How do I identify myself? I identify myself as a person who is very emotional and always thinks a lot when alone, I'm afraid to be on my own, but want to stay alone sometimes, and always 'act' enthusiasm to people who were not to close... HOWEVER! there is a person, who is totally opposite as me, he can keeps calm in many different situations, he feels comfortable in many places in either by himself or going with the crowed, he is always social and being enthusiasm to everyone, including family, friends or strangers. Even though we had a totally different personality and did not look too much the same, but I still feels HE IS ANOTHER ME IN THE WORLD, he is the person who I've spent my life the most so far, he knows each of my thought without guessing, sometimes we make the same pose in sudden, sing the same song in sudden, speak the same sentence in sudden, even feeling ill in the sametime, having blood nose at the same time, he knows every little secrets of mine and I knows everything of him, he is me, and I could also be him.

ALIX Marie

Some Tips Of Making The Works

frustration with the photography, how to make it more vision 

gender stereotypes

how to make photos in a different way, make it three dimensional

printing, prints on paper, or on fabrics, photo sculpture

classical art is the base of researching, knowing the history of art is important 

The idea of concept is ...Make tests sr=tart with the unknown of the art, practice the most in the studio to get what wanted, research is important, casting is... People around her close circle, that is because it is something that interest her as well. usually doing herself

Shoot..analogue..process..try using different media

gender influence any of the shoots? gender stereotypes, no rights to talk and work about this but did searched and looked up

The titles of the works... Metophors, names of some specific mood, temple, particular words with double meanings in French

commercial easy stuff, not being perfect in each area but at least is good at certain techniques or areas

Based on today's short activity as to take some portrait photos of each other, I've developed my idea for my project for the week. My partner was Maya, we didn't know each other very well until the day we actually sit down and speak before the shoots. One thing that I found very surprising is she has a very similar background as me, Maya was born in Japan and moved with her family to Paris, then to uk for foundation course, this happened same as me, I was bourn in china and migrated to Australia, then based in London for foundation, I had two brothers and so as her. I found very interesting as to meet someone who is very similar to me but from a different nation and country. This has remind me to take a series of picture based on someone who is very similar to me, as "another me in the world" 

what story do you want to tell?

My idea is to took photos based on telling some strange memorable stories between me and my twin brother when we were young. He was the people who is most similar to me and we know each other so well as he is the person who has spent most the time with me during my life so far. The photos will based on what I could remember so far about our memories, (most of it will be injuries and fight that I remembered mostly) and a retaken version of the photos that our parents took for us when we were still young. 

What/ who is your subject?

As I want to make the shoot simple so the colour I assume will basically based on white and red as the main colours, the background would be simple as well, a studio set up will be great, the light should be soft and not to cool, I want it to be soft. In order of posing I'm planning of to act out the scenes of memories that I could remember so far and any photos of when we were young I will retake it again as well.

Makeup: to show the simple and the reality of the photoshoot, there will be fake blood needed for the project, however I've also thought to cover both of our eyebrows up so we could look more similar in appearance as the part that we look the most different is the eyebrows.

Speech given by chritian

Xiao dong liu

visual identities

Who? what? how? Why? Where (the structure of writing)

layout and design of the artworks from others, make it nicely presented to public

using different font, make it in different sizes.

Speech from 

sahre a room with different people who does different things

Introducing of the studio spaces

Typographic, how do two graphic person work together

work on a big scale, 3 dimensional scale, development is important, take ideas from objects around

How was the outcome put together, trying different colours, object, 

Working in different process and skills, eg print 

Julie Greve

Broad target. young old stranger

give them a cleAr idea of what you want them to do

Have a little conversation before starting

"stay still, hold it”

Long exposure figure out the pose

The face is the most expressive

From the short speech from Julie today, there is a lot of information and her personal experience shared with us which gives me a better idea of my project for the week. Julian’s work is mainly based on portrait as she finds human face is the most expressive, in order of taking pictures of others there isn’t a certain range of people set for her target, their were young girls, elders etc. It is important to give the model a clear idea of what you want them to do, to make them feel comfortable about it the best way is to have a little conversation before starting, as also maybe try to took a photo within them sitting in a chair first of all, plus using a long exposure to give them the time to find the most suitable position for the shoots. 

From Julie’s photo what I feel personally is a very clear shoot, with simply model in the middle of the photo and with a suitable facial expressions. The clear and simple ness of her photo is the key point to make her photo stand out better and we are felling enjoyable to look at. Beside that I also find a point which really catches my attention is the background color of the shoots, it is not off white or creamy white but a color that is a little bit gray, which combined really well with the skin color, and makes a balance, harmony to the photo, I thought this is something that I could took on further into my portrait shooting for the project.

Before starting the actual shooting I think it is best to pan out how I would like the photos to be shorted, so I've made some simple sketches based on my brother and my childhood memories. I want all of the outcome, the plan and the test photos to be simple as it could be, which it is the style that I would like it to have for this project.

Before starting my actual shoot, I've tried to test the makeup, light and background testing with my model, which is my twins brother Steven. The outcome went better than what I've thought of, and the model is also putting him self in the mood. After the testing I believe I could make some adjustment of where should I place the tripod with my camera, and the red should be darker and more red, instead of orangish colour, but also making is as close as to my illustrations of each planned shoots.

The critical today was to present the outcome infant of half of the class which I think I did not do well as presenting in a small table groups. Based on the photos that I've printed out, it is very interesting to see how different people seeing it so differently from each other and myself. The feedback started basing on how people looked at the photos, most people thought it is presenting the violence and the relationship between gender, the main colour red stand out the most and red stands fro violence. Others thought it is telling a narrative, or might have a order to how it might be presented in. Firstly I was very surprised how no one noticed in the photo it was me and my twin brother, and how some people seeingit in a very dramatic way, I want it to keep simple but I'm wondering if it's too simple that people are not too sure of what it is about. However there is also people thought it is a great set of photos, how not having a text or description beside it add another meaning to it, as making it personal to myself and new to others, when each of student have their own way of explaining the meaning behind the shoot and that even makes up another story, or recalls some memories in their own experience as well. In summary I am quit happy with my final outcome as it is very close to what I was planned earlier using the simple illustrations, and I would like to make a few more these series in the future as well.