Mirror Self-Study First Attempt

This past week I began working on a self-study project where I am using mirrors and taking pictures of people's reflections in them.  Initially, I did not want to be in the photographs themselves, but I could not find a model to use so I experimented this weekend with me being in them.  For the final product, I doubt I'll use the ones I shot this weekend, but I used the weekend to generate ideas for the final result. That being said, tomorrow I plan on using different people to play around with different compositions and lighting to create more dynamic photographs.  The idea of using mirrors has always been fascinating to me, but the thought of breaking them seemed a. fun and b. a lot more interesting than a plain mirror.  The symbolism behind shattering mirrors is to convey that the person is still visible, but broken into a million different pieces that altogether form one person.

These are two images that I found most compelling, however I want to reshoot them with another person and studio lighting.  The most interesting aspect of these photos for me is the blurriness of the shattered mirror, but I also want to experiment with a shallow depth of field to create a more versatile series.

Daily Practice

1. This past week, I spent my time taking and editing photographs with the intention of zooming in on different object(s), so the original object(s) would not be evident.

 2. I focused on using my camera so the viewer would not be able to tell what the picture was taken of and instead, they would focus on texture and composition of the photograph.

 3. I started developing and playing around with this style last year as I discovered I had a passion for textures and how they interact together.  I plan on exploring this style of photography in this project and in further projects.

4. Yes, I feel that I made a meaningful use of my time this week, although personally I think I work better with a goal oriented task as it forces me to come up with a final project or piece of work.