Here are 9 out of the 10 pictures I presented the missing one is the Vegas Castle, it is saved until JPEG but for some reason isnt working correctly on my computer. I will try to get that up there. If I can't here are the 9

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As I looked in the book to write down a particular photographer I perferred I had a very hard time because there were so many. Here are some of my particular favorites:

I looked at work by Hiroshi Sugimoto and I was quickly drawn to his particular style. He focuses on photography waxworks. The reason behind is work is the way that a wax person looks we can search for evidence of character, because of the expression the model gives off. When looking at a wax model the question of our eyes being the window to our soul is put into question. I was finding this work very eerie because we are seeing wax figures that look so real and have true expressions but it’s like they are stuck that way. If you have ever seen the movie “House of Wax” it really reminds me of that, which is very eerie.

Although I mentioned this photographer(s) in my artist presentation I am very fascinated with the work of Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Bircher. These two construct photographs that are unclear. According to the readings and my research Hubbard and Bircher build sets, act alongside selected cast of professional actors, and direct. I am interested in acting and the film business so for me to see photographers deliberately set up a set for a movie and take photographs is very rewarding for me as a viewer.

Another Artist that I was interested in was one by the name of Deborah Mesa-Pelly. Deborah recasts fairytales and popular stories with young female characters and disturbing results. Her sets and props are recognizable. Growing up I have always been fascinated with fairytales and children’s stories. I love The Disney movies, and growing up Wizard of Oz was my all time favorite. Looking at pictures done by Deborah makes the fairytales a little skewed but fun to look at. Very complimentary to the eyes. The pictures are not that clear which makes you feel like you’re within a dream. Which makes it very enticing.

I extremely enjoy the work of Gregory Crewdson he said that his elaborately constructed melodramas are influenced by his memory of his childhood. If I were given another choice to choose for my final project I would most likely pick him, I wish I would have. I love his pictures; I keep scanning through his images and see so much going on inside of them. The colors are very painting like and there is a deeper message going on, I would most definitely have loved to have done more research on him if I would have looked deeper into the book before I chose. His pictures are very cinematic and I think that's what really draws me in.