Being in front of the camera was a significant change from being behind it. I was blind from the beginning. Not being able see what the picture was going to look like through my viewfinder was difficult. I had to put trust in myself as not only a photographer, but also as a model. This project helped me learn a lot about studio work and lighting and significantly helped improve my skills in the darkroom. I really learned how to dodge and burn, taking my prints from just average, to great. The long hours spent in the darkroom, producing print after print until it was perfect, paid off in the end seeing my prints hanging on the wall with my face staring back at me.
My final six pictures for this assignment were, “The Hair is the Richest Ornament of a Women”, “The Unbalanced Ballerina”, “The Insecurity of Being Secure”, “The Eyes are the Windows to the Soul”, “Love Me Tender”, and “A Dancer’s Grace”. I originally started with the idea in mind of doing the theme of dance in all my pictures, for that is such a big aspect in my life that I am missing doing so frequently. Eventually, I realized what was working the best were the close up shots to really captured the emotions I was feeling at the time. In each one I am trying to convey different emotions, to make the viewer feel different with each shot as I did when taking the pictures.
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