I chose these as my favourite outcomes in my Identity shoot as I think they were my most successful. I think the colour splash effect worked effectively to lead the audience’s eyes onto the burning images; it keeps the audience focused and allows them to think above the image and onto the true meaning of these photographs.

I like the fact that the burning can represent a variety of different things; however, for me the burning of the images represents the fact that as we grow up, we start to grow out of friendships or lose contact with people we used to be close to, this burning represents our memories slowly fading away as soon we won’t be able to remember our memories that once meant so much to us and therefore losing that part of our identity.

Here the models have either a neutral or sad facial expression; I think this is important as it adds to the meaning of the image as the neutral face creates the ideas that they have already forgotten about the memory and therefore the image has no longer much meaning to them or something has happened to cause them to not want to go back, the tearful and sad face represents the sadness felt through loosing this memory or important time period of the models life as it could have been one of the happiest periods of their lives that they have now lost or are losing.

I also quite like the contrast with the texture of the backgrounds; here I have tried to use a different background for each photographer to show each models individuality and to further emphasis the idea of memories and that every memory is unique to that person and to further link this to idea of identity.

Overall I am quite happy with my outcomes as I have managed to merge the ideas of my two photographers and put my own spin on this topic of Identity. This photoshoot was quite important to me as I have tried a more conceptual approach to the image and a more emotional side to this photoshoot.

Here with Carolle Benitahs work I tried to merge her idea of altering old memories to help symbolise what is going on now in her current life and Identity. Here my alterations made was through the burning my the images is similar to Susannah Benjamin’s work as I am burning a picture of a younger version of my models however this version is a memory which has sentimental value to them, I feel like this creates a more meaningful photograph as it was extremely emotional for them to burn these sentimental images; however I feel as though it works as a powerful metaphor for what is happening to them in real life and the idea of them losing their identity.

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