For a self-portrait assignment, I decided to deliberately emphasize my inherent eccentricities. I took a digital photo of myself added a Sepia filter to it using Photo Booth, then created a virtual negative of it in Adobe Photoshop. I chose the negative theme to express my self-opinion; a photo negative will always be an example of potentiality, what an object or idea can become with the right applications (i.e. “a diamond in the rough”).
Also, the negative effect gave it a “horror” feel, which shows my general affinity for the genre. The light switch was originally not meant to be part of the picture, but keeping it in allows me to mock the phrase “The lights are on, but nobody’s home”.
Lastly, the quote, “Those who dance are considered insane by those who can’t hear the music”, came to me through it being mentioned in Napalm and Silly Putty, a book by the late comedian George Carlin. I’ve always considered myself to be a part of the mainstream while simultaneously being separated from it, on an entirely different yet connected level of understanding.
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