These two are my favorite throughout this body of work. Mainly because of the fact that the written statement on the tape is really clear and visible to read. I think the statements as individuals are quite powerful and I think the black and white effect works well. My work prior to this have differentiated greatly in comparison to this shoot because they were taken in a home environment with objects and elements in the background representing that fact. The previous shoot focused more on the situation that was going on and less on the subject, whereas this shoot was intended to focus on the sole aspect of the what the subject has on her face. The tape I used is of a large size and i’m quite glad as I think that anything smaller would have been to small to see anything written on it. The soft lighting and tone within these images replicate aspects of Valarie’s work. Her images are staged and the expression of most of the subjects face are blank (similarly to mine) and I think this was the best approach when this particular context was this intense.

I think that because of the hard lines on the clothes of the subject in the second image, it makes the image as a whole stand out. Because the clothes of the subject in the first image are quite dark and not many lines , shapes or textures are visible, it is softer and she doesn’t stand out as much as the subject in the second image. With regards to final outcomes, I like this body of work and think it is strong in representing  victims’s once unheard voices.