jen's truth

In this photo, I see Jennifer having a sad and worried expression on her face and in her eyes. This photo was taken up close to emphasize the emotion she has. The image is in focus, and it is darker on one side to give the picture a deeper and darker meaning. I like how the shadow across her face makes the picture more intense. I chose to photograph Jen because her truth was exactly the expression captured on her face. Her truth is that she has a fear of her brother taking his life, and commiting suicide since he has attempted to before. In this situation, she is the one who feels responsible and talks him out of doing it. She has a very close relationship with her brother, and it scares her to have the thought in her mind of losing him. I believe this work was successful because I was able to capture her truth through the emotion she shows on her face.

burning house assignment

- my guitar

- old photos/photo albums

- gold necklaces and rings

- glasses

- my cellular device

- driver's license

series photo shoot

In this photo, I see a human sized girl (Athena) and next to her in each photo is a smaller version of her, that represents her conscience. The pictures were taken outside next to larger objects so the viewer can identify how small the conscience is. All of the images are in focus, and I did this intentionally to show detail. In each of my photos, I chose to have her communicating with the mini version of her self to show how her conscience can also be a friend she has with her wherever she goes. The lighting in the image is bright so you can see how the normal sized Athena interacts with the mini sized Athena. I think this work was successful because I photographed a series I liked and enjoyed shooting, and did what the teacher asked for.