Personal Experimentation

I wanted to look into the way we perceive mental illness, and decided to look at the way we talk and handle both physical and mental illness.

A banadage is something we use to help support and cover a physical wound. By using it over the head it shows how a mental illness is just as important as a physical one and although it cannot be seen, it is always there.

The idea of using bandages to represent a mental illness is something I want to continue with, however execute it better. The bandage was not the exact type I wanted to use and therefore would find the correct one and reshoot.

I experimented with the pictures in black and white which I personally prefer. I feel that it gives the work more feeling, creating an almost ‘horror’ feel to the work. The vignette works well in helping to create this feeling, and highlights the body within the image so little distraction is caused.

I also experimented with different effects on the images. The first one works well for me. Similar to the black and white images I feel that its give the work more atmosphere. I do however, feel that these effects can appear tacky if overused, so would consider what images I used them with.