Time to start (photography)

In class I started to look more in-depth into the Jim Goldberg. I my opinion the genius of his work is in the explanation of that the text brings to the images. However the power is still kept in the images themselves. I point of my rambling is that the images still have to be strong and well constructed in there composition for the image to be strong over all. All of the elements have to be high quality. This means that all of the skills that I have learned will have to be used to make the images look good alongside the text.

Outside of the classroom I began making the images for my final piece. I am going to make images that reflect my personal opinions about things using the text and imagery. The text will be made buy had and physicality placed into the images. I don't want to use Photoshop for the images unless I have to make then black and white and can't to it with the camera. The first image will be about feminism and its anti sociality mentality. Briefly I what to demonstrate that it one is to stay in society they must participate regardless. I wanted to have an image of a woman participating in sexual acts and text text to read independent woman. These are some of the image That I took.

I tried different combinations of words but in the end I stuck with "independent black woman" and the bottom image. This is because this is a well know sentence and has its own baggage that I feel adds to the theme when coupled with this image. 

The next image that I wanted to make was a statement about the lack of freedom in the UK. My political views are very libertarian and some things like smoking bans really annoy me. I wanted an image of me sitting in the cold naked holding a fag to show the length we have to go to for freedom. This week it snowed and I wanted an picture in the snow however I had no idea when the snow would go so I had to make the image quickly. Further more it was cold so I decided to take the image on automatic and fix any problems in Photoshop later. This is the last time I want to use Photoshop for these images. these are the images that I took.

I took this pictures in the alleyway by my house (way form people). I don't like the lighting and the slanted angle of the image so ill fix these images in Photoshop.