I made virtual galleries of each theme in portraiture using Photoshop.

Femininity vs Masculinity:

Environmental portraiture:

Headshots:

(Using Artsteps)

MY EVALUATION & CRITIQUE:

Overall, I really enjoyed portraiture however my favourite has been femininity vs masculinity as I had a lot of ideas on how to be creative and experiment further which I feel I achieved. I really enjoyed researching identity politics and culture wars because I found a lot of information for context and it helped me come up with ideas of how to represent gender in society which is really important. I think that my images in this theme produced well as I was able to not only represent modern stereotypes but also show gender fluidity through the inspiration of my artist references. I like the way I have used coloured and monotone images in my work because both of my artists tend to use black & white yet I still wanted to add vibrancy to my work to make it more personal to me which meant that I wasn’t just using one or the other. I think that my intentions for the photoshoots are clear in my final images because it is clear what I was trying to create and they distinctly correlate with my Francesca Woodman, Shannon O’Donnell and Cindy Sherman. My work relates to Francesca Woodman as I have created a motion blur that covers the subject’s face using a slow shutter speed that creates the same mysterious look. Shannon O’Donnell’s – That’s Not The Way The River Flows– has been represented in my work through the images of my subjects hands and body with feminine and masculine characteristics also produced in black and white. I also think my work relates to Cindy Sherman’s work as she represented different stereotypes of women in the 1950s/1960s whilst I have represented the modern stereotypes of young girls and women. However, I feel that I should use a further analysis into my artist references’ work in the technical area because it would show a greater understanding of how they have managed to create the image as this will help me to produce similar and related images, as I will know how to do it.