These gaming images relate to this teenage boys identity as gaming is a big part of his life. Its something he loves and enjoys doing. Modern day teen boys are known for there love f the online gaming world. Where hours and days would be spent online. This hobby may be his safe place, a place where he enjoys himself with no worries. The bright colours found all around the images represent his love and passion for gaming and how it fills a hole in his identity. The concentrating expression on the face in the portraits above gives off the impression that he is completely zoned out, as if no one is around him.
These photographs were taken at very low light in the day, nearly no light at all. Using only a single spot light in the car , editing on photoshop was needed to be done to see the images clearly. These photographs have an old style to them, as if they were taken in the 1960’s. The light parts of the face and hand are the main features that contribute to the photo for making it look the was it looks. The body of the boy blends in with the blackness of the background and the rest of the car to emphasis his facial expression. The seriousness of his face and the way only one hand tightly grips the wheel of not just the car but the motorbike too, implies his love for vehicles and what he feels almost proud of.
Linking To A Photographer
This old fashioned look with these dull black and white photos links to Bruce Davidson’s work. This is seen below…
These two images placed together seem to have the same sort of lighting as light in Bruce’s work hits mainly the face and coat of the lady and man on the bus. Both images seem to have the same tonal range of black and white as well as sharp lines found between contrasting parts of the images between black and white.
Apart from the images physically linking together, Bruce Davidson over the years of work has taken photos of teen life in the mid/late 19 hundreds. This links to my work as the whole concept of the photo-shoot is to show a moderns teen boy’s life and what his personal identity is.
EVALUATE AND CRITIQUE
If I was to do this photo-shoot again with the car and bike theme I would use more natural light to bring out the dark areas to make it more of a modern day photo rather than replicating an old style of work from years ago. I might have used more colour in my work to connect to my models lifestyle and his identity to others and himself.