I HAD THE REALIZATION . . . WHY DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A FINAL PRODUCT?
My team and I spent two days working with and photographing forty-five people! What was different about this process was the fact I only had about fifteen minutes of their time; and with that, we greeted them, applied makeup, and had about five minutes to shoot. So the process and the experience for each person was in a way similar to mine: unfamiliar, some comfort, some discomfort...
With this series, there is an effort in trying to remove the self yet only using what we already have, which is the self. Even though I only had five minutes with each person, I managed to capture a lot of material, in which I had difficulty in making a final decision. But with some assistance and second opinions, I had the realization...why does there have to be a final product?
In the coming months I will be presenting this series in a variety of ways, whether it be different cropping, color shifts, importing never before seen images, it will be a never-ending piece.
Thank you again to everyone who participated, Enza DePalma on makeup, Rebecca Marken as Production Coordinator, Christie Smith and Elizabeth McGuire as Production Assistants. And of course a big THANK YOU to everyone from Calumet Photo NY, which has sadly closed its doors a final time in March.
My team and I spent two days working with and photographing forty-five people! What was different about this process was the fact I only had about fifteen minutes of their time; and with that, we greeted them, applied makeup, and had about five minutes to shoot. So the process and the experience for each person was in a way similar to mine: unfamiliar, some comfort, some discomfort...
With this series, there is an effort in trying to remove the self yet only using what we already have, which is the self. Even though I only had five minutes with each person, I managed to capture a lot of material, in which I had difficulty in making a final decision. But with some assistance and second opinions, I had the realization...why does there have to be a final product?
In the coming months I will be presenting this series in a variety of ways, whether it be different cropping, color shifts, importing never before seen images, it will be a never-ending piece.
Thank you again to everyone who participated, Enza DePalma on makeup, Rebecca Marken as Production Coordinator, Christie Smith and Elizabeth McGuire as Production Assistants. And of course a big THANK YOU to everyone from Calumet Photo NY, which has sadly closed its doors a final time in March.
