As a sort of nice easy task before Christmas, we were set the brief The Object of Desire; to create a photo that somehow was linked to this theme. For me when I think of desire I think of what is it that we desire the most. For a lot of us it's the desire of beauty, to be perfect in our appearance. The theme also brought to mind the idea of sexual desire. I think a red lip epitomises these two reflections perfectly, with the red lip being considered quite a sexual and provocative image as well as the seductive way in which the lips are parted. I think it also demonstrates how we use makeup to beautify ourselves, showing how we are never happy with our bodies natural appearance (something I explored in much more depth in a previous blog post on body image.) I also used the mirrored affect as a way of reflecting the vanity that this desire causes. The repetitive nature of it I think comments on the 'selfie society' that we live in, that this photo reflects that moment before a hundred selfies.
As well as trying to create a photo that really screams desire, I also found it a good opportunity to have a play around on Photoshop, using skills such as blur and brightness enhancing, as well as discovering some new ones. I'm really trying to get in as much practice with using Photoshop as possible, as it's going to be something I'm going to rely on for my street style photo essay brief (of which I will post the finished product here), as well as countless other assignments in the future I'm sure.
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| Finished product: my 'object of desire' |
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