Group Discussion, Psychological Selfie Portrait. Your Post due Wednesday, Replies to classmates due Sunday
Assignment Goals:
A Psychological Selfie Portrait
The selfie is so ubiquitous these days that all of our phones have “selfie” modes! The subculture of the selfie exploded with the onset of the mirror camera mode- and now, it would be difficult to find anyone that has a smart phone that does not know what a “selfie” is or how to use some filter to change their appearance. However, this practice has been around for hundreds of years, and was previously identified as a “self portrait”. The earliest that I can identify are from as far back as the Renaissance (1500’s). Not all artists worked in this mode, however, this practice is when we see artists reflecting back on themselves.
For this week’s discussion, you are going to create a psychological self portrait that is influenced by an artist from the textbook, and analyze it as an art historian might, or someone with a trained eye might, (like yours!).
A psychological self portrait gives us an insight into the emotions and feelings of the subject (you). It tells us of where you are at mentally and emotionally. Color, size, iconography, how much space your image takes up in the composition; all these elements together tell us the story of you, in that moment that the image is taken.  
Prompt Guidelines:
Part 1 Creating the Perfect Image: 
Take a photograph of yourself that is psychologically interesting. It MUST be inspired by an image from the textbook*. Use your phone’s camera settings to adjust the colors, zoom in, crop, etc.  You can also use apps to transform your image; but be creative (there are some really interesting aging filters out there that are waaaaaay more interesting than putting on a kitten nose through Snapchat).
Food for Thought:
Your selfie portrait must tell a story that you we all can interpret based on these elements:
1. Composition (Vantage point) are you central and up close? Significantly small and off-center? Zoom in! Or out!
UP CLOSE LEAVES NO MYSTERY, AS OPPOSED TO FAR AWAY
Central gives you the dominant role, off center may indicate a role reversal of central importance
2. Color; black