Week 7:Mid-Term Head Shot

I chose to use this photograph for this week's portrait assignment because I feel that it is an exact replica of who I am as a whole. Artistically speaking, I am the overall focal point of the photograph. With all that said, to be honest I actually like this portrait of myself because it's dark, unyielding and yet some what mysterious. It has a dark and grotesque feel to it being that it was shot in black and white. Achieving a grotesque feel was accomplished by having so many different shadows making it appear that my head is larger then my body. Also, this photograph exhibits a few of my personality traits, such as how shy I can be or how I am actually a very quiet person. This pose indicates how I tend to keep to myself a lot of the time. I can just be thinking about things or nothing at all. I like the feel of isolation in my life sometimes just to ponder on some of the darker aspects of the macabre world, whether that means vampires, zombies or the undead in general remains to be unseen. I enjoy things that are jagged or chaotic in the art spectrum, things that sometimes are at a imbalance, hence the Slipknot t-shirt. The jagged writing exhibits the imbalance. I also enjoy skin art such as tattoos, hence the stars on the face. I do have the need some days to have a good balance in my life and that can be viewed here with the my silver necklace, which as a bit of repetition feel to it. Overall I feel this was the best photo to describe who I am as a person. Dark, mysterious, quiet, shy, kind and a little strange at times.