The first image is of my mother holding a hold photograph of herself when she was younger. I initially planned to have a wider shot of her in a office setting to allude to the office setting in the b/w photograph, but the wide angle would lose the detail of the b/w photograph. Thus, I chose a close-up shot so the viewer can really see the b/w image. Some of the fellow students were drawn to the similar smiles of my mom and the older photograph. I also believed that a closer shot made it appear more personal and cause the viewer to react more to the facial expressions.
In the second image, I took away the person and just had the old photographs. I had a closer shot without the binder in the frame, but felt that the binder created a better composition and context for the viewer. I chose this image because I believed it had somewhat of a narrative with the various photos of my dad exploring the beach. The three squares allude to comic panels. I played with the colors in Photoshop, but the original discoloration of the white pages made the whole image look older which connect to the idea of photo albums. Like the first image of my mom, this own also speaks about the passage of time and memories.
The last image is a self-portrait. I only showed the bottom half with my hands just in sight. I chose the easel to cover my top half to portray my interest in painting. I liked the signs of age with the worn out rag hanging on chain, the marks on the easel and the texture on painting itself. I put a white sheet of paper to create a simple background, because I felt my room created to much chaos for the viewer. Below there is one of my other photos that is a much wider shot and include my room in the background. Even though I liked the idea of using the head in the painting to replace my head, I felt the photograph had to much information. As a result, I ended up choosing the one on the right, because it just had a cleaner look.
