Waseem Ahmed - Lost and Searching

This is an image I created for this module, titled "Lost and Searching". The thought process behind this image is to encapsulate many visual elements that I have written about through the course of the blog so far. The image itself is of a woman shrouded in black peering outside through closed blinds. Although shut off from the world, the woman is evidently trying to connect to the world outside that is alien to her. The black clothes that she wears represent her emotion, the yearning for colour in her life. This is mirrored in the composition of the image where I have used the contrast between black and white like "Double Indemnity" for emphasis, the blind with its horizontal straight lines of bright and dark, contrast with the dark shadowed exterior of the shrouded woman. I adjusted the image in Photoshop, heavily removing saturation and increasing the contrast, in effect providing a sense of intrigue and demonstrating how composition can alter the message and meaning of a media product.