18th April 2014
This set of images was taking in the school dance studio. I wasn’t as happy with these images as the background is too normal. Perhaps with more doll like makeup they would have looked uncanny however these images just look like normal dance studio images.
I do however like the use of the mirror and the box in the first 3 images I feel this links in nicely with the double / doppelganger part of the uncanny especially in the first two images where they are not actually posing as ballerinas they are in natural poses. I think I like this idea and might take a note of that when doing the next set of images as I feel it works better visually when they are not actually posing and are more natural looking.
The first image has to be one of my favourite in terms of poses again the image are too small and blurry to use and the background needs to be properly cleared. Attention to detail was not key in this image as the mirror has handprints all over it and the chairs in the background should have been moved. These are all things I would have considered if it was me taking the image it is hard to direct exactly what you want from another country. Another idea for this image would have to be lights off, black and white and maybe some writing on the mirror about alter ego. I feel the models face and position is looking unsure at the ‘person’ behind her which would work well when talking about the double.
The last two images I did not think worked at all they are not similar enough to be doubles and again the pictures look to ‘normal’ also the chairs in the background needed to be cleared away or ordered better.
