Miss PapaliiLesson 1: Introduction I chose to do the self-portrait project as an activity to do during lock down. The words ‘self’ and ‘portrait’ were intimidating. They...
Miss PapaliiLesson 2: Check out how it is doneIt was interesting to learn about the different artists and how their work was a form of output of who they were. I admit I was only...
Miss PapaliiLesson 3: Hunt and GatherI literally google searched images ‘self-portrait culture’ and ‘self-portrait religion’ to see how those elements might be portrayed in a...
Miss PapaliiLesson 4: Collecting personal imageryI had taken the title of this project quite literally in that I was going to take a self-portrait. I realised upon viewing Anjuli’s...
Miss PapaliiLesson 5: Clarifying IntentI used the brainstorm provided by Anjuli as a guide to think about what elements of me I most wanted to portray. I looked at my cultural,...
Miss PapaliiLesson 6: Test shotsI am not a photographer by any means. The only device I had on hand was an iPhone. I read through the tips for iPhone photography as my...
Miss PapaliiLesson 7: PhotoshootTo avoid holding mirrors I placed them in the corner to get different angles of myself. The corner allowed there to be three figures in...
Miss PapaliiLesson 8: Post ProductionAt the beginning of this lesson I thought I had done this stage simultaneously when I was taking the shots as I was playing with...
Miss PapaliiLesson 9: Finalising and finishing upA lot of time had lapsed since I had done the photo shoot and my photos had remained unedited. Procrastination favoured by my complacent...