i FOR SURE want to do something with Polaroids. I recently got film back in my Polaroid and am addicted to taking pictures with it so I need to incorporate this in my final project.
Recently I have also become obsessed with portraits so why not incorporate both and cohesively combine the two :)
Here are some ideas...Sarah and I were brainstorming and talking and I think we came up with some really good stuff. My original idea was lacking a layer crucial to the depth of the project so through some extreme creative thinking we have remastered it.
Five different people. One being myself. A Polaroid of an action that they themselves use to describe themselves. It is almost a representation of their being through an action that I will then capture in a Polaroid.
Then we will stage a series of portraits with a common background. I am thinking my porch...because it has a very old and rustic feel to it that could be extremely interesting with the subject matter of the pictures.
In the portrait there will be the Polaroid and the actual person positioned to portray a sense of emotion with the use of the Polaroid. For the portrait I don't necessarily need the face in the photo. I like exploring emotion in portraits without the use of the face.
~ That probably sounded really confusing...so here is an example: The Polaroid is a picture of a boy doing a trick on the skateboard. Then the portrait is the boy's feet on the skateboard with the Polaroid positioned in the picture (whether he is holding it or it is laying there) to portray a sense of emotion...so maybe he is standing on the skateboard almost throwing the Polaroid away as if to erase the memory portraying that this is an image or representation of himself he doesn't want. Or maybe he is holding the Polaroid tight and close to his heart...portraying that this is something he truly loves and wants to portray as a representation of himself ~
Let me know what you think...and if you have any ideas at all. I know this is long so sorry haha :) But please anything helps because me and my creative juices are currently at war and I have losing this battle!
MeRci!!!!!
I think it's a great jumping off point. I like how polaroids are "instant" photographs, more so than any other. The fact that a poloraid is instant is the fact that you are capturing action/emotion, both are specific to time, as in they only happen in the moment, unlike a still life or flowers. Although I think it's a interesting idea, Using polaroids in the final image is not a new trend, so really push your inner artist to come up with something unique and truely your own :)
ReplyDeleteI like this. I think it would be great to have the person just sitting around not doing anything and cropping out their face and then have them hold the image of them doing the action out towards the camera to juxtapose the two movements. I love the idea and I love having two photographs in one image.
ReplyDeleteI think this would be awesome if you could juxtapose some images here. For example, maybe a photo of a woman stirring batter, and in the batter is a Polaroid of her salsa dancing. Everyone has an interest that is not necessarily something that others would pick out. Personally, if I were to do a photo like this of myself I would have a photo of me working on a graphic design and then an image of me singing opera with my piano. Not necessarily two things that go together, but however two things that are important to me. I hope this made sense, if it didn't just let me know! :-P
ReplyDeletereminds me of Joseph Kosuth’s, One and Three Chair... the idea of representation of a representation of a real thing.
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