For the mock exam, I wanted to create a piece that shows more of a shift in identity, from who I was to who I am now. I wanted to achieve this using my recent medical issues as the subject, as I’m unfit to drive for six months.

This was more of a mini-photoshoot just to get some extra photos, so I wasn’t looking for too many final images as I wouldn’t need them. I wanted to display masculinity within my identity through my love for motorcycles that I had developed over the year or so that I’d been riding, which I did by wearing the gear I typically used – my helmet and jacket. I also wanted to create the illusion that I was outside, as opposed to a more classic photography studio style, but I didn’t want too much in the background to distract the viewer, so I used a red LED lightbulb in the hopes that it would create a reflection on my visor similar to that of a traffic light or brake light.

When I edited these two photographs that I’d selected as the best of the shoot, I realised I could change the colour of the other key light that I’d had on to increase the overall quality of the image in Lightroom, and I think it looks rather similar to the lights on a police siren, which creates connotations to rebellion and crime, which is a typically masculine thing. Overall, whilst I like the way both of these images look, I think that the first photo would suit this project better and is in general more visually appealing.