In the beginning we had no idea what mode to show our photos in. We thought about printing them out onto glossy photo paper, but decided that passing around the tiny portraits wouldn't have the same grand affect as putting them up on the big projector screen. Printing them out into hard copies might not have been as forgiving either. We edited all of the photos ourselves on photoshop so they weren't perfect (I think that's what makes them great personally!) Nevertheless, hard copies might have been little more clear in the pixelation which might have showed some of our mistakes. Since Rachel was away for the editing days, she decided to make a slide show chronicling out pictures through the decades.
For this project we incorporated lots of principles of media arts. We showed duration because we literally traveled through the decades all the way back to the 1930's. We used point of view because these photos were our take and our recreation of the iconic originals. For the most part this project focused on hybridization. We used different hair, makeup, lighting, modelling, costumes, editing and photoshop to accomplish these photos. Hours of work was put into each one whether it be hair and makeup or editing and photoshop. This project wouldn't have been a success if we hadn't used so many different techniques to make them. Anonymity was also used in this project because we gave up our own identities to step into the identity of the person we were trying to be. Not only did we change our looks, but we also changed the way we act, stand and behave in front of the camera in order to become the other person.
Even though some of the photos weren't up to the standard we wanted, I think this project was still a success because we incorporated so many of the principles of media art into it.
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