Performance Task

For the actual photo of myself I took a picture of myself standing on a log that has fallen over a river.  I used f11 Aperture and 1/200 shutter speed to take this photo. I took this picture to represent my actual self because by standing on the log with ease to represent not just physical stability but also mental stability.  I am standing up straight which shows that I am mentally stable and healthy.  In the photo I chose to keep a calm face to show that I am not afraid of falling into the river.  The reason that I am not looking down at the river is because the river represents bad things in life and not looking down shows that I am looking ahead at good things to come instead of only worrying about the bad things that could happen. I also show composition in this photo by using lines I am standing up straight just like the trees behind me and also like the log I am standing on.  One of the techniques I used was standing far enough up the log so that the sky is behind me.  Why I did this was so that the brightness of the sky makes the photo look more happy because most of the time people associate brightness with happiness and joy.

For the photo of my other self I was lying down on the log struggling to keep myself up. I used the same aperture and shutter speed as the first photo to keep the photos looking similar. I took the picture this way to represent that I am not mentally stable and am close to falling into the river. In this photo my face has a stressed and worried look to show that my other self has taken on stress and fear.  The reason I am looking down at the river is because my attitude is only focused on the bad things and life and is not looking for the good things that could come in the future.  I show composition in this photo with lines by making the background behind me be a mess of sticks and roots which represents my mental state which has taken on all the mess and struggle I have experienced in life.  One of the techniques I used was I decided to make myself in front of a dark background which represents sadness and depression that my other self takes on.

I chose to show the photos as one because I think it is a unique and creative idea. The reason why I am standing above my other self to show I am keeping my head up high and have a positive attitude.  I decided to place my standing self with the trees because I am standing tall and straight just like the trees in the background and I placed my other self with the sticks and roots by the river because the sticks are very tangled and messy just like how i'm laying down on the log.  The reason why my photo is very long and skinny is because I think those dimensions flow with the log which is also very long and skinny.