Evaluation Of Portrait Project

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Femininity Vs Masculinity

For this project I went in with the idea of identity devoid of gender and also beauty standards and the subsequent insecurity that comes with living in a society with such high standards.

initial exploration of theme

I knew from the start that I wanted to mainly photograph my friends who are all more typically feminine and have experienced insecurities of some kind. Along with taking to photos to then be painted over I wanted to take photos that made my friends feel beautiful in the process and how I see them externally outside of their own criticism of themselves.

First Photoshoot

The first Photoshoot was inspired by Sian Davey’s ‘Martha’ work. Davey focuses mainly on her daughter in her life and out with her friends I wanted to do the same when taking pictures on a day out at the beach mainly focusing on my friend Keira.

I think when looking at my images compared to Davey’s work they effectively convey the intimate feel and exploring the personality of my friends, however I do wish I could’ve also taken more images in different situations to further explore my friends interaction with the world.

Second Photoshoot

The second photoshoot was by far my favourite and I think the most effective inspired by Sian Davey’s the garden and Tom Hunters work recreating classic paintings. It was taken in the grass land at Gorey

I used Charles Edward Perugini’s – ‘Pandoras box’ as a vague reference for the photo which I then painted trying to keep the image softer with pastel colours to replicate Sian Davey’s work but also using a palette knife to apply paint thickly creating a visually interesting texture I added small details to the paint such as circles and following lines to add even more texture.
For the second image I used Thomas Francis Dicksee’s 1895 ‘Miranda’
Tom Hunter and Sain Davey’s ‘The Garden’ inspired

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