:: Digital Photography & Imaging

Title: Feelings towards Knowledge

My aim for this series of photos is to portray our feelings and reactions towards knowledge during different phases of life. For this series of photos, there is no particular sequence to follow, that is to say, viewers can view the photos in any order, be it chronological based on the age of the characters or any other ways. Each individual photos will tell a story on its own and there is a general idea behind the entire series, that is Feelings towards Knowledge.

Child

At a tender age, we do not see the importance of knowledge. We tend to reject knowledge. Hence, forcing knowledge to us is a norm for many of us.

Teenage

During the teenage, we learn that knowledge is important but most of us would face difficulty during the transition from child to teenage. Pain, agony and misery are some of the common feelings during the learning knowledge process at that moment.

Adult

In this phase, many would want to fulfill their dreams and would like to see themselves as professionals. Thus, knowledge is view as one of the priorities in life so as to aid them in pursuing their dreams.

Elder

Lastly, in this phase, many would have retired and knowledge to them is leisure. Gaining knowledge would be at their own discretion. Many would be enjoying the process of learning knowledge with passion.

Here is the series of photos for this assignment:

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Forcing Knowledge

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I wanted to portray the kind of rejection for knowledge that a young secondary school student is going through. I purposely did not want to use a hand to force the book in so as to maintain the conceptual elements. Instead, I focus more on the facial expression and hope that viewers can get the feeling of rejection from it.

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Agony of Learning Knowledge

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In this photo, I wanted to portray the agony feeling of learning knowledge in the expression of a young teenager. Being aware of the important of knowledge, but was having difficulty in absorbing the knowledge is the kind of feeling that I want to bring across to the viewers.

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Misery of Learning Knowledge

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This photo is to portray the misery that the teenager is going through while trying to absorb as much as possible for the examination and coping the stress going through the tough period in absorbing knowledge.

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Urging for Knowledge

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While focusing too much in absorbing information, many would end up being a “geek” and urge for more. This photo is to portray that kind of feeling. For this photo, I have manipulated the reflection onto the glasses to show the learning of knowledge through sight.

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Fond for Knowledge

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Although some may feel that learning knowledge is a difficult task, others may find interest in it. Finding passion and interest in learning knowledge is the idea that I want to bring across to the viewers.

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Enjoying the Consumption of Knowledge

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In this photo, I wanted to show a person going to consume on a stack of discs that resemblances a burger. Knowledge is portray by the digitalized knowledge in interactive knowledge based CD-ROM. At this point of time, I hope that viewers may get the feeling that as we age, we tend to be able to accept knowledge more willingly or even want to grasp more knowledge.

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Mesmerizing with Knowledge

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For this photo, I wanted to show a person holding on a roll of newspaper. The character positioned himself in a dog-kind of feeling to resemblance the action of holding on a dog bone. This is to portray the mesmorizing feeling of the character that he enjoys knowledge just like the dog enjoys its bone.

Last but not least, I would like to thank all the models (fyi, they are my family members) for posing with such weird expressions in this series of photos. Without them, I would not be able to bring across the idea of my assignment. =)

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Mobile

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Computer

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Software

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Storage Devices

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Neurons

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To be updated. . .