platypuslover14
Traditional Self-Portait: A Gamer's World
My Artist’s Statement
I think of myself as a very adaptable person in general. I use humor whenever possible, but I can “adapt” to different situations. I have been an Irish Dancer for 13 years, and because of performing for so many years I strive to entertain people from day to day. I am very focused on school as well; it is what keeps me balanced between fun and focus. Friends and family are very important to me as well, I feel all of these aspects of my life shape me as a photographer, I feel that my photos are unique by the way that I control my light, many of my photos have a very “home-y” feel to them, they have warm colors usually, and are objects that my family has had. Each photo tells a little bit about me.
My philosophy in photography is to be in control of your subject matter and try to get the feel you want out of your photos. As I said before, almost every picture I’ve taken shows a little bit of who I am. I really enjoy myself when I am actually taking photos for a project. Once the setup is done and the real photographs are taken is when I really enjoy myself. I feel that photography is meant to be a fun way for people to express themselves, and I try to create photos that make people feel emotions, or at the very least that are visually interesting and that people enjoy looking at. I am inspired by anything that I think will look good on camera. Especially if I have the right settings for a specific look that I want. That is another part of my photography, my photo styles adapt with me, I can create dark looks, and futuristic looks, if I think it fits with the project better. I always try to make my projects entertaining and relatable.
My self-portrait photos are both theatricized versions of my true self and my alter ego. I did this to add to the contrast between the two personalities. My traditional photo shows my true personality. I am notorious for playing video games and being that stereotypical “video game nerd” which is what I tried to emphasize in the photo. I also tried to keep the overall tone light and comical. The stereotypical “nerd” theme is also portraying how focused I am on school, and how it is so important to me that I barely have time to focus on my appearance to the outside world. The audience should feel as if they are looking at me from the perspective of the television screen while I’m playing the game. My alter ego is the “model” version of myself. I used the white background in this photo especially to resemble a cover of a magazine. I tried to imitate the same pose someone on the cover of a magazine would have. This alter ego is a personality of mine that is hidden a large percentage of the time as well as someone I would like to be. I wanted there to be a comical difference between what I look like to the world, and who I am on the inside. I kept the background as plain as possible to force myself, being the subject matter, to bring the theme of the photo based off of my facial expressions and posture.
Traditional Self-Portait: A Gamer's World
My Artist’s Statement
I think of myself as a very adaptable person in general. I use humor whenever possible, but I can “adapt” to different situations. I have been an Irish Dancer for 13 years, and because of performing for so many years I strive to entertain people from day to day. I am very focused on school as well; it is what keeps me balanced between fun and focus. Friends and family are very important to me as well, I feel all of these aspects of my life shape me as a photographer, I feel that my photos are unique by the way that I control my light, many of my photos have a very “home-y” feel to them, they have warm colors usually, and are objects that my family has had. Each photo tells a little bit about me.
My philosophy in photography is to be in control of your subject matter and try to get the feel you want out of your photos. As I said before, almost every picture I’ve taken shows a little bit of who I am. I really enjoy myself when I am actually taking photos for a project. Once the setup is done and the real photographs are taken is when I really enjoy myself. I feel that photography is meant to be a fun way for people to express themselves, and I try to create photos that make people feel emotions, or at the very least that are visually interesting and that people enjoy looking at. I am inspired by anything that I think will look good on camera. Especially if I have the right settings for a specific look that I want. That is another part of my photography, my photo styles adapt with me, I can create dark looks, and futuristic looks, if I think it fits with the project better. I always try to make my projects entertaining and relatable.
My self-portrait photos are both theatricized versions of my true self and my alter ego. I did this to add to the contrast between the two personalities. My traditional photo shows my true personality. I am notorious for playing video games and being that stereotypical “video game nerd” which is what I tried to emphasize in the photo. I also tried to keep the overall tone light and comical. The stereotypical “nerd” theme is also portraying how focused I am on school, and how it is so important to me that I barely have time to focus on my appearance to the outside world. The audience should feel as if they are looking at me from the perspective of the television screen while I’m playing the game. My alter ego is the “model” version of myself. I used the white background in this photo especially to resemble a cover of a magazine. I tried to imitate the same pose someone on the cover of a magazine would have. This alter ego is a personality of mine that is hidden a large percentage of the time as well as someone I would like to be. I wanted there to be a comical difference between what I look like to the world, and who I am on the inside. I kept the background as plain as possible to force myself, being the subject matter, to bring the theme of the photo based off of my facial expressions and posture.