Chosen final prints and layouts-

A4:

I decided to put these images for my final prints to be mounted on a board together as I felt that they sequenced together seamlessly. I wanted a variety of page sizes, and decided I wanted these images to be A4. These photos sequenced seamlessly to me as they present the same theme of feminism stereotypes ‘traditional housewife’ however obtain different elements in each image. This is because of the variation of angles. The first image represents the motherhood and nurturing element through the subjects hand over her slower stomach and is looking down obtaining the ‘female gaze’. Although, this does not include the symbol of heels. The second image I wanted in the middle as it is the most different to the others, and gives the illusion of the subject looking over at the left image. The bending over with the high heels with the props such as the apron and dishes, signifies more of a submissive woman in the household. Finally, the right image expresses all of these elements at once in one image, as it emphasises the jewellery, high heels and the ‘female gaze’ looking over the shoulder from a behind angle. All of which symbolise different elements within femininity and stereotypes within the 1st wave movement.

A5:

For these combination of images, I chose for these A5 images to be mounted together as I felt as if they fitted each other perfectly. I liked how the 2 on the edges worked well with each other as they are the same, but obtain different feminine poses. I wanted my middle image to break up the similarities, but at the same time to obtain relevancy. Therefore, I added this image which is one of my favorites as it is taken from above, signifying that she is submissive, and the man in the household is mostly likely dominant. Whereas the other two have a sense of independency. The middle one, the subject has hair rollers in which expresses her effort to appeal to her husband. Another reason why I decided to mount these images together is because the two images on the side, are expressing reflection (Reflections of Repression), whereas my middle image is executing the ‘female gaze’ and looking up, to emphasize this stereotype of being submissive and dominance, portraying the gender roles and power dynamics. Therefore, I really admired how all 3 images had a different meaning to interpret.

A3:

Virtual Gallery

I chose these images for my virtual gallery as they are my preferred images from my 4 photo shoots. This is why I chose these images for my final prints. Overall, I think the black and white for all of my images fit into my theme I decided to focus on. Not only this, but I believe it looks smarter and more organised when sequencing my images together. I personally like how each image has meaningful interpretations of being a woman which was my objective within this project. Although each image is layed out thoughtfully so two photos do not clash together, I liked how the first image on the left is the beginning of the feminism waves, contrasting to the last image on the right which is representing the last wave of feminism. Ultimately, expressing the change of women throughout the years and how stereotypes are ultimately formed.

Evaluation In relation to Statement of Intent

Within this personal study, looking back at my statement of intent, I stated immediately I wanted to explore the major social issues within gender, specifically women. I wanted to surround the themes of Cindy Sherman and Nan Goldin which was slightly a challenge as their work was very different in many aspects. Cindy Sherman took images of herself portraying the traditional housewife through props etc, creating cinematic and theatre play, whereas Nan Goldin linked more to realism and documented the struggles of being a women in a patriarchal society. I personally believe I balanced the two artists equally for my inspirations, and executed significant symbols through angles and lighting. I thought my development such as putting my book into symbols for each wave of the feminism movements was beneficial as it made it easier to balance both of my artist references. For example, Nan Goldin linked to my 3rd wave and slight 2nd. Whereas Cindy represented my 1st and 2nd. To continue this, I added a bit of my own thoughts of being a woman in todays society, being the 4th wave extended. This was my 4th photoshoot to represent how women feel considering the rise of social media and the pressure on young girls. Overall, my book layout came out exactly how I intended with the collaboration and mix of all the waves rather than doing them in order. I feel that I carefully selected what image to go where to emphasise the contrast significantly. My front cover being in colour differed to the rest of my book and contained significant symbolism. Lastly