Category: Final Projects

Project Proposal: Raina Bhartia

Concept/Subject: 

For my final, I plan to convey the feeling of extreme frustration. Frustration of not being able to do what we love and be with who we love; frustration from being confined. I feel this is very fitting for the time we all are going through and I want my audience to relate to it.  In my portraits, I plan to make my subjects display anger, pain and helplessness. To convey raw emotion, I will refrain from using any excessive styling or makeup. My subjects will include my friends and my family.

Technical Approach / Input: 

Natural light is essential to the work I create. For this project, I will be challenged with using only streaks of strong window lighting or an even lighting on my roof. The limitations of getting only a few hours of strong light will push me to be quick in directing my subjects. The camera I will be using is the Canon EOS Rebel T5i. I plan to be conscious of where I place the camera and try different points of view  or even try taking close-ups on specific parts of the face or body to create an almost abstract image. Playing with lighting and having moments where only on my subjects’ faces as the rest of them fade into less detail is also one of my goals. 

Technical Approach / Output:  

After the shoot, I will test my images with monotone processing, perhaps a sepia look or even a black and white conversion with a strong contrast. Ideally, I would be making consistent large-scale prints of the final series of at least four and above. Since that seems unattainable, I plan to find a way to present them as a series digitally along with a brief song, poem, or write-up.

Project Proposal: Summer Eells

Concept/Subject: 

Because I am someone who loves to be outside and with nature as much as possible, my goal for this project is to try and capture nature’s beauty in all different angles, time of day etc. I am always amazed at how different nature can look just with the time of day or the angle at which it’s looked at and I want to try and capture that in this project. 

Technical Approach / Input: 

For this project I plan on focusing on point of view, we pass so many beautiful things in nature on a day to day basis and most of the time we miss its beaty due to how busy we are living our lives. This is just to show that even simple things, for examples trees that we all see on a daily basis can be something more just by the change of angle or time of day it is looked at. I will be using medium or fast shutter speed to be able to capture nature in the moment. 

Technical Approach / Output:  

All of the images I shoot will be processed in color. My reasoning behind that is with the different times of day that I shoot in, the color will give the image more of a wow factor and it will show that some images do in fact have a different vibe when seen in a different light/angle. I do not plan on printing any of these images. 

Project Proposal: MaryAlice Misuta

Idea One: Working Title: Protect/Project

CONCEPT/SUBJECT:

Masks or Face coverings hide and obscure, they protect against unwanted germs or viruses and serve a vital purpose during this pandemic. But while the mask protects and hides it also projects​ intentionally or unintentionally. What are we saying when we choose or create a mask or are forced to use what we have on hand?

The goal of this project is to photograph (document) various people on the street with masks/face coverings; with the idea that what may be on the surface of the mask reveals some deeper truths…

TECHNICAL APPROACH (INPUT):

Camera: Canon 7D Markii, Canon EF-S18-135mm zoom lens
No tripod
Shooting outdoors in different places and time of day so varied color temperature.
ISO 100 or 200 depending on time of day, fast shutter speed, open aperture.
Composition & Framing: Tight Closeups on face combined with shots of the full person to show context of either the environment/place or significant objects.

TECHNICAL APPROACH AND SPECS (OUTPUT):

Create a virtual exhibition using​ ​https://www.artsteps.com/​ If I can’t figure out a virtual gallery then a webpage with a “lightbox” type plugin that will look like a gallery wall. I want the photos to be viewed as a body of work together. I want the viewer to feel confronted and draw meaning from the juxtaposition of the images. The images will not be uniformly scaled and will be in color.

Project Proposal: Bill Lanigan

CONCEPT/SUBJECT

Deciding on a project proved more difficult than I would have thought. I ran thru numerous ideas looking to use some of the knowledge I’ve gained in the last few weeks with an eye to try a few new techniques. My project will be observational with the goal consisting of photos of ocean waves. This will include both some rocky shoreline and beach photos taken at various times of the day. The goal is to force myself to become acquainted with the use of a tripod and to utilize the full range of the camera’s settings.

TECHNICAL APPROACH (INPUT)

I intended to shoot some of the photos utilizing a tripod. The camera is a Nikon 5600 with a Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 lens. I may purchase a remote timer. The methods will include both slow and fast shutter speeds. The slow shutter aims to capture dream-like waves with the goal of the fast shutter aiming to capture a moment. The idea is to be able to use the camera’s settings to take the best possible photos given the day’s conditions.

TECHNICAL APPROACH

Given the limited palette of waves/beach scenes, I’ve not yet decided whether to develop the photos in color or black & white. Owning a printer, I do plan to print some of the photos. In general, I think larger prints of nature produce a superior product as they seem to envelop you within the photo. However, the printer available to me is not able to produce the large scale I’m aiming for. The images are for my own use and will not be publicly shown.

Project Proposal: Leslie Lyman

CONCEPT::

I am planning to do two final projects.

  1. The first is a series, meant to be viewed together, of stacks upon stacks of folded sheets. The piles, some neat and organized some moving toward disarray and some a mess, hold lots of representative meaning. Photographed as a narrow, vertical pile each bundle contains one hundred pieces of fabric, each photo captures seven bundles – laundry, bedding, cleaning, order, work, quantity, simplicity, beauty, mending – viewers can see what they wish. My motivation is to discuss and depict emotional labor of women. The series is call Motherload.
  2. The second series will be shot within the confines of an old closet. This closet has one small window and one light and a series of old hooks hanging from the wall. I want to explore the many different messages that this room can send – a refuge, a place of containment, serviceable, useless, antiquated, perpetual. I am interested in the everyday and the small things that go unnoticed. This is one of those useful spaces that has a hidden beauty as well as a resilience and a flexibility that gives it emotional weight. It is timeless.

INPUT::

The shooting for both projects will be similar. My palette will be limited for both series. I will be using a tripod, low ISO, slow shutter speed and a fairly small aperture in order to get as much detail and texture as possible. I will have natural light for the piles and a combination of lighting for the closet.

OUTPUT::

Both of these projects will ultimately be printed. The piles series will be shown together 10-15 images printed on matte paper. At the very least they will be printed 24” x 48”. the closet photos will also be printed large as I think it will help to heighten the feeling of the small space.  I have not yet determined what exact size they will be or what paper will serve them best.

Project Proposal: Marie Lossky

Concept/Subject

I plan to draw on what makes me feel at peace right now:  long walks in the woods and along shorelines, canoe expeditions down (and up!) rain-swollen rivers and into swamps and ponds of Eastern and Central Massachusetts.  In the last few weeks, my eye has been drawn to the unloved and usually unnoticed:  broken branches, sawn logs, decaying stumps, fallen trees.  But now suddenly, we are also surrounded by the obvious, sumptuous beauty of flowers and leaves.  Out of these two subjects—the dead wood and the live wood—I will make a series of diptychs.  My goal is to make you observe the esthetic qualities of both.  I will have succeeded if, on your next walk through the woods or the Arboretum or along Comm Ave, you appreciate not only the pink magnolia but the dead branch.

Technical Approach (Input)

My approach is unstudied and opportunistic.  I do not move objects around to make a better picture, I do not augment with external sources of light.  But you will see me out and about in the morning or late afternoon, waiting to capture a slanting ray.  I will use a 3:2 ratio, low ISO if possible (but not exclusively), with a preference for medium to wide aperture and medium to slow shutter speed.

Technical Approach and Specs (Output)

I intend to process in color.  Both color and scale of the subjects will be determinant factors when I assemble the diptychs.  Ideally I would print these in the same medium format (15 x 10 inches or larger) on a matte, slightly rough surfaced paper that has suited my images in the past.

Project Proposal: Maggie Sutherland

CONCEPT/SUBJECT

One of my favorite parts about the Seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine is the many unique and beautiful New England towns that make up the area. From quaint downtown streets lined with historic buildings, to sleepy beach towns that are quiet in the winter, and come alive in the summer, each town has a distinct and unique personality. One moment, I may be driving through rural farmlands of New Hampshire, and the next, I could arrive at a breathtaking view along Maine’s rocky coast. My goal with this project is to capture the diversity of 18 Seacoast towns through one image each. Living in this area my entire life, I am familiar with these towns—what they look and feel like, and what makes them each special and worthy of a visit. Through this project, my goal is to observe each town, and capture the essence, beauty, and uniqueness of each town through only one image.

TECHNICAL APPROACH (INPUT)

In this project, I plan to use my camera and focus on point of view—each town taken through the lens of a local from the human perspective, as many people would typically view the towns. To keep a consistency throughout this body of work, I will take all photos during the day so the color temperature is similar throughout each image. Because these photos will be taken outside during the daytime, I will most often be using a low ISO, and medium shutter speeds and aperture.

TECHNICAL APPROACH AND SPECS (OUTPUT)

All images of this project will be processed with color. My thinking is that there will be a variety of warm and cool images in this body of work by capturing natural elements like the coolness that comes with ocean scenes, and the warmth that comes with a sunny beach scene, as well as with a brick-lined downtown street, for example. While editing this body of work, I plan to take each image’s unique look and feel into consideration, while editing with a consistent style to maintain cohesiveness in this body of work. I don’t plan to print these images, but intend to keep them on my website (www.seacoastlately.com) where they will each live on a different page. The scale of each image will be the same on every page to maintain a consistent look and feel across all pages of the website.

Project Proposals: Laura de la Calle González

FINAL PROPOSAL GUIDELINE:

I am a person as demanding as indecisive; that’s why I have several ideas in my mind, I would be very grateful if you could share your thoughts with me

IDEA No1

CONCEPT/SUBJECT

Relationship between Earth and humans​;after years and years Earth has experienced changes and has become more vulnerable because of human actions, now it’s time in order for Earth to take a break and can breathe calmly… but for how long?

My idea is to photograph ​how coronavirus is affecting​ people as well as Earth indirectly (and I say indirectly because covid19 is not capable of making earth globe sick, but people are), and how society is able to change quickly and is able to the re-adaptation

I’ll photograph empty streets, public transportation, empty and closed restaurants, people using different staffs trying to protect themselves, keeping distances, animals walking around the streets…

​TECHNICAL APPROACH

I intended to shoot most of the photos without a tripod, but i think i will use it for some of them. My camera is a Lumix, and i’ ll use a fast/medium shutter speed, but maybe in some of them i’ll use a slow shutter speed to show the movement around the city. My palette of color is going to be varied to try to show as much as possible the mood of this time. I’ll try to shoot during the different times of the day.

TECHNICAL APPROACH AND SPECS: (OUTPUT)

My idea is that most of the pictures will be in color, but if I think that one/ two photos would be much better in black and white I will convert to that. I consider that I will print the photos and make a big and abstract picture or poster on the wall. I don’t know yet which print I could use.

IDEA No2

CONCEPT/SUBJECT

Self-portrait representing the natural beauty of women. Since I started the photography course I was thinking of criticizing the perfectionism that women are required of them. I love Francesca Woodman, Jen Davis and their work; through my project I would like to transmit the elegance and details of the woman’s body in her natural mood in different situations as when we are lazy, or we have a messy room, also when we are enjoying and when we are in a calm moment, that it to say, in every single moment.

We are not perfect, but i am so happy not being a perfect woman, and i would to show that the most important thing is being happy and in peace with yourself, because when you get that, you can feel that you are the most pretty woman not only physically but also mentally, and then, when you feel safe, with energy and power, you could show it to people with a positive nature and true to yourself.

If your soul feels beautiful, happy and in harmony with yourself, then it will no matter what society says.

​TECHNICAL APPROACH (INPUT)

I intended to shoot all of the photos with a tripod. My camera is a Lumix, and i’ ll use a big/medium exposure so a fast shutter speed. I’ll use different points of view of my body with different backgrounds. My palette of color is going to be varied, but always ( or almost always) the color of the skin will be present. Most of the photos will be inside and i don’t think i will be able to use natural light.

TECHNICAL APPROACH AND SPECS: (OUTPUT)

My idea is that most of the pictures will be in color, but if I think that one/ two photos would be much better in black and white I will convert to that. I consider that I will print the photos and make a big and abstract picture or poster on the wall. I don’t know yet which print I could use.

IDEA No3

CONCEPT/SUBJECT

When Rebecca asked “ Who we are photographically speaking” reminded me why I am here, far from my family and friends.In that way and following Elinor Carucci and her narrative stories through photography,​I was thinking of making a story about myself​: could be a regular day, could be a story describing myself as my hobbies, my personality. It might help me to discover myself and remember these moments in the future.

​The answer is to settle my thoughts and discover who I am and
what I want to be (professionally speaking) in some years.

TECHNICAL APPROACH (INPUT)

I intended to shoot all of the photos with a tripod. My camera is a Lumix, and I’ll use a big/medium exposure so a fast shutter speed. I’ll use different points of view of me with different backgrounds and elements which could describe me. My palette of color is going to be varied. I’ll try to take five photos outside and other five inside of a building/ house/room

TECHNICAL APPROACH AND SPECS: (OUTPUT)

My idea is that most of the pictures will be in color, but if I think that one/ two photos would be much better in black and white I will convert to that. I consider that I will print the photos and make a big and abstract picture or poster on the wall. I don’t know yet which print I could use.