My first thought are mostly positive since I’m also very content of my work I like my artist research. However I had a lot of stress in the moment, I was very scared when expressing myself and being self-critical since that’s not my strong point. But after all that it went well. I have more positive thoughts because I like how it turned out and of course the relief to have finished just in time. The most interesting discoveries that I could meet in this project were the colors in Photoshop, I learned more about Frida Kahlo that I do not know and the work of Andy Warhol. For me the biggest challenge I had to face was to develop my idea and try to pass my message on my identity. I learned to organize myself more and to manage my time. I also learned photoshop technique and I know I’ll use them again. What helped me progress was asking for help when I didn’t need to have my ideas clearer and it really helped me motivate me. I think my biggest strengths is at the level of creativite and with this project I improved to this level. If it was to be done again I will focus more on small details because in presenting my work I have several ideas for the photos that I took and unfortunately I did not have the time to infiltrate these small details.
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Identity and Place – Self-Reflection
After completing this project, my first thoughts overall are positive due to my thorough artist research, display of photography techniques and development of ideas. While working on this project, I discovered the relevance of saving family memories and the importance of communication during photoshoots. At several points at the time of my shoots, I found it difficult to get across my ideas to my grandparents which resulted in the beginning of these photoshoots producing images with little use. To overcome this, I showed my grandparents examples of the photographer’s work I was inspired by so they had an idea of what I was attempting to capture. One of the most important things I learnt personally was the impact of family in my life and the effect photography has to portray individual messages. I would say the biggest obstacle I overcame was definitely my overthinking at the start of this project. It was important for me to make a decision on my theme and initial ideas early on in the process so that I had a clear plan to stick to throughout. I am very pleased that I made this early decision as it definitely benefitted my time management and allowed me to research photographers promptly. I would say my greatest strength in this project was my ability to form storylines with groups of images, I believe I successfully connoted feelings of warmth and family love with my different sequences. In the future I hope to, again, stick to a set plan and idea from the start of the project and to have confidence in my initial ideas.