I brainstormed forever on what to do... Doing a self portrait of any type is difficult for me. This first project came to me over dinner last weekend and I went with it. The theme here is that it's a poster introducing the new IT guy to a company. This IT guy, tired of being pulled in a 100 different directions at once, took vengeance upon this poster. I hope you enjoy the photograph (I got the "costume" at a thrift store (those are actually 3-d glasses).
I learned a lot about letterpress on this project. I only had access to the press for one weekend, and it took me about 13 hours total for both pieces over two days (the actual photographs and written work only took about 3 hours). For the 2nd poster, I wanted to do something similar - Letterpress, photograph, etc. But I wanted to use a more 'normal' photograph. I decided on this poster based on my experiences with IT contractors. Businesses typically contract IT staff based on their various certifications. My argument is that certifications are no replacement for true business experience and collegiate education. I'm not saying certifications are useless - but just that I put high stock into actual employee experience. It's frustrating when your organization contracts a temp or consultant, and then you need to spend 2 months 'training' them because they have no experience into what you or your organization actually does. Add to it, that consultants typically make double what a regular full time employee makes (though sometimes without benefits, health-care, etc...).
This poster is again a organizations bulletin announcing a new I.T. consultant, that was again vandalized, but this time by other staff.These posters do represent me. Part of me is that frustrated nerdy guy in the first poster, and part me desires to be that overpaid IT guy in your company's future. Hopefully though I will be a humble, overpaid IT Super Guy.
