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Mood

Mira sitting at a desk, back facing to camera with hands on her head and extending out doing multiple activities.
24mm, f4.3, ISO 100, 30″

This photograph illustrates the feelings of anxiety and stress I was having the day I shot it. I felt extremely overwhelmed with the amount of work I had to complete, and figured that would be an interesting concept to make into a photo. I created clutter on the desk to demonstrate all the things I had to do, and how chaotic my mind felt. This shot was difficult to take as I had to get the timing of the long exposure right so all the things I was doing would show up, with the main focus being me in distress. In the end, once I figured out the timing, the photo turned out exactly as I had wanted.

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Self-Portrait

Photo of Mira sitting cross-legged, holding up blank canvas in front of her face
50mm, f3.0, ISO 1600, 1/64

In this self-portrait, I captured my anxiety and insecurity of not knowing who I want to be without displaying my face. While I am only sixteen, it can be scary seeing how many of my peers seem to already be figuring out their lives, and I wanted to capture the fear of an unknown future in a photograph. I used an empty canvas to symbolize my undefined sense of self; a blank slate waiting to be filled. I struggled with trying to figure out how I wanted to tie in the blank canvas. Whether that be me turned away from the camera, looking at the canvas or what I ended up using, which had the canvas covering my face, but me pointed at the camera. In the end, I think the shot I was able to get emulates the concept I was originally aiming for.