Final Piece Evaluation – Portraits

I believe this final piece has turned out very effective and clearly shows an understanding of Tommy Ingbergs photos and the concept of loss of identity. I think the composition and use of leading lines from the bottom picture to draw attention towards the top picture is effective in allowing the viewer to fully appreciate the piece as a whole. The road is used to lead the viewer through the picture as if they are on the journey that the model, at the end of the road, has taken in life. The road is clearly darker towards the start and then lighter as we progress further down it. I have deliberately created this effect to symbolize how the models life has or will improve despite the bad place in which he currently is in. This lighter part of the road is highly contrasted with the model himself as his is giving off a stressed or frustrated feeling. Similarly I have used the same approach within the top edit where the darker parts of the cloud are behind him and the person appears to be looking down the landscape into the ‘bright future’. This use of contrast can be associated with the difference in the persons life from now to then. All the images which were used to construct these final edits consisted of different light intensities and colors. I think I achieved a well balanced lighting across the images to ensure I create what looks like one scene. I think that the black card to board my images onto was the best option because it helps to connote the feeling associated with the images.