What is a selfie?
A selfie is a photo taken of yourself by yourself with any form of camera, usually a cellphone. They are usually posted on social media.
How do you feel about the selfie?
Personally, I like selfies even though I don't take them often. I think, it's a way for people to express themselves and also feel good about the way they look. People post their selfies for approval of the way they look. It is hard to go on social media and not be able to see at least one selfie somewhere.
The history of the selfie
- The first ever selfie was created by Robert Cornelius in 1839.
- Used to be produced under the name, 'daguerreotype'
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, at the age of 13, was one of the first teenagers to take her own picture using a mirror, in 1914.
- The first image taken in the same process as today, was the photographer holding the camera at arm’s length, in December 1920.
- The first use of the term was on a public forum in September 2002.
- During the 1970s, photographic self-portraiture flourished when affordable instant cameras birthed a new medium
- In 2015, the Selfie Stick was invented.
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differences |
1. They are both pictures of a person.
2. They are both taken with a camera. 3. You can see the camera they're taken the photo of themselves with. 4. Both pictures of Earth. |
1. One is a selfie and the other is a self-portrait.
2. One is taken in space. 3. You can't see the face in one of the pictures. 4. One is edited/fake. |
Curating an exhibition on vivian maier
We were given 30 Vivian Maier selfies and we had to arrange them for our own exhibition on Vivian Maier. We examined the photos and decided which ones we were gonna use and the ones we weren't. We decided on using only the black and white photographs and we arranged them in three groups, they were the way Vivian Maier would have seen them when photographing them. We chose the title of our exhibition and wrote a couple of a sentences to summarise Vivian Maier's work. I think we collaborated well, even though we did run into a few problems, we solved them quickly. I think we made thoughtful decisions about our layout and the way we presented our exhibition. Our class presentation didn't go well because we didn't plan what we were going to say so our point didn't get across to everyone. I think the most challenging thing was the presenting and next time I would plan what I was going to say ahead of time.
rEFLECTED SELFIES
Framed selfies
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EBi |
I took a lot of pictures and they worked. They turned out the way I wanted them to.
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They weren't framed well, and the lighting messed up some of the photos.
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photo analyse
Selfie aSSESSMENT
In Lee Friedlander's photograph, I can see a silhouette of someone in the centre of the image. There is a person behind him in front of a car. Behind the car there is a road with another car and a building behind it. To the right of the image there is, a door partly obscured by reflected light. To the left of the image there is, what looks like, a window frame. The shows that the whole image is a reflection through a shop window. The figure in the middle looks to have a white square with another figure in it. That is a mirror. The mirror is inside the shop and the photographer has taken a picture of it through the shop window which is reflecting back at him. It is a sunny day because the shadows are dark and the reflections are clear. In Francesca Woodman's photograph I can see a door frame without a door near the centre. Inside the door frame there are two figures. The figure on the right is hidden behind a rectangular block. Only a hand is visible. On the left, the figure is standing behind a large sheet of paper with only their feet visible. Outside the doorframe is mostly empty space but on the right of the doorway, there is a radiator. In Kenneth Josephson's photograph I can see an arm coming from the corner of the photograph, holding a frame. Inside the frame is someone's hand sticking out from the car window behind the frame. On the car, you can see the shadow of the photographer. Behind the car is another person, on a motorbike and a car behind him. To the right, behind the car is a shiny, silver rectangular object. All these photographs are types of selfies. They all use light to make the photographs more interesting and mysterious. Also all the photographs have a rectangular object on the right side of them. They all present selfies in different ways.
Friedlander has used the window to frame his photograph and used the mirror as a smaller frame or photograph in the middle. Woodman has used the doorframe to frame her photograph and made the subject smaller by placing the camera further away. Friedlander and Woodman have both framed their photographs in similar ways by using what was already there. However, Josephson has made his own frame and used it to frame the subject but give attention to the surroundings. The shape of the photograph is similar to the car, like he used the car to frame his photograph to frame the subject. Friedlander has placed his subject in the middle of the photograph, which is one of the discouraged guides of photography. It makes the photograph boring. But Friedlander has used his framing to make the photo interesting to look at instead of boring. Woodman has placed her subjects near the bottom of her photograph and hasn't centred the photo. Josephson has placed his subject near the centre of the photograph.
The surprising thing about Friedlander's photograph is that it is a reflection through a shop window. It makes you think about how sunny it would have been to get a clear reflection and still be able to see the mirror at the back of the shop. The mysterious thing about Woodman's photograph is what her thoughts were to make this photograph. Why are there two figures? Why are they both hiding behind different objects? The unexpected thing about Josephson's photograph is the amount of objects he fit into one photograph to divert your attention. There are 4-5 people, two cars, the large shiny object and many shadows. The shadows show that it was a sunny day because the shadows are dark.
I appreciate Friedlander's image the most because it is interesting to look at and try to figure out how he took the photograph. It is also interesting to think about what he would have thought when taking the photograph. It will influence my work by making me try new and different ways of taking photographs. It also has shown me that the 'rules' of photography can be broken and photographs can still be interesting.
Friedlander has used the window to frame his photograph and used the mirror as a smaller frame or photograph in the middle. Woodman has used the doorframe to frame her photograph and made the subject smaller by placing the camera further away. Friedlander and Woodman have both framed their photographs in similar ways by using what was already there. However, Josephson has made his own frame and used it to frame the subject but give attention to the surroundings. The shape of the photograph is similar to the car, like he used the car to frame his photograph to frame the subject. Friedlander has placed his subject in the middle of the photograph, which is one of the discouraged guides of photography. It makes the photograph boring. But Friedlander has used his framing to make the photo interesting to look at instead of boring. Woodman has placed her subjects near the bottom of her photograph and hasn't centred the photo. Josephson has placed his subject near the centre of the photograph.
The surprising thing about Friedlander's photograph is that it is a reflection through a shop window. It makes you think about how sunny it would have been to get a clear reflection and still be able to see the mirror at the back of the shop. The mysterious thing about Woodman's photograph is what her thoughts were to make this photograph. Why are there two figures? Why are they both hiding behind different objects? The unexpected thing about Josephson's photograph is the amount of objects he fit into one photograph to divert your attention. There are 4-5 people, two cars, the large shiny object and many shadows. The shadows show that it was a sunny day because the shadows are dark.
I appreciate Friedlander's image the most because it is interesting to look at and try to figure out how he took the photograph. It is also interesting to think about what he would have thought when taking the photograph. It will influence my work by making me try new and different ways of taking photographs. It also has shown me that the 'rules' of photography can be broken and photographs can still be interesting.
the shadow selfie
A shadow is a reflection of ourselves made by the sun. They are a dark image of ourselves. They can we short, long, in front of you, behind you, light, dark, depending on the sun.
examples of shadow selfies
my shadow selfies
evaluation
www:I think my shadow selfies turned out well, they worked and I was able to take a lot of photos due to the sun being bright on that day.
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ebi:I think they could've been more creative and original. Most of them ended up looking the same or similar.
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the mirror selfie
The mirror selfie, also known as the reflected selfie, is taken by looking at yourself through and mirror and capturing a photograph of it. Mirror selfies can be distorted and confusing depending on the photographers.
examples of mirror selfies
my mIRROR SELFIES
Evaluation
www:I think my mirror selfies turned out well, they were creative and original.
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ebi:I ran out of ideas while taking photos, some ended up looking similar and I didn't try anything new.
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