Portraits Self Assessment

Ok first up my contemporary portrait. For this portrait I sought to explore a certain hobby of mine, computer gaming. Most people think of hardcore gamers as social outcasts who spend all day couped up in a dark room playing pointless games. The online gaming community has a very distinct culture, which is not necessarily all that apparent when you look at or talk to a hardcore gamer.
My intention with this portrait was to show that while some stereotypes may often be right, they aren't always. I will leave it at that as I don't want to impose any ideas of stereotypical elements that I may posess ipso facto a more open interpretation for the viewer will be possible.

My multiple exposure concept was also based on another hobby with which i have a strong passion, Ice hockey. My intention was to show the flowing movement of a player performing a "slapshot" where the stick is brought down in a hard slapping motion against the puck - this is the most powerful type of shot made in the game (Some professional NHL players can hit pucks in excess of 160km/h)
While intially i wanted only 3 flashes, (to prevent overlapping) through discussion and experimentation i decided that overlapping actually made the photo stronger and had a better flow to the overall image.