After the first introductory lecture to the third year program of study I was able to start researching and developing my own personal ideas. It was explained that the unit would be marked on 4 separate assignments that could be linked thematically or could stand solely as 4 individual assignments. Each project will equal 25% of our overall grade for the year, and thus amount to the entire module. As well as demonstrating our photographic technical competence & creativity, the 4 assignments must also demonstrate presentation skills, crucial to the photographic industry. Each of the 4 assignments must be presented in one of the following method outcomes:
- Exhibition - 25%
- Photo Book - 25%
- Screen Based - 25%
- Portfolio - 25%
Two of these assignments must also demonstrate the convergence of various media forms. For example, for the screen based piece I could include sound clippings that can be played on a loop.
I started to develop my own ideas before presenting them to the group in the following weeks seminar. Although not yet confident of which presentation method I would use for each of my chosen themes, I discussed the following within the seminar.
- Transvestite and drag culture
- The traveling circus
- Influential people of Lincoln
- The Fashion student
- Phobias
Developing the ideas and starting to consider their presentation methods I was able to process the ideas into further proposals which I would discuss in the seminar.
- Transvestite & Drag Culture within Lincoln - Screen-based
After the seminar I gained some positive feedback and was able to process my ideas further into these initial proposals.I decided that the transvestite and drag culture theme could be easily presented as a screen based project. Shooting in the studio, possibly using the large format camera, before & after photographs of the cross dressers in their 'weekend' and 'normal' attire. Presenting these photographs as a screen based application that morphs the images from one photography to another highlighting the transformation from an individual into their alter ego.
- Phobias - Photobook
After finding a few images on the internet of phobia related photography I was intrigued to explore phobias, some common, some not so common. I decided that the ideal presentation method for the phobia project would be the photo-book. I found a large, comprehensive list of phobias that would serve me as a reference tool and allow me to select phobias that I feel I can illustrate creatively and successfully.
© Lara Jade.
- Fashion Student Showcase - Portfolio
As well as considering how I could demonstrate my creativity and skill, I want to create a project that will demonstrate my commercial viability. With this I wanted to carry out a project that I will enjoy and will benefit my personal portfolio and would also benefit others. I want to offer my skills to another student who could make use of them. With this in mind I have decided to focus the portfolio outcome on photographing the work of fashion students from the University. Giving the designer a chance to obtain high quality photos of their work in a studio environment. I have designed a poster to hopefully catch the eye of fashion students, these will be placed around the campuses where the fashion students study and have my contact details as well as a link to some of my own personal work.
http://brainattacks.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-need-fashion-students-with-their-own.html- Lincolns Influential & Important - Exhibition
My final project would be a series of portraits, shot on hasselblad using medium format film, of the influential, important and characterful people of Lincoln. The people that make Lincoln what it is and somehow bind a community. Each portrait will include a short bio of the individual and will hopefully demonstrate a broad sense of community within Lincoln's city. The project is not in anyway unique or original but again demonstrates persistence and technical ability as well as producing a superb body of work, ideal for exhibition. My uncle and grandfather have both produced very similar exhibitions on several occasions and they have been hugely successful. Lorentz Gullachsens last community based project entitled "Movers & Shakers - faces of changing city" Based around the community of Birmingham city was exhibited for three months in Birmingham city center at the Symphony Hall in 2005. My grandfather Willoughby Gullachsen's last large-scale exhibition entitled "The Brummies" was also an extremely successful exhibition and was exhibited in the Birmingham Central Library in 1994, since the exhibition he has published a book and continued to exhibit his life-long work on a smaller scale due to health and age. It is these two examples that have inspired me to embark on a similar project.
© Copyright. Lorentz Gullachsen.
© Copyright. Lorentz Gullachsen. The theme of The Traveling Circus has been dropped from the four projects but will stay in place as a contingency, should another of the projects not be successful.
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