Self portrait tuesday - self documentary series #4
by kricketson
four sweet peas
imaybeknittingaranchhouse
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don’t forget November challenge is up.
Archive for October, 2005
November Challenge - ‘exploration of identity’
by kricketsonThe Challenge - ‘exploration of identity’
- Dressing yourself up to explore your different selves eg. parent, child, sibling, work colleague, student, artist, gender, etc. You could also explore your beliefs - political, religious, etc. Minority groups that you identify with - sexual orientation, race issues etc. Or issues that are going on in your life right now - marital problems, self doubt issues, etc. Or look at wider world issues such as poverty, war etc.
This challenge can be as fun or as serious as you want to make it. Maybe you can use each week to explore something different that you feel strongly about, or to explore a different aspect of yourself.
Inspiration:
- A self portait tuesday blogger, last week began on this exploration with the simple use of wigs and glasses - she had a lot of fun while looking at her different selves.
- Have a look at Cindy Sherman’s works - a quote from her website states that she “uses herself as a vehicle for commentary on a variety of issues of the modern world: the role of the woman, the role of the artist and many more.” Some of Cindy Sherman’s images that should get you thinking. From her early Untitled film still series, where she explored the different roles of women in our society - #35, #6
- Robert Mappelthorpe’s self portaits - dresses up and down, uses props and makeup in order to look at his different selves.
- I did a pregnant housewife series a while back - inpired by Cindy Sherman
How to do it:
1. think about what you want to say/express
2. think about how this might be portrayed - do you need elaborate costuming or can you say with mood lighting and a change of expression?
3. gather props, costumes, makeup - a simple prop could be enough to make a statement - such as a broom and a head scarfe -, or a toy gun and shoe polish smeared on your face, or perhaps nothing more than a woeful expression and messy hair will say all you need.
4. decide on location, lighting needs (eg. daylight, or lamplight will give a different mood - try putting a coloured cloth over the window or lamp to change the colour - and thus mood of the moment. The room or space you choose will also make a difference to the image - what does using the bedroom with ruffled bedsheets say, compared to a pristine dining table - or a harried shopping excursion?)
5. make 10 minutes somewhere somehow within the week to loosen up and face what is important to you. You never know you might make a difference.
Self portrait tuesday - self documentary series #3
by kricketson
livejournal mereteveian
openbook one good bumblebee
monkeybrains lisa’s musings
lovelifelivelife
susanbaldwin
loulouaddict
iwasnt
babyburger lorem ipsum
brightredshoes
specialstuff sugar bunny
mistyeyedart
Self portrait tuesday - self documentary series #2
by kricketson
a bird sewn with gold threads
i wasnt what was i thinking
dina stamps ponderings
little somethings something to say
debrichardson red shoe ramblings
the green onion once upon a time
livejournal jekagogo i’m channelling doris day
This challenge is really enabling a glimpse into others lives. I would love to hear what you think about it - as a participant or viewer. leave a comment if you have something to say.
bloglines and feeds
by kricketsonTo be added to the bloglines list you must have a feed. I am very reluctant to add blogs by hand to my template as this takes up a lot of time.
If you have a blogger blog, typepad or other standard blog software then you can simply turn the feed option on from your settings area. If you have a non standard blog software or make your own blog then you can manually add an rss feed - add rss to your website, or with software garden, I havn’t used either of these so would appreciate any feedback if you try it out or know of another way.
This just in:
Contentious - how to create your own rss feed
making an rss feed
I want to put as many people as possible on the list - so get a feed now and then tell me about it.
If you currently do not use a blog subscriber to keep track of your daily reads then I would suggest a subscribing tool such as bloglines, or subscribe to feedburner -
Self documentary series challenge - week 1
by kricketson
I am so excited about this challenge - can’t wait till next week.
Click the image to see the whole series on their blog.
