Work-in-Progress #2

 

I have continued to experiment with the effect of photo manipulations on viewer interpretation and the formation of meaning. My primary focus this week was the introduction of found images. 

For my first critique I had created collages in a physical space, by juxtaposing photographs on a table top. This time, I have utilized the amazing capabilities of technology to create collages of a different sort. The two images (as seen above and below this text) are examples of my recent work.

The first, is a much more obvious overlay, in which the distinction between the two photos used to create this single image is easy to make. This photo is intended for large-scale printing which will call for the full participation of the viewer.

The second photo, on the other hand, possesses a very dream-like quality in which the past and the present flow into one another.

Which method is most effective in conveying meaning? What can you interpret from these images?

For the next set of two images, I delved into the world of portraiture by utilizing some of the different styles that were discussed in our class. The image to the left possess all the qualities of the deadpan genre: blank and expressionless faces, a disconnected photographer. The image below looks much more like a candid snapshot.

Deadpan has often been used by photographers to engage their audience;  rather than directing us toward a particular emotion or response, we are free to create our own meaning.


Which of these two images is most effective?

This last image plays around with our construction of human identity. Does the text take away or add to the image? How can I make this image more effective? How would handwritten text be different than typed in relation to meaning? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for visiting my blog. AM