The document discusses the author's choice to represent the human figure for their unit four project. They enjoyed exploring makeup and fantasy looks in their previous unit three personal project. They felt the topic of representation of the human figure would allow them to expand on their previous work while also incorporating elements of other potential topics like fantasy and photo essays. The author also intends to challenge themselves to incorporate more editing techniques while maintaining their preference for a more raw photographic style. Overall, they feel confident that this topic will provide a good starting point and maintain their interest without being stuck for ideas.

1. Discussion
Representation of the Human Figure
For my unit four project I have decided to choose the eighth question,
representation of a human figure. As I enjoyed my unit three personal project so
much, where I chose makeup as my topic of choice, I wanted to be able to pick a
topic for unit four that would allow me to explore further what I had began to
touch on in unit three as well as investigate additionally into things I had not yet
looked at – I feel question eight has given me this opportunity.
The question topic is very broad to me as ‘representation’, as long as justified or
in the case of photography has a visual meaning, can be left to a matter of
opinion. I also looked at two alternative exam questions that caught my
attention, ‘fantasy’ and ‘photo essay’, and although I liked elements of them both
I felt slightly restricted with ‘fantasy’ and felt ‘photo essay’ would lead me
straying more from what I usually like to photograph. ‘Fantasy’ is something
that appealed to me as I felt it would allow me to expand on things I had began to
touch on in my unit three project. I thoroughly enjoyed creating fantasy or ‘alien’
makeup looks that were different and showed my creative development in both
my makeup looks and photography. I also felt during these shoots I was able to
develop my work in terms of pose and expression of my subjects. ‘Photo essay’
on the other hand caught my attention as it was something different from the
other questions. I felt this was a topic that would have allowed me to really
expand my body of work so far and look at multiple different things – it’s a
question that is very extensive and something that is open to interpretation and
individual opinion. When deciding on what to finally pick though, I felt that
‘Representation of Human Figure’ was the topic that would be allow me to
expand on my unit three project as well as incorporate the other two questions
should I want to.
My editing skills are something I would like to address on this unit. I have
always preferred my work when keeping the editing I do to a minimal, but in this
unit I am going to try an incorporate more and expand upon the skills I have
already acquired in the last 3 units, but in a way that still stays true to the style
that I have started to mature. Though there are many techniques that I have
explored over the last year and a half in photography, I don’t think any
accurately reflect my style of work – I prefer my photos in a more raw state –
nevertheless, I am planning on broadening my body of work by experimenting
more myself with techniques I have yet discovered or looked at.

2. I feel confident in the question that I have chosen and I think that it is going to
provide me with a great starting point for my unit four project. I also feel this is
yet another project (like that of unit three) in which I will retain interest and not
be stuck for ideas.