Painting with Light

Trapped

This part of the unit I thought was really hard because I could never figure out what to photograph. I tried so many different ideas and before I thought of doing photos with flash I used a flashlight and painted different animals and spaceships. Nothing worked. I was just getting so frustrated with everything and how I couldn't get a photo that I liked even one bit. Once I figured out that this is what I wanted to do it took me forever to get the right photo. The reason I choose to photograph Ellie standing against a wall upset is because especially during teenage years, life get so frustrating and you don't know what to do. This shows the life of an average girl that has had enough. She feels trapped and she can't get out because there is something that's holding her back and making her feel trapped. Which is why I named this photo "Trapped". After I finally got this photo I was really impressed with it and loved it. I had to crop it a little because i didn't like the background but I finally got a good final product that I was satisfied with. This unit was also really cool :)