When I was in high school, I had a passion for Conceptual Art Photography. I would go to the beach one weekend and take my sister with me to use her as a model. I occasionally take self-portraits to portray how I'm feeling or what has inspired me to take the self-portrait concept. Whenever I got inspired, I would always have a plan for a shoot and either shoot that day or the day after. Below are some pictures I have created.
This photo is titled “Power and Control.” There was a photography competition held and I ended up submitting this photo and won 1st prize in the Senior category. The theme of the photography competition was Water and I remember exactly the judges (which were the art teachers) telling us not to take pictures of water taps and the beach, so I had to think outside the box. I made a sketch of how I wanted the picture to look like, so the next day I went to the beach with my sister to shoot it. I had to go through many obstacles such as that it was WINTER during the time I shot this photo and it took so many takes to get the hair the right flick.
The two photos above were taken on the same day I shot the first photo. I ended up uploading these on my flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sakinalalala) to show people what I am capable of. The monochrome photo is the best work I have produced (in my opinion). The story behind these photos is that there is a bright and dark side of people and that nature is involved with the action that people do on a daily basis.
This photo was just an experiment and I am happy with the result. It shows how curious people can be with everyday objects, like a child. The person in the photo (which is me) is basically trying to recreate her childhood with a modern-day object (which in this case is a laptop) by being curious of that object. I have decided to put bright colours in because childhood is full of bright colours and happiness.
Everyone can just take everyday objects and turn them into something beautiful with their own creative mind. Everyone’s minds are different, we have different visions, and this is my vision and how I tell stories, through a camera lens.
Written by: Sakina Indrasumunar
Photos by: Sakina Indrasumunar