I would describe identity as being a person’s personality and character, but i can also involve a person’s gender,geographical location, political views and social standing. Identity also encompasses one’s culture and this can be influenced depending on someone’s social or geographical location, or their place.
Editing Process:
1. Original image opened in Adobe Photoshop.
2. First I used the “curves” to change the tonality of the image and to create highlights, low lights and increase contrast.
3. I then used the “black & white” feature to take the colour out of the image and cause the mask to stand out from the black hoodie and darker grey background.
4. I then added a tint from the colour library in the “black & white” menu to add subtle tint to the image
5. I repeated step 2, adjusting the curves after having set the image to black and white to ensure the image had slightly more extreme levels of contrast than I wanted.
6. Finally, I used the “brightness/contrast” function to actually decrease the “contrast” as i found this resulted in the shadows on the mask being smoother.
7. I repeated these steps for all 4 of my final images from this shoot.
Final Edits:
Editing Process:
1. Original image opened in Adobe Photoshop.
2. I began with the “spot healing brush tool” in order to clear the skin of any blemishes or marks.
3. Then I used the “blur tool” in order to minimise pores and smooth out the skin to make hiding features easier.
4. I selected the “lasso tool” and cut out a smooth area of the face with minimal amounts of colour differences so the cut out area is not noticable after blending.
5. Using “ctrl+J” and “ctrl+T” I resized and re-positioned the cut out area over the mouth. Then selecting “flatten image” to allow me to start blending out the border between the image and the cut out
6. Using a combination of “spot healing brush tool“, “healing brush tool” and “blur tool” I blended the cut out area in with the image to create a face without a mouth or noticeable editing lines or patches.
7. I then repeated steps 4-6 to cover the nose.
8. I selected the “black & white” feature, increasing the brightness of reds to create a paler complexion and help separate the face from the black background.
9. Finally I used the “sharpen tool” on the eyes to cause them to stand out more and bring the face together.
Final Edits:
place
noun
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
2.a close similarity or affinity
gender identity
noun
a person's perception of having a particular gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex.
1.Cultural identity is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. It is part of a person's self-conception and self-perception and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture. In this way, cultural identity is both characteristic of the individual but also of the culturally identical group of members sharing the same cultural identity or upbringing.1.Social identity is one's sense of self as a member of a social group (or groups). Sociologists use the concept of social identity to explain how people understand who they are and why they do what they do.
1. An individual or group's sense of attachment to the country, region, city, or village in which they live. 2. The key characteristics with which a particular country, region, city, or village is associated.
1.politics in which groups of people having a particular racial, religious, ethnic, social, or cultural identity tend to promote their own specific interests or concerns without regard to the interests or concerns of any larger political group lack of / loss of identity
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Best Images:
Black and White images I chose to edit the photos creating even more of a contrast between light and dark. The black and white images create more of a ghostly effect. The purposeful over and under exposure look more intense and create a more interesting image with a clear focal point in relation to the back ground. My final outcomes
Image creation process On Photoshop I went into image - adjustments - the i used the black & white controllers to create the initial flip from color to black and white. Also to create more contrast and over come the distracting background i used the same process but instead of clicking on black and white, i clicked levels then when from the left to right controller until my back ground got to my desired darkness.
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Identity – In psychology, identity is the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that make a person (self-identity) or group (particular social category or social group). Categorizing identity can be positive or destructive. A psychological identity relates to self-image (one’s mental model of oneself), self-esteem, and individuality -Wikipedia
My initial instinct thoughts about identity and place are very varied. Personally, I am being drawn to lack of/loss of identity, due to the nature of being able to heavily experiment with props and photoshop. I feel that I would be able to express clear view points about loosing an identity through my photography. Moreover, I am also liking the idea of social identity as I would be able to explore more serious topics which are relevant to todays society. Although this would provide many opportunity’s, I feel I would be able to produce a stronger outcome and more in-depth if I went down the loss of identity root.
Loss of Identity:
After looking at the work of Peter Kennard, I was inspired to also make montages that express my opinions and views on political matters that are currently happening in the world.
This photo montage about Brexit. In the background I put an image of anti-brexit protesters, and covered it with an image of Theresa May, a faded EU flag and newspaper headlines. The fact that the protesters are being covered by the other layers, symbolises how their views are being neglected and not particularly cared about. The faded EU flag is symbolic in showing how, little by little, Britain is no longer fully part of the European Union and continues to make plans to leave. The particular image of May that I chose, displays her looking rather confused and not particularly sure in what shes doing as this represents that fact that some people view her as not being a good enough leader to take Britain out of the EU on successful terms as the the UK’s economy and social stability may be effected by the decision for Britain to leave the EU. The newspaper headings contrast hugely with the expression on May’s face, as 2 of them show quotes where she sounds like a strong, and capable leader. This contrast represents the fact that many people are divided on whether or not Brexit is a positive thing or not. The third newspaper headline is a negative one showing the other side of the argument.
For this next photo montage I wanted to do something more creative and fun. For this montage I used an image i took of someone sitting down, and i also used a picture I took of the same model’s arm. I duplicated the arm several times and changed the colours. I then used a galaxy background from google. There is no specific underlying concept within this image, but i think its a very interesting montage just because it looks very unusual and unrealistic.
In psychology, identity is the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that make a person (self-identity) or group (particular social category or social group). A psychological identity relates to self-image (one’s mental model of oneself), self-esteem, and individuality.
For this topic of interest, identity and place of a person is to be explored. They can be explored through the ideas of gender identity, cultural identity, social identity, geographical identity, political identity
lack of, loss of identity.
