Black bars and Yellow bars are an adaptation to instagrams limitations, 1080×1080 is the limit </3 . In the end they added flavor. Barriers and accidents shape, introduce layers to your work.
#1 Car Model And Performance
#2 Driver’s Introduction: Twiddle One’s Thumbs
#3 Your Goddess Keep Score, I Dont
#4 When This Is Over, You’re Free To Go
When This Is Over, We Should Talk
#5 Zero Hour
No Caption On IG But Full Explanation Here
This was super important to me, this is how im going to break it down.
LITERAL
Taken on a 3DS XL
Edited in Photoshop. All pictures have #5 as the background layer. So yeah these images are layered.
Photo #4 was a little bit more advanced. I messed up the framing in my original shot and my boots were out of frame. I thought it was perfect and didn’t want to re-shoot. So I had to take another photo of my feet trying keep the same exact foot placement. That’s what that extension at the bottom is.
It gave it nice shape.
These photos are meant to be appreciated in full-screen in a slideshow environment.
ABSTRACT
“Driving across the country i cant wait until this is over.” The “wait” makes you rethink life. Posed as a fashion photo shoot. i didn’t include a face shot because the art doesn’t call for it.
A driver awaiting further instruction. This is my imagining of what that driver would look like. What i would feel like.
Black for the car, canary yellow for the driver. Canary yellow in reference to Virgil Ablohs Website(which no longer exists), that’s who i would want to be. “Whats Your Signature?” “Whats your DNA?”. Thank You So Much.
Yellow just happens to be a bright, happy color. It grabs your attention and helps you remember.
It was very important for me to not have any accessories. No watches, no jewelry and dress Mexican. I dressed like my dad. Look plain, look poor. Adding a layer of authenticity. Adds real aspects of my life in frame. Of who i really am.
Whats in the duffel? That’s for your imagination. Money’s implied but personally i don’t think its money. You can see the veins on my arm, there “IS” something in the duffel bag. It made it a point to show that im indeed not carrying an empty bag. In fact im carrying my life in that bag.
Everything that’s going to help me reach my goals is in that bag. Taking it with me everywhere i go. Someone wants to see whats in my bag. Isn’t this a job? It feels personal, Ive gotten attached to whats inside the duffel bag, should i just take it for myself? If i try to share it im afraid i might lose it all.
The framing of the 4th photo is phenomenal to me. Ive never seen anything like it. When people post on Instagram there aren’t shapes like that. Its a blueprint in the making.
PERSONAL
“Can you feel the thirst, can you feel the hunger.” These were the questions going through my mind. I think i missed the mark. Its just not the moment.
To get the confidence to put your identity out there is a big step. Posting used to be a big no-no for me. I had no self respect.
It was when i asked my mom about the color. That she asked if it was me. That’s when I knew i had to do this. My mother giving me hope telling me i have a talent to express my soul. That comment was reaching down to my soul. Unable to sleep i posted it early in the morning.
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