PANEL 1 AND 2 EVERYBODAAAAAAAY !

This is not QUITE official yet, but this is what I'm thinking??

Please comment and tell me what you think of it. That will be much appreciated. I would just like to thank Photoshop and Illustrator for the frustration is has caused me. But if it wasn't for you two, my photos will be plain old boraaaang D: 

Meaning of my photos ..

Koau 'eni, mou me'a mai

This photo shows the work of Idrsi Khan and Tina Modotti. The blurs of the hands represents Khan's and the close up of the blurred movements is Modotti's. My hand movements symbolizes my welcoming to the viewers and markers as they scan slowly through my concept. This is welcoming you as the viewer to go through a journey with me as I express and expand my culture heritage showing the significant of female and male roles in a Tongan society including customs.

' Splashing Tupenu '
In this photograph the waving of the tupenu represents the 'showing' of my concept. I'm flicking it out, so that everyone sees it. Everything that is contained in the tupenu are all the customs, traditional ways, gender roles etc. So therefore, this is me showing you this is me. Koau 'eni, mou me'a mai.

Ko au 'eni, mou me'a mai ft. Siaosi Halisi Kei Jr.

These are new photos that I took today with my little brother in it. They have not been edited yet but will be as soon as possible. He will be a big part in my concept as I will not also be portraying my culture heritage and what's contained in it, but I will also be portraying the significant roles in a Tongan female and male background. In these photos he is doing dance movements of a traditional Tongan male dance. This is called a Tulaafale. This dance is varied between war dance moves (e.g. several of the haka moves), spreading the legs evenly, bending them, and bending his arms and slapping them together in time with the music. The smiling and eye contact ties in well with hand movements to make the dance more appealing.  

Ko au 'eni, mou me'a mai - Analysing & Explaining 2/4 first photos for my folio

I finally re-took my photographs for my new concept, Ko au 'eni, mou me'a mai.These 2 images are the 2 out of 4 of my first 4 images on my folio. I still haven't had the chance to take photos of me and my cultural portrait and a photograph of all my objects together. I feel like I have been on a roll with my new concept and ideas are rolling in and making me think deeper on how to portray my images in an astonishing and fascinating way. Originally I wasn't planning to use myself in my concept, but realizing that I had no idea on how to stance my portrait and take photos, my Photography Teacher, Mrs Clemence suggested that I use myself to create more effect and meaning to my photographs.

 <-- Photo1  Photo2 -->

After many attempt of taking photos of me flicking out the Lavalava, I was pleased that this image (photo1) I was pretty happy with. There was one photo that i really loved, but it looked like I was 'trying' to look at the camera & it shows too much of my double chin hahahaha (photo2). Photo1 shows it aswell D: D:

But I've become to like photo1. I really like how the lighting has contrasted between the colours of hot firey yellow and gradually climbed up the Lavalava to the original colour of the material. I especially like how I've edited the photo so that the patterns of the Lavalava have been brought out  I also like how I've positioned myself with the Lavalava, we are both evenly fitted into the frame and has worked well with a side viewpoint. 

In this photograph of my Polynesian drum called the Lali (Tongan) or Pate (Samoan), I really like how its composed. The way that I've placed the drum was unintentional. I didn't realize how I took this, but when I finished looking through my attempts I really like how I've angled the Lali.But I do remember that I literally laid on the floor to take this image. Knowing, that this photograph has been taken also from a point of view. The dark contrast on the end of the Lali stick, has attracted 1/4 peoples eye, where as the lighter on the side of the Lali has attracted 3/4 viewers eyes. I believe that in this photograph we can debate about a vanishing point happening here. The shadow of the Lali sticks shows the ending of it and it leads but connects to the Lali itself.