My
self-portrait reflects me in my most complex state. There is one picture of me
smiling and one picture of me with my eyes closed and looking slightly sad. My
facial expressions are used to represent my two most basic but confusing
emotions, happy and sad. I am not entirely happy, but I am not always sad
either. I have varying emotions that are constantly changing, so the extreme
light and very dark shades represent that. I can feel at one moment sad and
depressed but then just as soon laugh and smile.
The trees
in the background represent how I grew and am growing throughout life. The
trees are visible through my face and body because my past still reflects and
helps to create the person I am today. As a tree grows they change and branch
out, but they still have a strong base that they stick to. I try to live the
same way, change and explore, but remain myself and stick to the core values
that I believe in. I also like people to know that I will always be there, like
a tree is almost always there, they can count on me.
For my
self-portrait I used photo shop to edit my photo and developed it in the
darkroom. I had to change the exposure many times to get the right shade on the
photo.
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