For my Final Major Documentary Project, I would like to
celebrate the strengths and successes of everyday women. Too often women are
made to feel negative about their selves as body image and lifestyle regularly
gets criticized. A lot of people, both male and female, often underestimate
what a woman is capable of. The key words I would like to work around are as
follows:
Positive
Success
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Every woman has their own individual and personal strengths,
challenges they have overcome. These often go unrecognized as everyday life
overlooks them. I would like to celebrate these strengths and talents, creating
a series of portraits of strong women. Unless showing another side to the woman, I do not want to photograph those that are well known for the successes they have had.
I am currently undecided as to whether or not I would like
to create these portraits in a clean, slick studio environment or an
environment the women are commonly associated with. In order to make this
decision I think I will have to look at similar works that already exist and
make a decision. I can always change the approach if necessary after the first
attempt.
Regardless of which location I choose to work in studio or
otherwise, I would like my project to be shot digitally. This will enable me to
be sure I am getting the results I hope for out of the images. The digital
process will also be quicker, meaning I can put more work in to the project for
the same, if not slightly lower cost.
If I shoot on location, I would like to try and arrange to
shoot multiple people in a similar area. This will reduce costs and make the
most out of the time I have available to me.
With regards to travel I am going to have to rely heavily on public
transport. Without my own driving license, I have no choice but to rely on
services already available. Because of this, I will unfortunately be less
flexible.
In order to attract attention to the work I am producing, I
would like to advertise through groups that are likely to understand and
respect the work. An example feminist organizations and pro-women campaigning
groups. I could start local with the universities own feminist group while I
decide a solid style and direction to my work. By starting here, I would be
able to revisit people more often. Afterwards, I could branch out further to
reach other influential, strong women.
This piece of work is one I am looking forward to getting
stuck in to, with further research I am sure I will come up with a stronger
idea and path to take it. I think I will find it challenging, organizing people
to come up with a piece of work that not only fits together as one solid project,
but also represents each person as an individual. Before I shoot, I need a
clear precise vision of the work.
