representations of the body

[nic_ola]

hmm... is the name of a project i have been given! im stumped for ideas! i want something beautiful, but not obvious! can neone think?!! :?

 

[nic_ola]

and as u can tell ... i am new!! the name of the project is .. representations of the body!

 

[MDowdey]

heres what i see...

black and white/high contrast shots of body parts that are imperfect or not what the media portrays...like pot bellies, tattoos, scars...things like that. but thats just me.


welcome to the forums!


md

 

[nic_ola]

yeh! ... i was thinking high contrast black and white would be lush.

 

[MDowdey]

in my opinion, black and white forces the viewer to see more shapes and composition than bright color and other things that might take away from the "idea" behind the shot.


md

 

[Hertz van Rental]

There is a wonderful book called 'The Body' by William A Ewing (Pub. Thames & Hudson ISBN 0-500-27781-8 ).
It deals with the photographic representation of the human body through the whole history of Photography. It also covers the complete spectrum from Medical & Scientific through to Erotic and Art.
Get hold of a copy. If it doesn't give you at least a dozen ideas on how to approach your project then sell your camera and get a job at McDonalds ;-)

 

[Walt]

and as u can tell ... i am new!! the name of the project is .. representations of the body!

How about a picture of a couple of grapefruit?

 

[nic_ola]

haha!!

 

[nic_ola]

hey! i picked the book up today! thanks!

 

[rmphoto]

body can be portrayed as more than just the human body.. use your imagination