My research into texts on image manipulation and how people have stepped into an alter ego is relevant to my practice as a social photographer. I have worked in the field of Wedding and Portrait photography for about 15 years and I am intrigued by the way people want to see themselves and how they seek an alter ego. They aspire to a ‘fairy tale’ wedding and require airbrushing and falsifying. This is an unstated requirement; the same person would criticize the airbrushed and enhanced model of a popular fashion magazine. I would like to take this argument and turn it around – why is enhancement frowned upon and yet at the same time welcome with open arms. Can this enhancement actually be a psychological therapy? Viewing ourselves in a more attractive way can be more ‘confidence’ building than untruthful.
I would like to develop this area of portraiture using image manipulation and playing with alter egos as part of my practice as a social photographer and enable people to see it in a more positive light.
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