the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

Gender identity

personal sense of one’s own gender. Gender identity can correlate with assigned sex at birth or can differ from it.

Social identity

a person’s sense of who they are based on different groups such as social class, family, friends or even groups like sports teams.

Cultural identity

feeling of belonging to certain groups such as nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture.

Geographical identity

An individual or group’s sense of attachment to the country, region, city, or village in which they live.

Political identity

Race and economic class can effect political identity. For many people supporting a political party isn’t simply a voting decision.

Mood-board

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Nancy Borowick

Kensuke Koike

Below are all the images I chose to edit from my shoot for tableau vivant. I edited them on Lightroom as it allows for more in-depth editing.

image one

For this image, I decreased the saturation as the face is quite red and looks unnatural. I also altered the levels of the image to create darker darks and lighter lights, this allowed for the background to become a lot lighter and brighter, attracting the viewer more to the face.

image two

For this image, there was very little editing need to make it strong and interesting. All I did was alter the levels to make it more balanced and easy on the eye.

image three

For this image, I again decreased the saturation to make sure the face looked less red and more natural. I also altered the highlights and shadows, meaning the background became brighter.

image four

For this image, I decided to yet again decrease the saturation to make sure the face looked less red and more natural. I also increase the highlights to make sure the features on the face were more illuminated and easier to see.

Mood Board

Definition

Identity – the fact of being who or what a person or thing is; the individuality of one person, which makes them ‘different’/ unique/ themselves.

Ones background/ environment/ upbringing are all factors which contribute to identity, as they shape not only the person but also their ideas and belief system. Identity isn’t just the physical appearance of a person but also their personality, their past, their future and their ideas which is why factors such as gender, culture, society and stereotypes can also affect and change someone’s identity, they may change (or not) in order to adapt too and follow societies dominant ideology of the time – what’s popular/ trendy/ what others expect you to think and feel.

Artists to Research

Carole Benitah, Francesca Woodman, Lucas Simões, Arnaud Jarsaillon and Remy Poncet of Brest Brest

Photoshoot Plan –

Themes – Loss/ Lack/ Hidden identity – disguise, cultural identity/ individuality

Ideas – Formal photoshoot – shoulders + above, empty room – high shutter speed to capture all subject movements, environmental ‘styled’ photos (not candid)

Print – Images on photo paper then burn/ place other object on top of them and re-take the images.

Lighting – flash lighting to minimalize the amount of shadows that are created over the subject face/ body, for outside shoots = natural lighting (morning/ midday times) as there is more natural/ exposed light during these times

Editing – Brush tool in Photoshop to mimic an embroidery effect/ actually sew then retake the images. Double Exposure = link to cultural(?) (Photoshop)

What – Images of people individually or using objects to mask/ disguise their faces.

Who – Similar to the artist, Carolle Benitah, I am going to use old family photos and use newer images to combine both. As well as using the Lucas Simoes burning effect to represent fading memories and how memories form ones identity.

Where – I am going to use the studio for more formal photoshoots, for the Alban Grosdidier inspired shoot I will use a bathtub and for others I am going to use everyday object/ surroundings to disguise the subjects.

Why – By combining these techniques, a representation of a loss of identity will be created.

Image Selection – Green = Good Quality, Amber = Medium Quality, Red = Least Quality.

Photoshoot 1 – Studio

Photoshoot 2 – carolle benitah

Photoshoot 3 – Alban Grosdidier

Photoshoot 4 – Fence disguise

Edits

Idea 1 – Inspired by Lucas Simoes

Idea 2 – Inspired by Arnaud Jarsaillon and Remy Poncet

Idea 3 – Inspired by Alban Grosdidier

Idea 4 – Inspired by Carolle Benitah

Evaluation

Direct Response To Alban Grosdidier

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For my Alban Grosdider inspired ideas and photo shoot, I used a bright light which allowed a shine/ reflected to be created from the ripples on the water. When comparing my results, I did take more of a surreal approach with some images containing three faces where as the artists style is quite natural. However, by getting the subject to move around in the water almost candidly I was able to capture similar expressions to that of Alban Grosdidiers subjects.

Final Images –

Important Websites: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/coplans-self-portrait-hands-spread-on-knees-p11673

John Coplans Photoshoot Contact Sheet

Final Edited Images – John Coplans

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Barbara Kruger Contact Sheet

Editing Techniques

Final Images

Final Piece Plan 1 – John Coplans

Final Piece Plan 2 – Barbara Kruger