I want the contrast between the two types of photography to be distinct, in that the old family photographs are strategically positioned and with the models fully aware of the photo being taken so adjust their body language accordingly. This is representative of when portraiture in the form of photography was first introduced as the technology was lacking and so they had to be very still whilst the photo was being taken, but also the fact that those photos were a luxury changed the atmosphere of them, they weren't candid, spontaneous or true reflections of the people in them, but staged, stiff, and awkward smiles. For these to be presented in a way which is the same as they would have been when photographing the family first came about, I am using an old family photo album.
- For the presentation of my family piece I want to recreate the old fashioned presentation alongside the old fashioned representations of family portraits. To do this, for my old family portraits, I will present them in an old photo album to replicate the fact that in those days photographs were a luxury and a privatised object of family life which isn't representative of the reality of family life. I will date each photograph with an annotation of who is in each photo in which positions to replicate how people would have kept their family photographs in the 1800's.
To present the 'Through the Doorway' series, which shows the difference between portraits of the family now to then, I will be presenting them in varied frames. The reason for this is to portray how not only photographing the family but also presenting family photographs has changed and developed as has the technology used to create them. I will also be mounting these frames onto a wallpapered wall to make it appear to be in a family home. I chose to present this series in this way as it shows how nowadays we are more proud than private about of families, and they don't come as an unrealistic luxury, just for the rich but they are accessible to everyone.
''Through the doorway''...
- For the ''through the doorway'' selection I will present them with the contrast to the photo album. To do this I will present them in the way modernised family portraits are presented, in frames in a family home on display as a way of documenting a moment in time. I will use a plain background to represent a wall in a family home. I will then scatter the different sized frames onto the all to appear to be a modernised portrayal of the family. I want to create a more aesthetically pleasing presentation for the through the doorway aspect of my final piece. Furthermore, I didn't want the presentation to be too obvious and so the use of jumbled frames creates the feeling of a wall inside someone's home, which is personal and intimate, in contrast to the privatised family album people used in the 1800's.
- I didn't want the motive of the presentation for my ''through the doorway'' series to be too obvious as I want the theme of secrecy and the subtle privatisation of the scenarios inside the doorways to be replicated in the way I present the images. By not putting them in a cut out of a doorway or presenting them on the back of a door, it allows the narrative in the photos to flow into the presentation. Through the doorway is taken in a family home and by presenting them to look like they are hung in a family home ties the project together and allows the viewer to link the photographs to a setting. It also carries the implication of the idea that these photos are uncommon and somewhat controversial to be hung on a wall in the family home. However, due to the development of portrait photography and photography in general, along with a more open minded, modern society, it allows for the candid and stripped down portrayal of the family to be viewed, as opposed to the formal and statuesque view of 1800's family portraiture.
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