For my fourth shoot, I decided to represent the fear Spheksophobia, the fear of wasps. This is a very common phobia, many people, including myself may have this phobia.
I made a model of a Yellow Potter Wasp out of polymer clay and then painted it. I then decided it would make the image more uncomfortable to look at if the wasp was placed near, or even on my eye. Here are all of the images I took for the shoot.
Below is an image of a female potter wasp. They can grow up to 22mm, but I decided to make the model slightly bigger to make it stand out more. I chose this particular wasp because the shape of their body is unsettling. Compared to a normal wasp, this one is much more creepy to look at - the long, thin body along with the spindly legs can easily give you chills.
I decided to try both black and white, and colour.
Spheco.
Spheco.
I find both images strong in different ways - the black and white looks more eerie, but the coloured image makes you instantly look at the wasp because of the bold yellow.
-Spheco
-Spheksophobia-
Phobos-