Physical experiments

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This is a physical experiment to help show my shoot 1 mood- depression. I done this by printing out two of the same images and cutting them into strips- one cut one way the other cut the other way, I then weaved them together to create this effect. My idea for this stemmed from my practice shoots and I really liked the outcome. I think this helps portray the mood of depression because it shows confusing- she doesn't know what to do. It also shows depression because it can symbolise her mind- she feels mentally messy as she is unsure on what she wants to do. This image has changed the meaning of the photograph because originally it was just a photo of someone looking sad, now it still shows the denotation of someone leaning on their knees being sad, but it also holds a connotation of the confusion. Unfortunately through the process of scanning, the colouring has changed, although this wasn't intended and it couldn't really have been prevented. 

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This is a physical experiment to help show my shoot 2 atmosphere- creepy. I done this my printing out a horizontal image and ripping around a frame. I then got scissors and scrapped off the ink in a straight line. I like this effect because it looks like its an old image which has been misplaced many times and has slowly began to be destroyed.  I also done this in my practise shoots to show creepy and believe it worked really well. I think this is a good example in forming a creepy atmosphere because with the straight posture of my subject combined with the graffiti on the mental wall behind her contrast one another, alongside the ripped image. Originally, this image held the simple denotation of someone standing by a garage, the connotation is that is it a little bit creepy with the eye contact although it wasn't really as scary as I had wanted. Therefore after physically editing it, it helped transform the level of creepiness. Again much like the first image, this image also appears to of faded through the scanning process, this wasn't intentional.