Final Project

The project and write-up can be viewed here:

https://www.msu.edu/~orthwhit/photography/

It does require a facebook account.

Constructed Reality Part 2

Images 1 & 2

People liked this image a lot, people seemed to understand that the concept was about the use of windows, however not much was talked about in regards to the concept. The patterns and contrast were working well, but I should have lightened the image a little more because it printed really dark. For expanding this image, I could continue to take pictures of reflections in windows, but instead of having more urban buildings, I could show a forest or something. It could be about the city reflecting what it had destroyed to be build.

Image 3: Urban Sprawl

The concept about this image wasn't discussed, so I'm not sure if people took it how it was supposed to be or not. It was said that the contrast and the texture of this image was working really well. There were no suggestions for improvement. If I wanted to expand this image into a series I could put other urban (or suburban) objects like a mailbox into other natural scenes.

Image 4: Gender ROles

People picked up on the concept of this image exactly, probably because it was so blunt. However, one person thought that I was focusing too much on only the female gender roles, but I wanted to make it clear that there were two roles that I was really displaying at once. I'm not sure how I could make this more apparent. If I were to reshoot I would probably clear up the focusing issues that the pictures have. I could expand this image by doing other gender roles and switching them.

Final Project Concept Presentation

Examining how people construct their identity on in photographs.

This will be similar to my facebook images from the social media project. The images will consist of two photos, one that is set up how a stereotypical profile picture is set up and then another photo of the scene and context of the photograph. I'm basing my images on actual profile pictures from my friends' facebook profiles.

In order to push the concept, unlike the images I created for the social media project, I am constructing the scenes much more. I'm also hoping to add a bit of absurdity to the images. For example, one of the images I have taken so far have been based on a profile picture of my sister. I created a space with fake flowers and "grass" made out of a towel, and took pictures where the subject looks like she is outside smelling flowers, but in reality she is inside in a living room.

I'm also interested in taking "stereotypical" profile pictures of myself. I really hate taking pictures of myself, I'd much rather have them taken of me, so these images could explore how awkward and uncomfortable I feel about "constructing" my identity to show to other people.

I'm still not sure how I will combine or display these images yet. I do not think I want to use the facebook set-up like I did in my other images.