Reflective Self Image

DESCRIBE:

The subject of this image is the ribbon and my scar. The setting is my bathroom, because thats the only lighting that I could partially make work. To create this image, I used a ribbon and note that was in a picture frame to reflect my scar. After I captured the image, I put it in greyscale and then inverted it. I chose to create this image because I knew it would have a powerful meaning because it set the grounds for who I am as a person today. The ribbon is supposed to balance out both sides of the image to show my scar.

ANALYZE:

This image shows the composition formal balance. Both sides of the image are similar. My transparency was very light and the print also kept coming out light. I messed around with the aperture and developer time but it was still coming out grey.

EVALUATE:

The meaning of this image is to show that your experiences early on in life reflect who you are as a person. Having cancer made me into the person I am today and it will constantly be one of those things that I "reflect" on. I think this image could be stronger if there were more tones so the image wasn't so grey.