MiKaLa119
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Hello! I haven't posted in a VERY long time. Well I'm taking a beginners photography class at college and we're doing a sequencing and portrait project. I need help! I have a few ideas, but none seem to go very far and I think they might be a bit cliche. So I'm looking for some insight...PLEASE! Here are the ideas...let me know what you think:
1. seven deadly sins - I was going to focus on the eyes or mouth each depicting a different sin. I told the class my idea and it didn't go very well. they didnt seem to like the idea and i think its a bit too cliche also.
2. Sign language - I was going to have a friend signing a story, but it seemed a bit too plain. So in attempt to "take it to the next level" I plan on taking one emotion, such as anger, and take separate pictures of someone signing the letters. In the final project I would have the letters set up and in between a series of photographs depicting an action of anger. I just don't feel like this is "enough." I'm stuck....
3. Veterans - I plan on going to a VA hospital and photographing veterans. I was thinking of having each veteran holding a sign of a number that represents the number of people killed during their war era. In the final picture I plan on showing my own uniform with a number and then "still counting..." Does this seem too cliche?
4. Story of 2 - This idea is a simple story. Basically, two people sitting on a bench in the rain. One person has an umbrella and moves over to share it with the other person. I guess I can try to take it to the next level and make some sort of political statement... but I'm having some sort of "writers block." Plus - how can I make it look like it's raining.
Sooo there are my ideas... My biggest concern is not doing a cliche theme and have some sort of artistic or political statement. I want to do most of the project this weekend so I can get some good contact sheets by Monday, but I'm in desperate need of help.... soo any comments? or better ideas to expand my project. PLEASE! thanks!!!...oh yeah sorry for long post
1. seven deadly sins - I was going to focus on the eyes or mouth each depicting a different sin. I told the class my idea and it didn't go very well. they didnt seem to like the idea and i think its a bit too cliche also.
2. Sign language - I was going to have a friend signing a story, but it seemed a bit too plain. So in attempt to "take it to the next level" I plan on taking one emotion, such as anger, and take separate pictures of someone signing the letters. In the final project I would have the letters set up and in between a series of photographs depicting an action of anger. I just don't feel like this is "enough." I'm stuck....
3. Veterans - I plan on going to a VA hospital and photographing veterans. I was thinking of having each veteran holding a sign of a number that represents the number of people killed during their war era. In the final picture I plan on showing my own uniform with a number and then "still counting..." Does this seem too cliche?
4. Story of 2 - This idea is a simple story. Basically, two people sitting on a bench in the rain. One person has an umbrella and moves over to share it with the other person. I guess I can try to take it to the next level and make some sort of political statement... but I'm having some sort of "writers block." Plus - how can I make it look like it's raining.
Sooo there are my ideas... My biggest concern is not doing a cliche theme and have some sort of artistic or political statement. I want to do most of the project this weekend so I can get some good contact sheets by Monday, but I'm in desperate need of help.... soo any comments? or better ideas to expand my project. PLEASE! thanks!!!...oh yeah sorry for long post