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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Independent Study_1_Ally_Skateboard

My "ambitious" project is doing a series of photos involving different culture. The idea is that one person choose a non-self-identified culture. Then, we will work together to stage a scene that we think will represents the culture the best. The second step is to find a new person who is self-identified with the culture. And we will shoot a scene of the real culture from his/her perception. The goal is to see how people from different culture portrait each other and themselves. The gap between each photo will be the misunderstanding or stereotype of each culture.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to finish it. It's hard to find the right person and schedule a time with them. I don't have much time to spend on staging the scene or shooting in general. But I still like the concept. I might continue doing it in the future.

For these photos, Ally and I staged the skateboard culture. She chose the park near main st, and picked what kind of cloth to wear. All the action and falling are intensional to match her perception of skateboarding. I used my on-camera flash and a speed light putting on the ground. We had a good time!

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Narrative Project

16 x 25 Black & White Prints

Story from Ahren (for the second photo):

It’s three thirty A.M. on a Saturday morning. Maggie, a twenty-two year old tom-boy walks through a parking lot where a tragic incident happened eight hours ago. Her brother, Johnny, was jumped by a local gang and stabbed to death. She walks slowly towards the scene of the crime where she sees the outline of her brother on the ground. Blood stains are still visible around the drawn outline of the body. She stops in front of the scene, clinching her fist. Maggie looks down, a single tear rolls down from her eye. Maggie sighs and looks up, “God give me strength. He was the only brother I had that you gave me… please give me peace, because all I feel is rage and hate, and all I want is to avenge him. This is what I want, I won’t sleep till they’re found and brought down. I will never look away. Behind her, someone speaks, “Maggie, I’m sorry.