My project for course: Self-Portrait Photography: Explore Color and Light

These are my final images. I have created four self-portraits – Two that are created with a camera, and two created with a smartphone. I wanted to do this to show you that you don't need to have expensive equipment to create artistic photos, you can just use your phone if that's what you have available :)

In the first photo, I focused on experimenting with long exposure and colored light. I wanted the red color to grab the viewers attention and represent courage and vibrance.
In the second photo, I used a flashlight that creates a shaped light. The inspiration for this photo came from obeservation of light. I wanted to create an interesting shape with the light that would give focus in the photo.
In the third and fourth photos, I use natural lighting with props to create interesting effects. I wanted the color blue/purple to represent balance and the acrylic sheet to give a soft focus for a little mystery. These two photos are from the same scene but shot on different devices. I wanted to show how the same idea would look when shot on a camera and on a smartphone and to compare the difference.