Reusing images

Next I wanted to add words to my found images in the style of Kruger. Out of the negatives I chose these two images because they contradict each other, portraying the male gender of both weak and strong. Looking through Krugers work I have seen that she emphasises these stereotypes. However I wanted to make fun of them, trying to portray the point that not all men are physically strong or mentally week. This is why I used the language "man strong" and "man weak", because grammatically it makes no sense, therefore mocking the meaning. To emphasise my point I also used quotation marks to show that they are not my personal opinions but those of socialists such as Kruger. I also used paper on top or a darkroom print and brown tape to stick it down to experiment with how montage would look. Technically when enlarging the prints in the dark room I did have to do a bit of dodging and burning on both images, however because of the poor quality on the negatives or the original photograph that was taken the quality of the prints were not 'technically' pleasing. However from the beginning I said that because I had no control over the negatives themselves, the image quality out come wasn't important, making it conceptual.