I think that I should get C for my portfolio because half of my work is really good, but the rest is really bad and I can definitely improve on them. I think that a little bit of my work is strong enough to be included in the portfolio, but I think that I can do a better job with some of the images after my teacher saw my pictures and was able to comment on them. In order to improve my pictures in my portfolio, I would need a more variety of masks because it feels like I have been using the same ones over and over again. I also feel that I should shoot more emotional shots because right now I feel that some of my pictures do not convey meaning at all.
In order to improve my portfolio, I think I need to learn more variety of lighting shots because I feel like my pictures are lacking the lighting and sometimes it is in a bad place. I also need to learn how to shoot more angled shots because a lot of my pictures are up close and the angles are kind of awkward. It makes my model look different and not what I wanted to convey.
I think I'll need a lot more time to shoot my pictures to get the right meaning across because I've been shooting outside of school non-stop, and I still cannot get the right shot of what I'm trying to convey. The resources I would need to complete the work is the black/white background, more masks, the strobe and hot lights.
Overall, I think that I'll be able to finally capture the images behind the mask after shooting lots of pictures until the end of this next semester or until the portfolio is due. I am kind of afraid that I won't be able to finish my images in time, and not graduate, but I hope that I can finally shoot those images with no fear after learning more techniques of lighting and angles from Ms. Miles.
