How I selected my final images

In order to select my final images I decided to use the chart shown earlier in this blog (which explained certain facial expressions) as a guide to deciphering what some of the facial expressions could mean. Admittedly, im not a facial recognition expert, but I gave it a go none the less and armed with that and what I believed made a more interesting image on the whole, I picked my 6 final images.

Heads - Re shoot, focusing on men

 

The above images are the ones I felt where the most successful from my re-shoot. The location I used was the same as the area I had used in the previous shoot so as to keep as much continuity as possibel between imy images. 

Why I am going to focus on men for my final series

I have decided for my final series of images that I will focus solely on men. My reasoning for this is very simple, I believe of all the images I have shot to date for this project, the ones of men are more interesting; they look more in thought, wistful and unaware. My images of women are almost boring in comparison! I believe as a woman that our awareness of our surroundings and how we present ourselve in public is much more heightened to that of our male counterparts, therefore we compose ourselves better when in public. I can't find any imformation to support this notion of mine, but I am basing my choice purely on the images I have taken to date.

The Basics of Facial Expressions

The images below are of actor Tim Roth, from the tv series "Lie To Me." This tv series was a particular favourite of mine and I am going to include it in my research of this project because I believe it fits in well being that my images focus on people. The Tv series is based on the research of Dr Paul Ekman http://www.paulekman.com/. 

What makes my approach different to that of Dicorcia's

My approach to this emulation project varies in several ways to that of Dicorcia's. Below is a table that covers the variation in approach.