Written Statements:::
For the two photos of the boys, I decided to frame them how I did because after researching Sally Mann, I was really interested in what she did with the pictures of her children and how she used them as her main subjects in her work. I framed it so that you would get an idea of where they were, but not exactly know what they were doing. The background elements, especially, make you wonder what was going on, with the water in the background. I feel like these two images are about innocence and youth. They represent fun and pureness and how children have no responsibility or care in the world. This didn't require much brainstorming because I really wanted them to be similar to the work of Sally Mann. All I really had to do to capture these moments was have my cousins stand still for s couple minutes. My motivation came from my cousins because they are always acting funny and doing things that surprise me.
Others interpreted these images with similar feelings, meaning that they all thought that the face paint gave the pictures a unique feel to them. They thought it made them look at the picture differently, but in a better way. Based on the critique, I think that the picture are really working, especially with the addition of the face paint. I definitely want to continue trying to get pictures like this to maybe keep for a portfolio.
The picture of the girl(my sister) wasn't cropped at all. This is the way I took the picture, and the close proximity of it made it look so close. I wanted a higher contrast because that way, it would be easier to see shadows and the darkness of the eyes and hair. This image didn't have much of an idea behind it because it was actually a random picture. We thought this picture was very funny at first, but after looking at it in class I thought that it would make a good portrait. My goal when I was retouching this picture was to keep youthfulness present but have some teen angst thrown in there. This work also relates to Sally Mann because it is so close and the expression is very interesting.
People in class like this picture mainly because of the facial expression. It is hard to interpret what is going on or what she is thinking, but that is what makes the picture so successful. I'll probably continue taking pictures like these with weird or unusual facial expressions because it gives the picture a deeper meaning.
The picture of the dog was one of my favorites. The proximity is at a distance so that the viewer can see everything that is going on in the scene. The focus on the dog is meant to give the viewer a main subject, with the lake in the background a little blurred. There is a low contrast to show details in the dog's fur and also so that her eyes were slightly visible. The process I used was basically to follow her her around a while and capture the perfect moment, which happened when she jumped on a bench. The motivation was that, because she was so random in her doings, I knew she would make for a good subject. This relates to the work of Emily Rieman because of her focus on pets and animals. I wanted it to feel like a lazy day at the lake, with the dog being personified a little like how people may feel on a Sunday afternoon.
People responded well to this image, stating that they enjoyed the personality that the dog had. Based on the critique and my personal interests, I do not know if I would continue to make portraits like this one more often. Although I enjoy it, I think I would prefer a different subject matter.
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