Feedback 31/03/09

Reaction to images: two stand out more and they are the ones I like most myself. They are the 'being human, posing like an animal' images. The big cat at water source and the gorilla at the picnic area. I'll call them cheetah and gorilla.

Cheetah: Looks like from National Geographic program. The animal has been caught at its natural habitat, drinking water from the source. The mood of the image, the leaves leaving shadows, the look, all very good.


Gorilla: Good choice of props and location. Looks like bad acting. Trying to be an animal, but is not really. Good that looks like English countryside, not a savannah or gorilla's natural habitat. Feels like trendy city person is reclaiming the English countryside as an exotic animal. Reaction to notion that you will almost never see anyone except white middle class English people at the countryside. (Not so sure about that) Doesn't look like a jogger (like I intended), rather like a trendy person. This has definitely more meanings to it and seems most interesting out of all the images. Use of colour was mentioned as well. The flat yellows in the background and the yellow hoody are very well opposed.

Both: Perhaps digital editing on bodies and faces is not necessary. Just the pose should be perfectly animalistic and convey the meaning equally well. I disagree. The use of digital editing is a comment on the mutability of the photograph and the image of the body. It's also related to the uncanny and abject that I wrote about earlier.

So, I guess I should carry on along these lines and produce more work.