As Collier Schorr is my artist reference I wanted to present my final images as a collage, so I started off by selecting images I want in my collage and putting them in a folder I probably won’t use all of the images in the folder but this is a good starting point.

Creating the collage

⬆ I started Selecting a few images and moving them around until I came up with this layout. I like the way the images positioned however I want to experiment even more and see if there are any other layouts I like.

After moving the photos around I also came up with this layout I prefer this layout more than my previous one as I like the composition and the way the photos use the space more.

Virtual gallery

Above is my virtual gallery which includes my final images. On the left of the gallery is photos I took in the lighting studio which have been edited and used as my final images as they are the best outcomes from the photoshoots I did in the studio with the lighting.

In the middle is my response to Collier Schorr’s Americans collage which includes some of my final images which have been edited and placed in a collage form. This is also why I put it at the centre of my gallery.

On the right is some more of my final images but they are more natural ones and are more simplistic than my other final images but are still equally important.

Evaluation & Comparison

Overall I am pleased with my final outcome and all the time and work I put into this project.

I felt that my final outcome is quite successful as it is like Collier Schorr’s work but with a more modern feel to it, this is because my work resembles more of modern masculinity with the use of lighting and the studio in some of the photos. It is like a comparison to Collier Schorr’s photos which looks quite old and use more older men in the photos, some of the men are cowboys which gives her photos a more wild western feel.

However, there are some similarities such as the pose and facial expression in the main middle photo on both pieces of work which may hint that even though the idea of masculinity is changing, some things are still the same I also tried to use similar visual and technical references in the middle photo on my response, but for the other photos in the collage I tried to be more creative. If I could do the project again I would try and produce multiple outcomes and use a wider range of people in my photoshoots to make my photos more diverse.