IMAGE SELECTION/SUB-SELECTION

When taking my photos I didn’t have a set idea of what I wanted to photograph, my view on the identity project was that I wanted to create a visualisation of a teenage perspective of identity, showing possible self destructive behaviours which are camouflaged by the vitality of youth and teenage culture.

In order to make a fair selection I went through each photoshoot I did and created a 1-3 star rating system- 3 stars being most likely to use and 1 star being least likely to use on Adobe Lightroom Classic.

Then I colour-coded images with 2+ stars to create a sub-selection of images which I am interested in editing. These images are the ones I believe thoroughly show my inspirations in my individual perception of what I want to portray.

From this selection I then picked my final images that I wanted to edit/experiment with in Adobe Lightroom Classic, I colour-coded these images red.

After this I colour-coded images that I wanted to present as a set that carry a certain theme as when I present my images in a physical sense I would like them to be displayed as sets of polaroids so they have a more autobiographical sense.

When editing these images I want them to have a raw and intimate effect to them which portrays somewhat taboo subjects such as sexuality, restraint and self destructive behaviours. I believe the images I’ve chosen portray these feelings and once they go through the editing process I hope they are successful in the delivery of these emotions to the viewers.