Cultural assignment

Model: Skylar Romero


For this assignment we had to shoot about our culture or about our identity in some way. This assignment kept me thinking for a while. Figuring out what to take a shot of. Then it hit me watching a video about National Gay Awareness Day. The Video was about a teenage student doing a Psychology experiment to show straight people what its like being gay. What he had to do was ask a few friends to volunteer and to go around the mall wearing a hot pink T-shirt saying Im Gay. His project was a success because his straight friends got to some what view what its like being gay. In this photo you see the the male model wearing a tape with written words onto it. Words stating "NOH8" and the expression on his face shows that he is in thought and in concern. next to him from afar is a cross with Jesus Christ. The who catholic point of view about being gay is wrong is shown in this picture. You see him semi shirtless and just wearing pants in a white background. You could assume the model could be gay because of the NOH8 sign but hes not just posing. The tape is red because Red symbolized love and since the model is posing to be gay he loves men and seems like he has to live a double life living up to gods wishes as well as his own sanity. I like this picture because it shows who I was at the time living a double life. The lighting and composition is well done as well. The thing I dont like about this picture is the random red dot holding the cross. I didnt realize that was there till now.