TASK #1 DIANA EDELMAN

Hey Guys!

Throughout researching Thomas Sturth's work I found his museum series to be the source of my inspiration for this assignment. It felt to me as though he took those photographs to capture the reactions or emotions people felt by looking at a piece of art within a museum. It seemed to be a common element that the people within his photographs had very unique and different facial expressions. It's almost as if he waited there for hours, having people pass him by the whole day until he would wait to catch the right expression or emotion from the spectators.

I too am very fascinated by people, and about capturing the right moment even if it takes hours to bring a certain emotion from my subject. These Portraits above are shot through a mirror. I wondered what people saw in themselves as they stared blankly into the mirror. I found there to be a very different mental state of mind for a subject when they are asked to just stare at themselves in the mirror. There is a closeness and vulnerability to a subject in this moment. It isn't about what they see in the mirror anymore, it's a reflection of their day or past. It's a reflection of how they feel once they are alone and how they don't even look at themselves anymore. They look at their life. I found this to be compelling, and an interesting spin on Thomas Struth's photography.

I'm also having trouble on which photograph to finalize. I'm even considering to reshoot and use 35 mm film for this because i find it gives a different quality to a photograph that i may be looking for. Let me know what you guys think!

-Diana Edelman