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Essay:

Sometimes you would find some interesting facts of genders. For example, when most of men go out, they can only bring a wallet but most of women always bring a handbag. Most of women always think they need one more cloth to dress up, but most of men can live with several pieces clothes. In this project, I got some ideas from my narrative project, I collected some typical articles as symbols. I took photographs for them and put those photos together. I want to show those interesting differences between men and women by those compares.

Men Left, Women Right

Under Feet

Make Up

Jewelries

Take Them!

On the Wall

Ourselves

Part of me on the way  

Calmness(self portraits)

Impression(friends)

Bashfulness(strangers)

As a portrait photographer, it is important to find your models’ characteristics and consider about what they think about your photographs. I asked some friends and strangers as a model for me, someone rejected that because they think they are not good-looking enough before the shot. What photographers should do is communicate with them patiently and help them build their confidences by your artworks.

Lee Friedlander, Madison, Wisconsin, 1966，gelatin-silver print, 11 x 14 inches

Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1966 gelatin-silver print, 11 x 14 inches

Lee took him self portraits from an interesting angle. There isn’t any shot on his body but only his shadow. However, it still show his strong personalites.

Vivian Maier, Self Portrait, 1960.

The composition of this photo is perfect.

Vivian Maier, Self-Portrait; October 18, 1953, New York, NY

I like the light and shadow contrast in this photo. They divided her body and showed a special visual experience.