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What is a consistent theme/visual element in your project? What would be the opposite of this? How can you implement that into your project?


A consistent theme is objects or events that relate to the person and/or human being presented within the photograph. And aside from that common theme all my pictures have a somewhat close-up feel because that is how I like to shoot. I guess the opposite of this would be taking a step back and not including anything in the frame but the simplicity of the human being and maybe taking a shot from a lot farther away than the original pictures. I could work this into my project by simply not including all close-up shots after awhile and with no variety there could be a sense of boredom throughout the piece if I don't mix things up a bit.


Type 20 worse or phrases that relate to your project.


Happy, sad, hate, emotion, anger, holding-on, reaching, despising, not wanting, longing, cherishing, casual, timeless, heart wrenching, letting go while at the same time holding on, "I can't do this anymore", goodbye, caring, not caring, stop, "What the heck", pain, hurt. 


Think of one of your most memorable dreams. How could you add elements from this dream to your project? 


One of my most absolute memorable dreams would be the dream in which my brother is taken hostage and I can see him and feel his pain and hear his cries but we are separated by a giant wall of glass and there is no way for me to get through, I have to watch my brother suffer and there is no way I can help him until finally I wake up and somehow ground myself back in reality. I could definitely do something in terms of possibly making my brother a memory or remembering a time we were together with my Polaroid and then capturing an image digitally that represents an emotion of hope or want and longing. Trying to hold on to this picture if it is the last thing I do. 


Divide your project into three components. Rearrange and reassemble them in your mind. 


1. The Polaroids
The Polaroids are a major element to this shoot. They add another level of depth and layer to the overall photograph. The Polaroids are meant to capture some sort of action or object that will later be represented in the digital representation.
2. The Digital Representation
The Digital Representation is extremely important in the sense that this is the second layer to the representation of the piece. My piece has a lot of influence from a representation of a representation and I wanted that to somehow come across and make a bold statement so I chose to make a representation of a representation and portray it in almost two different ways while at the same time cohesively making one photograph. 
3. Emotion
The last component to this project is the raw emotion that is intended to come across in the photographs. There is a wide range of photographs and some are more playful than others but the way in which the Polaroid is represented in the digital reconstruction is meant to portray a lot more than just a cool landscape or placement for a picture. It is meant to finally get to that last layer the layer this project has been missing and add the element of emotion to really tie the representations to one another. 


Remove something from your project. How does it change?


I think removing anything from my project will leave my pictures flat and dull. You asked me to imagine removing one element from my photographs and as you can see above there are really only three strong elements within the photographs so without every single one of those being executed to perfection there really isn't much of a Final Project. Without all of these elements you would  simply have a picture of someone skateboarding or a picture of feet. The elements are the depth and without you have got nothing :) 


How would you convert your project into a narrative? How would you remove any narrative from your project?


I think my project already provides a narrative through the emotions captured and the events along with the representation of the events within the final images. There is so much you can draw from these images and I honestly think the narrative is up to your interpretation but I have always thought that if you are attempting to portray a narrative it is up to the interpretation of the viewer. I think removing a narrative would be hard and almost a bit dry. I believe in story and what a photograph can tell you. I think my removing elements throughout my project I could possibly be left without a narrative and be left with less of a project and more of a picture.


At the deepest core, describe why you like this project. Dig deep!


I think at my deepest core I am truly addicted to this project for what it represents. There are good and bad memories things and moments in all of our lives and we all have to suffer through the tragedy of losing something we cherish or going through an Organic Chemistry class that we absolutely despise but we are humans and humans to me have always been much stronger than we give ourselves credit for. I truthfully believe that everyday is a new day and no matter what has happened in the past or what may happen in the future you have today and you shouldn't hold back or let life win because you are who you are for a reason and believe it or not you will still be you after tragedy strikes. Don't forget who you are and remember that we are strong and we have so much that others species don't so don't just sit around and mope because you have a Chem test tomorrow rejoice in the fact that you know what Chem is and can understand the equations (for the most part). I'm obsessed with this project because humans constantly surprise me and whether its fun or not we hold on and persevere time and time again. 


Contract your project. What would it boil down to if squeezed and contracted to its simplest form?


The simplest form I could possibly get to with this project is representation. This project is all about a representation of a representation and some other representation of that thrown in as well. It is a representation of an object or action that is represented within a photograph that depicts an emotion in regards to the representation within the digital photograph. I think showing different elements and different sides to every object or action or even feeling adds a sort of depth to anything. A depth that just wasn't present before. 


What would happen if you demolished your project and reconstructed it physically or  conceptually?


Person I truly enjoy the concept behind my piece and I think it has a lot to offer in regards to what it is trying to portray so if I were to demolish this project I would want to bring it back to life conceptually. I would want to maybe add different scenes and I would really want to portray my emotions better in regards to the digital photographs that involve the Polaroids. I had a tough time with that portion of the product so being able to portray those better would definitely be something worth demolishing to reconstruct. 


Look at one of your images. Redesign it entirely. 


There is an image of a clock or ummm necklace with a watch face. I would love to redesign it and have a different time piece all together. I'd love for it to portray something in terms of time and what the past, present, and future have in store for us. To be honest I'm not really sure how I would do this and believe it or not the majority of my images I don't plan. I have a rough idea and start shooting because that is when my juices start flowing and ideas come rapidly shooting out of my lens. So redoing this picture would be fun while playing on the emotion of this girls memory in regards to the necklace was an interesting shoot and turned out to be a great picture I would still love to reshoot and have it play off of time and what that represents.