For my final project in the Self as Subject class, I photographed eight self portraits displayed as criminal cases entitled "Faces of Crime". The project features a series of digitally manipulated self-portraits that depict a variety of characters with a visual aesthetic emulating the traditional police booking photos in the early to mid 20th century. This self-portrait series stemmed from a visit to Pier 24. I became very curious about a display of old mugshots taken in the early 20th century that was presented at the gallery. Each image was photographed in the same manner, yet featured a wide gamut of differences. I began to think of the commonalities as well as the unique distinctions of each image. I decided to take my curiosity and implement it into my own work. The project would challenge me to stretch the meaning of who do I represent. How much variation could I achieve through the use of costume, gesture and photo manipulation? By exploring the forced transition of self, I would begin to ask questions of my own identity and its correlation to the stereotypes my characters possessed. Using a simple two light strobe setup, the photographs were captured with a similar style and background to depict consistency in the prison booking room. While the photographs featured a variety of clothing and facial features based on size, weight, hair, and physical accessories, it mostly relied on the use of digital manipulation for most of its visual interest. Using a Photoshop filter called Liquify, I was able to pull, stretch, expand, warp, and distort my face to create several unique characters. For the presentation, I felt it was important to best simulate an actual case file. I printed a small size mugshot to reference the thumbnail view and used stained paper to imply the material had been aged. Researching real cases allowed for the narrative to be very diverse and fit the character I was attempting to represent. The case folders contained a mugshot, the crime scene, evidence, and a fictitious Record of Arrest Prosecution, (R.A.P.) sheet. This project can be viewed as a supplement to my thesis work, "The Scene of the Crime". As an expansion on the evaluation of crime in humanity, this project extends my earlier work to depict hypothetical characters that could be based on the crimes I have previously portrayed. While my thesis work explores the theoretical nature of murder, this project depicts a more literal exploration of crimes. It focuses on the diversity of characters. The research I conducted for this project will strengthen my knowledge of the subject matter to better influence my thesis work.