After thinking about my initial ideas, I have narrowed down to the following ideas:
- Photo series of a victim (s)
- Photo series of the abuser (s)
- Single portrait of a victim
- Single portrait of an abuser
Photo series:
I want to have the photographs as physical layers like you get in Photoshop. The reasoning for this is because domestic abuse isn't always just what you see on the surface. Victims of domestic abuse are often very frightened and conceal their abuse from the outside world, be it by putting on a happy personality, or physically concealing bruises and such with makeup.
I want to have the photographs as physical layers like you get in Photoshop. The reasoning for this is because domestic abuse isn't always just what you see on the surface. Victims of domestic abuse are often very frightened and conceal their abuse from the outside world, be it by putting on a happy personality, or physically concealing bruises and such with makeup.
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Single portrait photograph:
For this to be as effective as possible, I'll need to play on the audiences emotions by making the model in my photograph hold as much emotion as possible. If I went for the single photograph of the victim, I'd have them look frightened and disheveled with wide tear-filled eyes, and cowering away from the camera. If I went with the single portrait of the abuser I'd have them up close and personal with the camera. I'd have them with the emotion rage, and light it so that every crease on their face is in shadow. I want the photo to look extremely menacing.
For this to be as effective as possible, I'll need to play on the audiences emotions by making the model in my photograph hold as much emotion as possible. If I went for the single photograph of the victim, I'd have them look frightened and disheveled with wide tear-filled eyes, and cowering away from the camera. If I went with the single portrait of the abuser I'd have them up close and personal with the camera. I'd have them with the emotion rage, and light it so that every crease on their face is in shadow. I want the photo to look extremely menacing.
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Idea change due to research:
As I was doing some research into domestic abuse, I came across some printed advertisements for domestic abuse. These adverts combined photography with information so that it is clear what the advert is trying to put across. Some of them didn't even have any written information, but had been manipulated so that it was easy for the audience to understand what the ad was trying to say. I looked at a range of printed advertisements for different campaigns and products and found that many of them either use juxtapositions or striking images to shock the audience. I think that this would be a really good idea to do, as it would be achievable on my own, but also really challenging as there would be a lot of work on Photoshop.
Printed advertisement:
If I were to create a printed advertisement I would approach it in a similar way to the photography projects and have the advertisement (s) feature either the victim or abuser. I'd have to come up with an effective juxtaposition, or think of a snappy tag line with a striking photograph to go with it.
Printed advertisement:
If I were to create a printed advertisement I would approach it in a similar way to the photography projects and have the advertisement (s) feature either the victim or abuser. I'd have to come up with an effective juxtaposition, or think of a snappy tag line with a striking photograph to go with it.
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