Photography and Digital Practises

Artist Precedents - Collage Annegret Soltau The series of images that captivated me is called 'Personal Identity'. Soltau took self portraits which she then stitched paper onto, masking the face. The series began with the stitching of her birth certificate, and she says that she will end it with her death certificate, which one of her surviving family members will put together. The rest of the series is made up of the artist's SIM cards about which she says "are in everyday use and in which my self is saved in digital format." The series discusses personal identity in the age of digital information. Annegret Soltau. Personal Identity. 2003-16, photographic collage, http://www.annegret-soltau.de/en/galleries/personal-identity-2003-14/artworks/konto-geschlossen.  Accessed 28 Sept. 2020. Ren é e  Matthews This work by Matthews speaks to me about my topic, as on a very surface level, it has a person taking a selfie. I am interested in the idea of chopping the head of ...

Photoshoot Contact Sheets A couple of images edited in Camera Raw. Their empty couch counterparts were edited with the exact same settings so that the images would have the same white balance and tone. Adding other images in Photoshop. My models gave me a short list of items/people they would have in their perfect selfies, which gave me a good starting point. I couldn't add everything, as some of the things just didn't go with the theme, and some I couldn't source and use legally. Aidan - the moon - a really expensive guitar - Blake Lively (the actress) - a creeper (from Minecraft) - the Eiffel Tower Ellie - lemon trees - a goat - the giant wasp (from a Doctor Who episode) - Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory - Surtur scene (from 'Thor Ragnarok') This is a finished photo and I'm actually really happy with it. I think the original photo was good as I gave myself a lot of blank wall space to work with, which is why I think this one is successful. It is also nice becaus...