For this project I would like to experiment with both self-portraits and portraits of other people. It is likely that the final pictures that I choose will be all of me, all of one other person, or all of different people. While it is possible that I will include full-body shots, more likely I will use an active frame and only show part of myself or the person. My influences for this project come from the images that we viewed in class. Though, for my shots, I would like to examine something that the other artists did not (humor or props, for example).
The photos will be staged, as I wish to have control over them and eliminate motion and blur. While, I will probably default to taking color photographs, I may also experiment with black and white to heighten contrast or get the pictures to appear more like old portraits. Manipulation will be necessary for these photos, but will most likely be limited to minor cropping and reduction of imperfections within the pictures.
