Week 8

Because Connie wasn’t in last week, we had an open assignment. We could do a self-portrait of our choosing and didn’t have a set topic. I decided to explore new ways of doing my thesis. I started off with the idea that I would shoot with my digital camera, and then take a Polaroid photo of my digital image. This came about because it is easier to Photoshop imperfections and also see an immediate preview of what I was shooting. These were the digital images:

I didn’t quite like the digital sharpness I was getting from the digital, by my Polaroid’s focal length was not macro enough to get the image sharp enough and this is what was happening when I took a shot of my computer screen:

It was blurry and out of focus and I was not sure how I could make this work. It was suggested I really try using a Polaroid directly to shoot this and not rely on Photoshop and digital.