The Uncanny Valley

Here are the rest of the photos that I took for my photography portfolio!

The Concept/inspiration:

Inspired by Masahiro Mori's theory named the Uncanny Valley, the theory/hypothesis states that "when robots and other facsimiles of humans look and act almost like actual humans, it causes a response of revulsion among human observers".

I first got inspired by this after watching an episode of Criminal Minds 5 which is now my fave episode of the series to date. I was so creeped out after watching the episode that it got me so interested in the theory of Mori as well!

(Creepy right? There was no blood or gruesome-ness involved in the episode but it most definitely sent chills down my spine when me and my sis watched it)

As much as I'd like to name it "Living Doll" or "Life-size Barbie", thought I'd go for a fancier and more intellectual-sounding name hence the title "The Uncanny Valley". Plus, this also serves as a tribute to my fave episode of CM5. :)

Hope you guys liked it! Outfit post coming up on the blog real soon!

Much Love,
ScarletApril xx

Behind the Camera

(tee-F&H | culottes-ShopCapricious | belt-Cams' | brogues-custom made| bag-En's)

This is my comfy “photographer outfit”. Haha! I conducted a shoot today for my photography portfolio which is a final project in my photography class. I know it’s just a simple tee and shorts combo but it was necessary for me to be in something that would allow me to move freely, especially ‘coz I tend to be all over the place (sitting, crouching, kneeling, lying on my tummy etc.) when I’m taking photos. You should see me taking photos, I tend to forget that I'm a lady what with my awkward positions (hey, my prof told us to be a "bird and a worm" when taking photos!) and pagiging malikot. Haha!
So anyway, I'm going to share a few shots that I took this afternoon. The shoot's theme was "living doll". They're supposed to look a bit eerie. I'm not going to elaborate much on the concept just yet as I will do a separate post for it. Hope you guys like it!

My models were: Barbie and Cams! :))

I'm so relieved that at least one of my many final projects has been ticked off of my to-do list! Hope I get a good mark though. And...before I end this post. I wanna thank my good friend Camille for agreeing to be my model and to En for letting me use her pseudo-studio! :)

PS. Finally got to wear this culottes that I bought ages ago from Bestie's online shop (Shopcapricious)! :)

PPS. Oh dear, I regret cutting 2 or 3 inches of my hair out of boredom one random day! I miss my longer locks. :|

'Til the next post!
Scarlet April xx