I enjoyed this shoot as it allowed me to get a message across very easily. This wasn’t a childhood memory however when I researched tableaux photography I found this photographer named Alec  Dawson. Part of his photography focused on how technology can distract us from the way we are living. You can find out more on my previous post. I have also done a separate post on childhood memories however I think this also links to memories. Its showing how these people in the frame could be making memories however they are too busy doing their own thing on their devices. I see this on a daily basis whether that be my own family or other people I see when i’m out.

When taking these photos I wanted to make them look almost cinematic like Hannah Starkey. I went around this a different way to Starkey as I conveyed this looked by cropped the photo in a cinematic looking frame. I also wanted the people on their devices to look lifeless almost ghost like I did this by selecting them only and decreasing the saturation. Also when taking the photos the lighting was very warm however I changed this as I wanted it to seem cold. I did this by places the a filter over the top of the photo and lowering the opacity.

My favorite photo is the photo in this selection as its frames perfectly for what I was trying to achieve and the lighting is also exactly how I wanted. It emotion on the subjects is also the right kind of facial expression I going for. I also like the last photo as it seem very eerie as we do not know what the female subject is staring at.