talking about photography 5

Mirror:
a specular image.

Picture By Jamie Solomon

     You look in the mirror and notice the specularity that is occurring. With this specularity, you begin to speculate the image being reflected back at you. Notice the image that you are seeing is reversed. You are accustomed to seeing this reversed image of ourselves that it is more familiar than our actual image. You have seen this image so often that we begin thinking that it is how we are seen by others, but it is the opposite. Write your name on your face while looking in the mirror; the hand doesn't recognize the face. Does the hand work out of your will or does it not recognize your face? 

Thinking about this figuratively, you have more of a connection with the mirror image of yourself than with your actual self. 

By Lauren Neichter

It’s me in your reflection.

Another me behind our connection.

A fixed conception.

Constant interaction

and a daily protection.  - Kirila


You are only in a certain way, you only have one look. Other people see you in one way, they perceive your behavior, actions, temperament, and blend it with the perception of 'outside' you. You already have an image of yourself in your head, an idea how your looks should mach your inner being, things that others and only you know. But when you look at the mirror you find a third person, someone unfamiliar, that has different features than those you imagined. It is the unbiased picture of you, a plain reflection of a live person from the other side, two ideas that fight for recognition in the frozen moment of a photo.
Tamara S

 Beautiful
veryday is so wonderful
Then suddenly
It's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure
From all the pain
I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
(Federica Nuzzolese)-today everything is about image!