Project Eureka: The darkside of me!
By Rey mos
3 Jun 2009
AS A PHOTO HOBBYIST, I'm always the least priority subject to be protographed. Otherwise, I have to think of other simple ways to have myself as a model. Well, I explored it by having my shadows to be subjected through the lens of my camera.
While sitting in a sofa inside the living room of my rented flat, this idea of self-portrait just popped out after I was staring vividly to the shadow in front of me! The shadow (aka dark replica of me) is created by my own body blocking the rays of the sun to shine directly to the wooden floor of the room.
Driven by enthusiasm, I immediately grabbed my digital camera and prepared myself and some props (ball, cups, bottle) to be used during the photo shots. The ideas were flowing in as I was preparing for my self-portrait, the darkside of me!
The photos featured here reflect the basic concept of what I remembered when I was young - playing with our little hands to form different shadows (of animals) to be thrown upon the wall as our hands blocked the light from the kerosene lamp. This hand shadow technique was originally introduced by Henry Bursill.
The only difference from Bursill's idea is that not only my hand shadows (forming with different shapes) are seen but my body is an extension of it to complete the subject.
You might be wondering how I did this project. No tripod and assistance at all. I was holding my Sony compact digital camera at my right hand pointing towards the floor where my shadow is formed, while my left hand was creating the rest of the shadow or holding the prop.
1 response
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Litz Go gave props (16 Jul 2009):
cool project, Rey! The result is really awesome!
