Roses
Aape & ASSC
Converse x Fragment Design
Ketchup
Caramel Dessert
Falling in Love
My final portfolio consists of 25 best photos that I took during this semester. Images are in various types, but they are sharing the same theme, which is red. During this semester, I’ve learned a lot of works from different photographers. The common characteristic of those photographers is that they take black and white photographies. I really like the black and white photos, so, I am considering to use black and white as the background for all my photos. The subtheme that I considered is “blood”, “fire”, and “love”.
The word “Blood” makes people think about the red color immediately. Besides, “blood” makes people feel frightened, and it connected with death as well. For me, the color of blood is my favorite color, and it is the only color that I can notice in this black and white world. In other words, it is a kind of symbol of my life. In my works, I edited some images related to death, which symbolizes blood.
“Fire”, obviously, is in red color. In my work, I use several photos of sunset (golden hour) as the background to represent the fire, and add tree or other natural scenes to that background.
Many people think that “Love” should be pink instead of red. However, I don’t think so, I think “Love” in red shows one’s sincerity. In my works, I took shots of what I love the most and editing them with the red color. Besides, I put what I think is a symbol of love in my works, too.
For taking those photos, I will just look around, and find something that attracts my eyes in a sudden. I will also edit some photos in different ways that I took for homework of previous modules. “Blood” has a different meaning to everyone, so there are many perspectives to understand this theme. I will not take scary photos like dead animals or people for my portfolio. There are many objects that related to “blood”, such as rose, apple, and so on. I will use more objects to express my theme. Besides naming those photos is another important element for a portfolio. I will take time to think about the naming because I think names should have some relationships to the theme. On the other hand, I am still thinking whether I need to change a theme, but still contains the red element and black and white background.