In this weeks Workshop, we analysed and criticised each others lo-fi self portraits. What was most interesting to me was the similarities between most of our self portraits. Most people had sound recordings/videos/photos that included some form of public transport. As Jasmine pointed out, it is a big part of our daily routine. I personally believe that travelling on public transport is probably on of the only places where people can do their own personal and critical thinking, so I understand how people identify with the sounds or the movements of a passing train.

I had my own issues with presenting a self-portrait to what is essentially a group of people that hardly know me. This is just my own personal uncomforted with revealing too much about myself to people. So, essentially, I found that making jokes at my own expense helped me to present to people and I truly envied those who could simply just say what each media form represented about them.

I hope that as I feel more comfortable with this group of people I’ll find that I can perfectly portray to them (without jokes) what I am trying to represent about myself. I think that’s important when making a media product because, although it is presented for the scrutiny of the audience, I think it’s important to start from an honest place.