Panopticism.
This is the first image I shot for Panopticism. I like the fact that there is a Police van in the background, silently watching the people. However, I dont think you get the feeling that this is an innocent crowd watching a fireworks display, because there arent any fireworks in the shot. The crowd could be misinterpreted as a crowd getting ready to make a protest of some sort, where the police would be necessary.
This is my second edit. I think the photo now makes a statement about the surviellance in society. There is an authority figure asserting his power just by his presence. I chose to add the fireworks from another photograph from this night because I felt it would help show that this is an innocent gathering of people, yet there is still a police presence.
Subculture and Style.
I chose to use this photo of a snowboarder because i think that all sprts, especially extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding and rollerblading all have their own styles and they are all a subculture. For example, you could probably tell a snowboarder from a rollerblader. Not only do the people wear a certain style of clothing, there is also a certain style to the tricks they do. For example, certain tricks are 'tweaked' a certain way, and this is seen as a stylish trick.
However, I didnt feel that the snowboarder photo quite fitted what i wanted to illustrate, so i shot this photo. I started thinking about the photographic style of skateboarding. Low angles, fisheye lenses and lights to help freeze the action are all very common in skateboard photography. I used a fisheye lens, lights and a very low angle to help show this photographic style. I made sure that the skateboarder was lit properly, so you can see both the trick and the riders clothes.
Identity.
I chose to shot an image of a friends tattoo, because I think that tattoos symbolise someones identity. Tattoos are are a very personal thing to get, and often they symbolise a personal/private event that has happened to someone. Also, you tell identify someone from their tattoos, so I though they were the perfect subject for my Identity photograph.
The Gaze.
For this image I had a clear idea of what I wanted to shoot. I wanted to shoot a way of advertising that uses the 'Gaze' to its advantage, and I thought that an underwear shop front would be perfect. The shop fronts of these shops are designed to grab the attention of both Females and Males. I wanted to try and and capture both Males and Females looking at the shop front, or at least acknowledging the shop.
