OLIVIA BLUNDEN

MY STAGED PORTRAITS ARE CENTRAL TO THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FOCUSES ON CAPTURING NATURAL PEOPLE IN A VULNERABLE STATE OF BEING. I WANTED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO HOW I PERCEIVE THE WORLD AND MY HOME ENVIRONMENT, BY PRODUCING PORTRAITS THAT PORTRAY MY ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE BLANK EXPRESSIONS, RESERVED PERSONALITY TRAITS AND COMPLEMENTARY LIFESTYLE OF MY FAMILY.

PHOTOGRAPHING EACH IMAGE AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY ADDED A DIFFERENT DEPTH TO THE SHADOWS PRESENT IN EACH IMAGE AS WELL AS DYNAMIC SHAPES. PHOTOGRAPHING IN CONFINED SPACES USING AMBIENT WINDOW LIGHT WAS A RECURRING THEME AND NOT ONLY HELPED CREATE SHADOWS BUT FRAME MY FAMILY MEMBER’S FACES. THE POSITION OF MY SUBJECTS VARIED IN A WAY THAT CREATED COMPLEMENTARY SHADOWS AND WAS FRAMED SO AS TO NOT FEATURE A FULL FACE, CREATING A SENSE OF MYSTERY.