So I just finished typing up all my thoughts on an interesting project idea and I thought I'd go ahead and post it on here. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos yet, but I'm excited about starting. Let me know what you think! Thanks.
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Proposal : “. . . and along came Effy”
The most important part of this series I will be doing is
pulling the elements together from my two previous series “Character” and “Who
You Are”. In these two series, I have shown elements such as exploring the
“Tableau”, incorporating cross-dressing or gender identification issues, having
multiple appearances of a singular subject in one photo, and having a good
sense of character development. Considering the form of the photos, I have done
images that tell a story in one photo and in diptychs or triptychs. My goal for
Photo Seminar II is to create series that will incorporate all of these
elements and if possible other elements as well such as long exposure shots at
night.
The series itself is going to be a series with
characteristics of Emma Powell’s “Svala’s Saga” and “Alice in Wonderland” where
we have a central character, Effy, who we’re forced to confront and be brought
into her world of coming and going strangers as she prowls the streets full of
drug addiction, drunken nights, and smoked-up mirrors.
I plan to use a lot of natural light like I’ve been doing
but also planning to shoot and capture ideal times of the day such as early
morning sunrise, the golden hour, and overcast dismal days since they would
create beautiful compositions and work well with the subject. More importantly,
I plan to use the night as a main time to shoot since its ideal for the
character, its ideal for great compositions, and it’s a new element to add to
the style of photographs I create. Depending on how the photos come out, I may
leave the day time photographs black and white to bring out details, to stick
to a darker cinematic feel, and reflect the characters personality.
Locations I have thought about for this series are
several places I’ve been to already in my past photo making experiences such as
Sandbridge, the Waterside docks, and the ferry to Portsmouth. I will explore
new places such as downtown Norfolk where there are many nighttime venues
always lit up and full of action, even beautiful cathedrals. Also, the VA Beach
oceanfront is an ideal location where I want to shoot because I’ve been there
so many times to explore and shoot and I know there are several ideal locations
to feature activity of the main character Effy. Ideal places would be the 4th
st Jetty, Rudee Inlet, municipal parking lot, under the Rudee Inlet Bridge, and
a great idea shot from a distance in front of the Ocean Breeze gorilla statue.
There are many places that will be incorporated but another element that’s
important in this series is breaking away from isolated natural places because
my characters are not fantastical
fairy tale characters; they’re realistic subjects.
With all of this said, there is a possibility of buying a
new camera with a telephoto lens, my own tripod, but most importantly a shutter
release clicker since I would most likely be in a few images, along with
various wigs, hairs, make-ups, and attire. Hopefully, I’ve covered everything
that’s significant and this will be a great series to complete for a final
photo class and a bright photography future.
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