PHOTO JOURNEY PROJECT
Your aim is to photograph the same object in a number of different settings, using the object as a way to help you and the viewer to explore and/or to relate to/get interested in/feel at home in/learn about these places.
Minimum number of photos for the journey: 20
There are very few rules for this project. Here are some questions to ask yourself as you
work on this assignment:
- Should my object be unusual and one-of-a-kind, or would it be a more interesting challenge to work with a more generic and commonplace kind of thing?
- Should my object be something that could potentially look very different (and perhaps still be visually interesting while looking many different ways) in various contexts, and with different kinds of lighting?
- Should my object be relatively larger or smaller? What might be some of the pros and cons of working with various-sized objects?
- Should my object be something likely to evoke emotions and reactions from people, or would it be better if my object is likelier to go unnoticed?
- What sorts of places might be visually compelling as settings for my object?
- What sorts of places might work well with my object in terms of bringing out some of its different possibilities, including narrative (storytelling) possibilities? (In other words, if I want my photos of this object to suggest various stories, where should I photograph it?)
- Should I use an object that is physically changeable (think of the flexibility and pose-ability of Gumby, for instance) or one that is more rigid? What might be the possibilities of an object that “adapts” in various ways to its surroundings?
- How literally should I interpret the direction to use “one object” for my photographs?
Your aim is to photograph the same object in a number of different settings, using the object as a way to help you and the viewer to explore and/or to relate to/get interested in/feel at home in/learn about these places.
Minimum number of photos for the journey: 20
There are very few rules for this project. Here are some questions to ask yourself as you
work on this assignment:
- Should my object be unusual and one-of-a-kind, or would it be a more interesting challenge to work with a more generic and commonplace kind of thing?
- Should my object be something that could potentially look very different (and perhaps still be visually interesting while looking many different ways) in various contexts, and with different kinds of lighting?
- Should my object be relatively larger or smaller? What might be some of the pros and cons of working with various-sized objects?
- Should my object be something likely to evoke emotions and reactions from people, or would it be better if my object is likelier to go unnoticed?
- What sorts of places might be visually compelling as settings for my object?
- What sorts of places might work well with my object in terms of bringing out some of its different possibilities, including narrative (storytelling) possibilities? (In other words, if I want my photos of this object to suggest various stories, where should I photograph it?)
- Should I use an object that is physically changeable (think of the flexibility and pose-ability of Gumby, for instance) or one that is more rigid? What might be the possibilities of an object that “adapts” in various ways to its surroundings?
- How literally should I interpret the direction to use “one object” for my photographs?