DIRECTIONS.
In the same post as your final triptych and individual photos, add the following underneath the photographs:
1. SYMBOLISM & MEANING
List all the subject matter in your photographs.
Next to each, explain the symbolism of that subject matter (what it represents/why you used it) Remember: focus, lighting, spacing, composition are all symbolic.
Explain WHY you made your choices for symbolism.
Write what you INTEND for the viewer to 'see' in the symbol.
Example of how to write this on your blog post:
Make-up on my face = This symbolizes...Broken bicycle = I included this in the photograph to symbolize...
Apple = The apple is used in this way to represent ________ about my life/self...
The bubble = this represents fragility, and is meant to convey a feeling of...
Me, Out of focus = this represents the times I'm feeling unsure about myself and...
2. ARTIST STATEMENT
From the 40 questions below, choose TWO questions from each category to answer.
Your answers should be thorough, and leave nothing to the imagination. Assume you are explaining your self-portraits to someone who cannot see them. What would you say? How would you describe them, and their meaning? Your responses can be straight-forward answering of the questions, but...you can also compose/write your answers into paragraphs that, when read as a whole, include the spirit and response to each question you choose.
