For my third photo shoot I wanted to convey the feeling and theme of lack of identity while also exploring gender identity. I will be using Francesca’s work as inspiration for this photo shoot.  For this particular shoot I was inspired by the images below.

The 3 images above show female figures moving around, while Woodman photographed them using a slow shutter speed. I will be doing the same, as I think its very interesting the way she represents these women questioning their identity by making them appear almost ghost like, and making them almost disappear into the image as they look blurry. I also think its interesting how all their features are blurred as that also symbolises that the women don’t have identities since we cant see anything that makes them look individual. For my photo shoot I will make sure my models are wearing simple dresses, just as the women in the image are wearing, as I think it’s a very successful piece of clothing when using long exposure as it’s loose and will flow meaning that it will help me achieve the effect where it almost looks like the models are blending into their surroundings. I will also be photographing my model in a studio to begin with so that I have a more controlled environment to perfect the long exposure technique. Later I plan on using more interesting settings when I further develop my set of images inspired by Woodman.

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Analysing

Technical

While taking this image I set my camera settings at a slow shutter speed along with a low ISO. I did this because the slow shutter speed meant the exposure time would be very long, so by lowering the ISO the image didn’t turn out overexposed.

Visual

In this image we can see a female figure dressed in a black dress. Due to long exposure it seems as though there are 2 people standing in the same space, but in different positions as she was moving while the image was being taken. In the photo we can see one of the faces smiling, and another face like figure with their face hidden so only the side is visible.

Conceptual

This image is meant to convey a feeling of a lack of identity. I feel as though this has been done quite well. One reason for this is because it looks like the model in the image is there twice, showing a lack of individuality as they both the figures look the same. It also conveys 2 different feelings. As the model was moving and making different facial expressions, we see one version of her face smiling like she’s happy and we see another version where she concealed her face by turning her head, which meant that we could only see her jaw. This could symbolise the emotions that come with feeling like you have a lack of identity as she appears happy but there’s also part of her who may feel as though she was self-conscious to show her face.