The want and need to escape from my
own home that is confines was my main focus in my self-portrait. I attempted to
use the handcuffs to be my visual metaphor for being confined and unable to
leave, and the door to be my way out. It shows how close I am to reaching my
goal, but I may be close but yet I am still so far away. I proceed to try
different angles and different places/positions with my camera, but I soon
realized that it didn’t convey the message or theme in my photos. So because of
this I decided to do a more simple, yet informative photo instead. When I
started to use Photoshop I didn’t want to change much because I felt like there
wasn’t a need to change anything big. I have used Photoshop before, so it was a
breeze to complete that. Now printing out my photo onto the transparent paper
wasn’t difficult at all, but I had to wait awhile to actually print it. When I
finally got to the dark room, I started to have some difficulty finding the
right amount of time to expose my image/paper. I have had a trimester under my
belt using the dark room, so besides finding the right time to expose my
image/paper, it was pretty simple and easy. This photo represents me because it
shows how I feel and how much I want to leave and find my own path and road. I
also wanted my photo to have that brownish tint to it so it comes off a little
aged because I want that to be my past not my present. My self-portrait is
showing a piece of me and what I want that most people wouldn’t know, but it’s
truly and entirely a part of me. My self-portrait goes beyond what’s on the
outside or what I like; it’s who I truly am.
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