Final Project Proposal

For the final project in Digital Photography I will be doing a photo shoot in a lighting studio. I want all the scenes to be monochromatic and embellished with lots of props and people to reflect different moods. Conceptually I want the images to reflect a wide range of emotions and situations as well. I want to do this to practice exposure times under bright lighting as well as practicing composition between the subjects and the background. I think this would be good for me because I have never conducted such a situation and been able to express clearly, the moods I would like to portray. I also want to get better at working with models so that they feel comfortable with me, in front of the camera and look that way in the photographs. Also, working with all the colors of the rainbow in the editing process will strengthen my editing skills in the local adjustments realm. I will proceed with this by getting lights, props and people and just have fun with it. There will be lots of costume changes and I will fill my memory card with RAW images so I have lots to work with. I want the background to be neutral while all the rest of the subjects are of one louder color so it really stands out. I want the end results to be both dramatic and clear with a hint of narrative printed on 11X17 sized paper. Some of my major references are color photographers in general and specifically Gretchen Garner, who works similarly to how I will be working in the monochromatic color scheme. Ultimately, this body of work will represent for me a leap into the professionalism of commercial and fashion photography that I have always been interested in but never fully explored. The way I choose to shoot, edit and display these photographs will represent the progress I will have made since my entrance into this class when I was shooting alone and non-human subjects or primarily candid photos of people.