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I like the below photo book for the way it plays with conventions by having photos spread across pages and then other sizes on other pages. Despite this, I like how the book still appears reasonably minimal yet it clearly had a lot of thought put into it.

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Tell me a story. In this century, and moment, of mania, Tell me a story. Make it a story of great distances, and starlight. The name of the story will be Time, But you must not pronounce its name. Tell me a story of deep delight.

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Prior to this unit, I had no knowledge on how specific it is to create a photo book. I have gained knowledge on various aspects of photo books such as paper gsm and why these fine details are so crucial to the end result.

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Laura Mulvey coined the term the 'male gaze' which is women being objectified in exchange for gratification for men. Below is a video which I watched which showed various topical examples; I used this to base the feminist argument to my photo book.

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Making money off the male gaze: sexist imagery or female empowerment?

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After thinking up my concept of the physical image placed on the face, I discovered Amak Mahmoodian already has a collection of photos with a very similar theme to mine through a discussion with my photography tutor. After I learn't this, I researched their work to see how I could incorporate any elements into my own with my own twist.

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Celebrities setting unrealistic beauty standards through visual communication 

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Celebrities setting unrealistic beauty standards through visual communication 

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With the creation of Photoshop in 1987, our lives suddenly changed - you could turn virtually any " ugly duckling" into a beautiful swan. When used with caution and in modesty, Photoshop can be a useful tool for enhancing our natural beauty and giving a self-esteem boost.

We often see photos of celebrities that look so flawless, it's hard to believe they're even real. Before you start comparing yourselves to them, keep in mind that their photos are usually the case of being photoshopped excessively. So don't worry, nobody looks like photoshop pictures in real life.

Celebrity photoshop takes it to another dimension by also setting unrealistic beauty standards to their young followers. Though sometimes, with a touch from an inexperienced editor, it can turn into an example of bad photoshop quite easily.

Below, Bored Panda had put together a list of celebrity photoshop fails and pics before and after the modifications - some of them were very scandalous, while others were simply photoshopped by people on the Internet. Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian - they're all there. Prepare to be shocked!

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57 Celebrities Before And After Photoshop Who Set Unrealistic Beauty Standards

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With the creation of Photoshop in 1987, our lives suddenly changed - you could turn virtually any " ugly duckling" into a beautiful swan. When used with caution and in modesty, Photoshop can be a useful tool for enhancing our natural beauty and giving a self-esteem boost.

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For this image, I printed a physical selfie off and used double sided sticky tape to tape to the face so the image was physically stuck to the face rather than editing it on. When editing the final image, the physical image of the selfie began to lose its colour so I used the selection tool to select the image and edit the brightness.

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Photoshop has been key for me to create my final images. I definitely wanted to feature Photoshop on my images since it relates to filtering and my photo book. Photoshop was crucial for some images not only to create desired effects like the one below but also because they had background that needed to be removed.

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The below image never made it to my final photo book. I like the idea of the image but feel it takes away from the theme of masks and touches upon other aspects instead which I don't want.

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I took various shots using this smile but found it didn't relay the message I wanted it too. To make it appear more like a smile I opted for a basic smile and liked the outcome better.

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Nan Goldin- known for political photography. Below image is Amanda in the Mirror- performance based, allows viewers to have a connection with the photo. Carefully taken with the mirror in the shot too. 'Amanda' represents social identity and pressures by facial expressions and props.

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SELF PRESENTATION VIA MASKS. ERVIN GOFFMAN MASK THEORY RELATING TO MY SOCIAL MASK IDEAL.

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SELF PRESENTATION VIA MASKS. ERVIN GOFFMAN MASK THEORY RELATING TO MY SOCIAL MASK IDEAL.

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I like the idea of my images having a moralistic point and whilst I would like the point to be easy to understand I like that viewers might be able to interact with my images be it physically or mentally by figuring out the message. For instance, the below image by Gillian Wearing appears like a normal portrait shot until you stare for a bit longer and realise the face is wax not actually that of a human.

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-Relatable and humorous images to evoke sense of irony and empathy to spark social change.
-Performance based to relay the social mask ideal further. Everyone's online profiles are masks.

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blind embossing

blind debossing

cindy sherman

eva stenram

Weronika Gesicka

Paper GSM

thickness

binding technique

thread - same colour as text for example

glossy images

performance

performing for the camera

performaing for the gaze

subversive

Laura Mulvey - Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema

male gaze

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Since learning our main focus of the brief is identity, I have decided I want to create a piece around the social identity of the female gender. This is because I believe I can be quite fluid with my work allowing me to touch upon other resistance and project identity as well as it being a viable topic for me to work with surrounding the current COVID-19 rules and restrictions.

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After a tutorial with Gracia and a workshop with Jonny, I have realised my work will need to be less generalised and more coherent specific to my topic. I have decided to focus particularly on the 'pressures surrounding women' whether it be from societal norms to the likes of pressured to be 'pretty'.

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Some current ideas noted for my photobook so I don't lose them:
1) A lady walking in public but with a physical image of her placed over her face. > putting on a brave face (me) (24)
2) Some kind of power struggle, photographing a female selfie through a search lens>  constant pressure, watched (whoever)
3)paper or image smile over face, (me/tasha) (21/22)
4) A female face with no makeup vs a instagram upload edited and makeup. (me) 21/22
5) rules on safety for women and their eyes looking through the paper (me) (20th)
6) Girl pointing or staring to the left to imply she is looking at the image on the left hand phonebook page, (Tasha)
7) beauty face mask (mum) (20th)
8)holding mask (mum) (22nd)
10) MG EYE

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Identity stands as an umbrella term for me. It can act as a host for a collection or community of people ie, social identites such as genders, age and religion. In comparison, it also represents our own indivualities and identities which are personal to us. Therefore, to me identity is a fluid term with more than one meaning. Words I relate to identity are society, stereotypes, persona, personal, me, you, us, looks, background and demeanour.

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Jo Spence 1934-1992: was a British photographer, a writer, cultural worker, and a photo therapist. Key themes in her work were feminism and the focus on breast cancer which Jo herself battled. In one of Jo's series she looks at advertising and how women are represented within them.

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(Use this to) Erase Years Off Your Mind in Days by Sam Hutchinson:

http://selfpublishbehappy.com/2019/05/use-this-to-erase-years-off-your-mind-in-days-by-sam-hutchinson/

I like this photo book because whilst the narrative is really clear it still provokes thought. The photos explore the effects of curation and a dystopian future. Despite the images all being completely different, they are still clearly linked by the use of lighting and editing the colours.

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Holly Morris Cafiero

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Amak Mahmoodian

the social mask

persona

the photograph as mask

there's something disingenuous to the photograph

Gillian Wearing

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Scrutiny

male gaze

Pantopticism

Foucault

whose gaze is this for?

united clear idea

Juno Calypso

dark humour

subversive

irony

for social change

evoke a montage

gaze

Ellen Gallagher- colour scheme

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Barbara Kruger is known for her conceptual work. She works with text and combines it with her images. Her work often explores a feminist critical lens. Her work keeps a coherence with her colour scheme of black, white and red.

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Gordon Parks used photography to address inequalities in America. His work references the American Dream too. “A photographer can be a storyteller. Images of experience captured on film, when put together like words, can weave tales of feeling and emotion as bold as literature"

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Cindy Sherman is an artist whose work often consists of self portraits. One of her series consists of a pink robe as the only prop and the focus is upon women.