Work Diary - Fourth Shoot

Evaluation

During this shoot, I wanted to focus on extremely personal items which could be the evidence of somebody's identity and/or existence. I chose to photograph my desktop, bedroom, as well as toothbrushes, photographs, trophies, bed side tables, wardrobes etc. This topic links with human presence, but on a much more personal level, as in my photographs from this shoot, we can see pieces of jewellery, and general personal possessions which are linked to the person that owns them. I liked this topic a lot as it was easy to shoot, but I also like the explicit meaning that is shown throughout all these images.

This is one of the images that i took of my desktop, clearly we can see certain personal possessions that belong to me such as my watch, pencil case, notepad, camera lens, balloon from a restaurant etc. This is evidence of my existence and presence, as i have obviously put these objects there. This photo is also evidence of my disorganisation, as the desktop is extremely messy. 

This photo is of a wall from the upstairs of my house, on this wall and from what we can see in this photo, is a lot of photographs of my brothers and i from when we were younger. This is evidence of growth and age, as these were taken a long time ago in the past. I had to angle my camera so that none of the photos were visible as they were professionally taken.

Progression

Following on with the 'personal possessions' topic, I would like to next shoot in the studio, and use a table to align all my personal possessions that i carry on a daily basis. I would also like to take at least nine photos, including my own, of other people's personal possessions too. This will enable me to create a multiple imagery. I would also like to ask people to organise their possessions in order of value. As well as shoot their possessions the way that they place them. For instance, I had a look on the internet to find influence and inspiration for my next shoot, and these are some of the images that i found: