Composition: For the first two photos, I was interested in framing the photo to make it look as though there was a shadow in the distance and a person was peering through the blinds. The first image is framed more fittingly for this than the second one, however I like how you can see the entire shadow figure in the second image. The rest of the photographs are framed to show the figure within a particular setting. In some images, the subject is centered; in others, the object is off to the side, paying homage to the golden mean (2/3 - 1/3 composition). The vantage point of all these images is slightly below eye level, as I was restricted on where I could shoot from because of the laptops and getting in the way of the projector. All lighting is done by the projector, so it is very even. I used the projection as the background of my image and as the light source of my photographs.
Concept: For the first two photographs, I was interested in creating a sense of fear/eerieness by placing a shadowy figure within the frame and by having Carly peer though blinds, much like we do when we are discretely looking outside for something out of the ordinary. Of course we do not want the figure to see us so we peep through the blinds. The projector helps emphasize this idea by allowing me to make the shadowy figure larger than normal. For the second set of images, I chose to project different photomicroscope images of close-ups of cells. By placing a figure in front of the images, I hope to emphasize the connection between the cells and the body. By putting a sheet over the figure, I hope to create a sense of emergence from the background, so as to further illustrate the connection between the two things. The projector worked as a light source and it also projected the images of these cells in a larger scale so that I was able to place human figure in the front.
Method: For the first images, I attached some blinds to the ceiling. I then reflected a large image of a shadow on to the wall. I then had a person stand behind the blinds and peep out of them. For the second set of images I projected photomicroscope images on to the wall and had them act as the background. I placed a figure with a sheet over his head/body in front of the images in different fashions so as to show the subtle emergence of the figure from the background.
Motivations: While the first images are just my form of playing around, the second images are very important to me. My goal was to show the relationship between cells and the body and to do so by having the figure emerge out of the background in a sort of surreal way. I wanted the 2D image to subtly appear 3D in certain areas. I believe this idea works best in the blueish image.
Interpretation: My viewers did not really understand my concept until I explained it to them. This is probably because the sheet is very loose and does not mimic the human figure very well. This is something that I will have to further explore and try again so that I can get my message across better
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Extension: I actually am going to reshoot these images as soon as I can. I realized half-way through the shoot that if I had a "green man suit", a white one realistically, that I could have the figure emerge from the background in exactly the way I want it. When Andy had the white sheet on, the image projected on to it perfectly, so I think if I could somehow come up with a white suit-like garment that more accurately accented the human figure, I would be able to get my point across more efficiently.
