Reflective Self-Portrait
Layers
No-Face
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The subject of this image is my face. The setting is my front yard. To create this image I brought a mirror outside and took pictures in that. Then I developed my film and enlarged this print. When developing the image I used a fan brush to brush on the developer so it was focused on my face. When I first put the developer on I could not find my face which is why there are different depths of value. I wanted to create this image because I thought that the trees in the image would add depth and texture. I also liked using the tree because it blocked some of my face. A composition technique in this image is informal balance. To me, the left side of the image carries more weight because it is almost all developed and the tree leaves crowd that area. The right side has a large blank area and there is not much going on on that side. A composition rule used in this image is the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is displayed by my face. My face is located on the right, third line. This helps to make the image more interesting. Having the large white space of the right side makes my face stand out more on the third line. I had a few struggles with this project. The first role of film I took came out fine but there was not a reflection in any of them. Another struggle I came across was that my camera did not have a self-timer so I had a difficult time making sure my face was in the actual image.This image shows that people have layers and different sides of themselves that they want you to see. There is a dark half of my face and a light half. These two sides could represent the part of myself that I show to other people and the other part that I keep hidden. The layers of value show the layers of personality that everyone has.