Question:                                                                  

Can I show life’s struggles through photography using water/reflectivity?                                                                                     

Define the scope of investigation (purpose / intended meaning):     I will interview members of my family and talk with them about current problems that they, or we, are dealing with.  I will then create a series of dynamic photographs that will relate to a specific problem/problems that they (or we) are dealing with at this stage in life and incorporate water and/or reflective objects in each photo.

Define your approach (change in studio practice(s), convergent or divergent):      I will use lighting, photo affect tools, props, location, time of day and words to achieve my desired look for my photographs. 

Define your strategies (models, concepts, brainstorming, creative techniques):     I will begin by exploring photographs online and determining common factors that make for impacting pictures.  I will search out books/videos of professional artist in these fields and explore their techniques.  I will then use my gained knowledge to form and execute  a series of successful photographs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Which critical framework(s) will you use to critique the work and identify if it was successful. Describe:  I will use a formal critical framework to evaluate the beauty of each piece.  I will carefully explore and manipulate every photo taken to achieve my desired look.  I will then post, what I feel, are my most successful pictures online and have my peers critique them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Think of the following:

Media:photography                                                                                                 

Scale (size): 8x10, 5x7,4x6, or various                                                                             

Materials, support structure, & presentation:       I will frame my works for display.                                                                                                         

Formal Techniques:     I will be using a Canon T3 camera, use iphoto to manipulate the pictures and have the final products printed at the photo lab in the art’s building.                                                                                                                                                                                    

Plan for visual research (include direct or indirect resources):        I will use site like Tumblr, Pinterest and general Google searches to find remarkable meaningful photographs.  I will also be exploring books from the library and digital media about artist and photography.  I will also begin taking a lot of pictures to work with my camera’s features.                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Define the scope of investigation (purpose / intended meaning): Alcoholism affects many families in America.  I want to show how something as common as alcohol can change a person.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Define your approach (change in studio practice(s), convergent or divergent):      I am going to use liquid to manipulate the appearance of face.  Depending on the object used to hold the liquid, the face will become distorted in different ways.  The juxtaposition of the liquid deforming some of the face against the literal face, will show the power that a liquid can have on changing someone’s life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Define your strategies (models, concepts, brainstorming, creative techniques):     I will pull from my 15 years of active outreach in communities and remember the story’s told of how drinking ruined people’s lives and change the person forever.  I will inner reflect on my father’s alcohol problem and how he is a changed man while drinking.  I will then research using different methods of using liquid and how someone looks through the liquid.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Which critical framework(s) will you use to critique the work and identify if it was successful. Describe:  I will upload the pictures to Facebook for a broad scope critique from my peers.  I will also ask my parents for their input.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Think of the following:

Media:       Photography                                                                                                  

Scale (size):        8x10 minimum                                                                                      

Materials, support structure, & presentation:       I will print the pictures using the upstairs lab in the art’s building, matte and frame the photos for display.  I am also considering making a book.                                                                                                                                                          

Formal Techniques:     I will take the best pictures possible using all resources at my disposal.                                                                                                                                                                                        

Plan for visual research (include direct or indirect resources):        Google images search, Tumblr and any other venue where familes in need of healing from alcohol are located (AA, churches, support groups).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Define the scope of investigation (purpose / intended meaning):     I want to create a photo that shows life can exist in circumstance of oxygen-depleted environments (underwater).  I want this picture to engage the viewer to understand that even if you are drowning in problems, you’re still alive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Define your approach (change in studio practice(s), convergent or divergent):      I will be using reflectivity, low contrast and lighting to set the them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Define your strategies (models, concepts, brainstorming, creative techniques):     I will begin brainstorming situations that could be reflected underwater.  I will start by researching photos of people taken in water, underwater, etc.  I will start creating mini lab experiments using water as the common factor, and see how I can manipulate a photo of someone under water.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Which critical framework(s) will you use to critique the work and identify if it was successful. Describe:  I will upload the pictures to Facebook and have my peers critique them to help me determine which ones are the most successful.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Think of the following:

Media:       photography                                                                                                  

Scale (size):        8x10                                                                                  

Materials, support structure, & presentation:       pictures will be printed upstairs in the photo lab inside the arts building, matted and then framed.  I will include a hanger for the back.                                                                                                                                                             

Formal Techniques:     I will use all resources available for the most dynamic photograph.                                                                                                                                                                                       

Plan for visual research (include direct or indirect resources):        I will research pictures depicting people in water.  I will the start processing my own experiments using full submergence in water.