I took this photograph in a small ruin as I felt like this was an appropriate place to show 'gradual decline', linking both to the decay of the mind in schizophrenics and the decay of the building in the surrounding environment. I felt that these complement each other very well, yet at the same time, I wanted to show how vulnerable someone who suffers from schizophrenia is to the environment and how easily effected they are, so I wanted the model to wear a white dress to represent how exposed and defenseless the figure is to her decaying surroundings, almost as if this was dragging her into this declining state of mind.I overlapped two photos, one of the main content and one draing with light using long exposures because I think it shows how overwhelming and uncontrollable the thoughts in a schizophrenic mind are and how this flows into the surrounding and effects their perception of reality.
In this portrait I wanted to embody the way someone is trapped in their feelings as well as the desire to escape, focusing particularly on depression. Depression is often something you hold within yourself, leading to misinterpretation from the outside view of others. I wrapped the figure in tape, which I used as a metaphor for that caught and entangled feeling as it is almost restraining her from movement to break free or makes it harder to function in every day life. Although this moment shows helplessness, I did want to show a spark of hope by using the colour red in her dress and lips to add connotations of hidden frustration and perhaps also strength that she has not yet gathered, to eventually escape her overwhelming emotions as I would like to hope that this is almost always possible. Finally, her posture is also suggestive of a shy and closed personality, implying her hidden and unshared feelings.
I took this photograph named ‘Invisible man’ to represent oblivion. With this photograph I wanted to raise awareness, showing how passer-by’s ignore homeless people and almost regard them as inhuman, barely showing any traits of empathy or response towards the shocking life style of the homeless. When I saw this sign I thought it was the ideal set up for this photograph as ‘the invisible man’ added to the effect of feeling perhaps insignificant. I observed this location for a while as I thought it was interesting how passer-by’s paid just as much attention to this as to when the homeless person actually stood there, again highlighting how they are completely oblivious to these people.
I took the picture from a low view point to get a sense of the feeling of being below others or being looked down on by the passer-by’s. I then used a slow shutter speed to capture a long exposure of the people walking passed, so that they are out of focus and creates a feel of movement. I did this to exemplify the way no one takes a moment to stop and show some respect for the homeless.
I took the picture from a low view point to get a sense of the feeling of being below others or being looked down on by the passer-by’s. I then used a slow shutter speed to capture a long exposure of the people walking passed, so that they are out of focus and creates a feel of movement. I did this to exemplify the way no one takes a moment to stop and show some respect for the homeless.
The photo 'Kiss by the town hall' by Robert Doisneau was a great influence for this photograph as it inspired me to use long exposures to not only develop an aesthetically pleasing image, but also to represent and add context and meaning to the photograph.
