Art 163: Portraiture

It's been a while since I posted anything here.  I was on spring break in Colorado for a couple weeks, and then getting back to school has been pretty crazy.  What with our basketball team making the big dance and playing in my hometown and just getting back in the swing of school after three weeks away, I have been pretty busy.

Anyway, tomorrow I have an assignment due for my photography class.  This week we focused on portraiture.  While I had the opportunity to go in and use the studio in the Art Building, I decided to take a different route.

I was vaguely inspired by this photo by Paul Strand.  Here he labels his subject as what she is, Blind.

My idea was a little more abstract.  I had my subject in a comfortable environment/stereotype sector.  I then asked them to hold a sign which listed them as being in a totally different stereotypical group.

The Karate Student is also a Band Geek, the Sorority Girl is also an Electrical Engineer.  Each subject can be both labeled as their environment or as their stereotype sign.

Enjoy these pictures, and see if you can come up with an environment and stereotype sign for yourself!