Proposal for self portrait

Proposal for self portrait
Pochawan Calvert


This project is harder than I thought it would be. Finding our inner self, who we really are as a person is really difficult. Especially when you pretend to be someone you’re not. I’m always trying to please others, never myself. Our society is so critical; people will always judge you no matter who you are. I try to be the best person that I can possibly be, but I always feel it is never good enough. I have done a lot of things in the past that I am not proud of and I try to live my life positively, but life in general is just too hectic for me. Sometimes I just want to pack up my stuff and leave, but where do I go from here? I do have to admit, I have more good days than bad days. I am much happier now than I was ten years ago. Sometimes I feel like I am the luckiest person in the world. I must sound really crazy right now, but that’s who I really am. These are some of the feelings that I would like the viewer to see when they are looking at my self portrait. I would like to keep the images as simple as possible. I do not want a lot of distractions in the photograph. Most of the photograph will be shot in my home where I feel most comfortable being myself.