Monday, September 10, 2012

Week 11 BOC: Self Portrait

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My self-portrait depicts how I feel from time to time about myself and how life is going for me at the moment. One point of view of myself is calm, life in black and white, nothing out of the ordinary and everything in its place. This is the persona I present to the world, a false face so nobody can see the turmoil and the chaotic mess that is my inner self. The inner me, the hidden side of my life is like a described. Chaotic and in turmoil, I am bathed in the blood of my youth and possibly the blood of my future. I am on uncertain ground with no heading or direction. Blood is the only companion I have to keep me company, its all I can recall rom my youth. Without it I would be even more lost and directionless because the pain of the past is what makes me the individual I am today. I am creative and visual oriented because it was my only way to escape the harsh reality of a troubled youth. I would imagine scenes and act like I was taking pictures until I was able to buy a camera and then I actually took the pictures.

The first half of this photograph was taken in studio with me sitting in a chair and the camera positioned over me shoulder while I am looking into a stand up mirror. The second half was taken on some railroad tracks, with me on my knees and the camera facing me as an assistant poured fake blood over my head to show my inner trauma.  Only an on camera flash was used for the railroad shot and a single strobe key light with a 24” softbox was used to get the low key lighting of the studio.
 

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