have to walk on egg shells around certain people and that I have to keep my mouth shut and not say how I feel. I think I have been holding my feelings in for so long and I finally realized that it is ok to be myself and you don't always have to let other peoples opinions and feelings on you affect you in a negative way. I just haven't felt like myself lately and this project helped me branch out and breath in a way. I know that some of the images aren't in focus or they may not be as technically good, but I think in some they work to get the feeling of stress and confusion.
I really enjoyed this course and am so glad I enrolled in it this semester. I had never taken digital photo at a college level and I feel like I really took a lot from it. At my past schools the students in my courses weren't anywhere close to how talented everyone was in this course. I think being surrounded by a totally different and unique group of photographers really opened my mind. I wish everyone the best and hope everyone keeps pursuing photography! :)
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