This piece was originally a experiment of combining two artists techniques but i liked the execution of the picture so much it’s a final outcome.

My intention was to try and combine reality with virtual reality, with my model in familiar location to me (Oldham Bus Station) where i see most people on their phones. I use this photo as a replication of what i see daily when coming home from college but to use this in a way that would be relatable for other people. The models face has been removed to show how one comment can make you feel like a ‘Nobody’ or an ‘outcast’ but as well as seeing the image in that light, the meaning behind the image was to show how you can have thousands of positive comments but the one negative can have a large effect on you, making you feel like an outcast despite having the good comments, the one negative still effects you.

I took a lot of interest to the artists behind the image because their images had a lot of ways you could view them and that is what i wanted to create within my photograph. I wanted to combine the techniques Rolzay uses of loss of identity in his photographs and Misras use of likes and comments in his work.

What have I learnt from this course?

During my course i have learnt about how important lighting is and the effects it has on your final image, but mostly how light can be determine by the settings on the camera and how it can be adjusted in Photoshop. Overall, what i will be continuing to use in the future will be, be inspired by an image and use the artists techniques but don't copy the image and be unique.

What is my advice for anyone joining the course?

Advice for anyone starting my course will be, do not think anyone in the course is better than you and always do your work to your best ability, i always doubted my images when others thought they were my best pieces, never underestimate you talents because they may even be your best images.