Self Portrait Option 2

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"My Self Passions"

The assignment for this self portrait was to create a triptych. We were asked to create a self portrait using three separate images. After thinking about all of our options I decided that three photographs with my three most prized possessions was what I wanted to do. The only problem was, as I began to think about what I would be photographed with, I couldn't really come up with any sole possessions that I found dear to myself. All I could think of were objects or ideas that I was passionate about. This is why I decided to call my self portrait "My Self Passions", instead of 3 objects that I hold dear, the portrait displays my 3 biggest passions that depict me.

I am a very passionate about many things in life, but number one to me, is music. This is why I chose to be photographed with my trusty bass guitar, which I play in my band Scenic. I also write lyrics in my spare time and sometimes those even get converted into actual songs that the band will then play live. I feel my best when I'm playing with my friends in the band in front of a live audience. I love to share my passion with other people, and there's no feeling like playing live in front of people who appreciate your work

If anybody knows me, they know this one fact. I am very passionate about my sports teams. I can sit and watch all 162 games of a baseball season and know all the players and all their stats. I am most passionate about my New York Mets but am also a huge New York Giants fan as well. I like all sports but baseball and football are my all time favorites to watch. During baseball season, I am completely enthralled by the entire magic of the game and can be found yelling at the TV during football season as well. The photo of me displaying my favorite teams with my Giants banner and Mets hat shows just how much I love these teams.

The third photo shows me staring in the glare of the one and only Darth Vader. This photo symbolizes my love for films, I am a huge movie buff, but ultimately, the photo displays my favorite movie, Star Wars. There is no better film, in my mind, than Star Wars. It has it all, special effects, great story, romance, and action. The movie is the sole reason I am in love with movies today. I used to walk to my older neighbor's house almost every weekend and borrow his VHS of the original trilogy and watch the films with awe. Ask me anything about the film and I will surely know the answer. Some may call me a bit of a nerd on the subject, but I just call myself a fan of one of the best stories ever told on film.

While planning my three photos I tried to keep in mind the way that artists much like Artemesia during the Renaissance period would paint people, mostly of royalty or rich persons. The subjects would pose never smiling and usually not looking right at the artist, much like I did in the photos. They would also pose with some of their most prized possessions or passions in my case, such as loyal pets, jewelry, or even gold. I also put my photos in order of the extremity of my passions, starting with my music and ending with my love for films, showing just how much I loved these three things. It was difficult to narrow down my top 3 passions but if we were to add more photos for this project, I could go on forever. Overall, I enjoyed this project, because it was interesting to think of a subject that would connect the 3 individual self portraits and bring them into one single triptych type photograph.