Above is a photograph that i took whilst i was in Portugal. It shows a young man, alongside his grandma and a middle-aged woman. The old woman, who lives in a small shed has a very intriguing habitat. The poorly clothed, but richly wise lady is sitting the single wooden bench which she has outside. She is holding onto some wooden sticks which are used as walking sticks. In all, this photograph portrays a lot of meaning and has a vintage effect to it. I only placed a dot onto the boy’s face because he was smiling whilst showing his teeth. This displays less of his raw emotions. Also, i wanted it to be mysterious.

Again, in the same location but further down, I found these sheds. Since Baldessari’s work includes portraiture and uses other people, i decided this one of a man would work well. The rustic and hand-built sheds add a country feel to this photograph. I used a white dot again to simply cover his face and hide his facial expression. All that can be seen is his head shape and hairline, whilst leaving the most important features to the imagination.

This is the last picture that i have included from my trip to Portugal. I found that there was a very weird but interesting compositions in this one. Particularly because the dogs are on the edges of the photograph. They almost go out of the shot. I think that the depth is very good here because of the sizes of the dogs. In reality they’re very similar in size, however the way that they are positioned, one looks larger than the other. Thee one on the right is closer to the stone wall, and the black and gold one is more in the center. I covered both of these dogs faces to emulate Baldessari’s work.

Above, is a picture which i took in France. Within it, there are five students from my photography class, which chose to disturb the normal conventions of society with a performance. They laid out a towel and crossed their legs. They then started to meditate. I like how the people in background seem astounded and astonished. I blocked out everyone’s faces to keep the theme of secrecy and disguise going through.