Monday, September 16, 2013

Project #3 Proposal

            For my Self Portrait Portrait, I plan to capture an image that emphasizes my hands. I want to include in the photograph my head, face, and shoulders, but my hair would conceal parts of my face and leave much in shadow. I plan to avert my eyes from the camera, and cover my mouth with my fingers. When I’m imagining this image, I see myself leaning on my elbows on a surface (a desk or tabletop, or something like that), hunched over it. I also picture this image being in black and white, but this is not set in stone; I am open to having a color image for a finished product.

            When considering my Not Self Portrait Portrait, I picture an image of a drawing tacked to a wall, and beside it an open window. Below the window is an old desk strewn with objects such as pencils and erasers. Within the drawing are a few figures, some of which have come to life and are escaping from the paper. There is a pencil leaning up against the window, and these escaped figures are using it to climb up and out of the window. I plan to cut out the images of these figures, so they will still be two dimensional drawings, but it is implied within the photograph that they are alive. This idea interests me because as I am traditionally a drawer/painter, I am wondering how drawing and photography can work together.

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