Hi everyone.
I am in the process of writing my essay, like many of us. My largest passions lie in film and photography. Because of this, I wanted to base my essay on photography.
I know too many people say first person is the only way to write your personal statement. However, I am not sure this is what I am going to be doing.
My idea is to write my essay from the perspective of the reader, who would be taking snapshots of me at different exposures. The original exposure would start out dark, underexposed, and unfocused. With each “snapshot”, the reader would be getting a clearer image of me with a more and more correct exposure, where something else can be noticed. It would start out as surface observations, and then as the “image” becomes clearer and comes closer to me, it would go below the surface, and in to a couple of impactful moments, my dreams, my personality. Those sorts of things. Each section, or shot, would be headed with an exposure setting, and then talk about what you could tell about me at that level.
I am thinking this would best be done from second or third person. I am not trying to be different or forced, this has been what feels like the most authentic version of me compared to my other drafts so far.
I appreciate any critiques, advice, or input that I receive. Thanks.
