General Idea
The project(s) I am working on throughout the semester will involve photography both in digital and analog format. I plan on incorporating photography with beading somehow, and experiment with both mediums by combining the two within my practice and trying something new.
My idea for this project is too weave beading into photography through the creation of regalia for my subjects to wear for the photoshoot, while also beading the photographs themselves creating a new form of visual representation to the imagery itself. I want to work with B&W film photography, so that the beads can provide a colorful and textural element to the piece adding to the see/touch senses to it. As for the digital component, I want to enhance my skills in digital media such as photoshop to develop my skills further in digital photography.
The subject matter I intend to achieve would be traditional portraitures, landscape and regalia photoshoots. I would also want to photograph anything that I find meaningful while capturing moments as well as the documentation and my work process throughout my photographic journey this semester.
Schedule/Timeline
January 31st - February 6th
- First traditional photoshoot on Sunday with brother and sister
- Photograph with both film and digital format
- Subject wearing dresses sewn and made by my brother
- Possible self-portrait? A set of the dresses were made for me
- Subjects immersed in landscape
- Develop film on Monday
- Review and edit digital photos in digital lab - print them off on photopaper
- Print/enlarge film photos
- Once all selected photos are printed, hang them up and review in studio
February 7th - 13th
- Experiment with beading
- See how the beading process interacts with the photos themselves
- Conduct research on ideas/inspiration on what to bead and how to bead properly
- This is where my ideas on how the beading will interact with photography itself and how I will proceed further into my project on where this will take me.
- Plan photoshoots for the weekend
February 14th - 20th (Reading Week)
- Organize, plan and facilitate photoshoots throughout the week
- Spontaneous photoshoot: taking pictures of all types of subject matter (landscape, regalia, portraitures etc.,)
- Work consistently and progressively within the studio (darkroom, digital lab, studio space)
- Develop, print, edit photos
- Proceed with beading project(s) throughout the week
February 21st - 27th
- After various photoshoots and experimentation with beading, reflect on these ideas and decide which direction this project will go
- Make a concrete decision on how to continue this practice into a finished project and let the process happen organically as I go along, allowing for changes to take place at this time.
- Once a final decision is made, come up with a plan mapping out the rest of the weeks ahead in preparation for the finished project at the end of the semester
- Proceed with the final planning
February 28th - March 6th
- Continue with the photographic and beading practice throughout the week
- Photoshoots
- Studio time (darkroom, digital lab, studio space)
March 7th - 13th
- Continue working on the final project
- More photoshoots if necessary
- Dark room/Digital lab (develop, print, edit photos)
- Proceed with beadwork
March 14th - 20th
- Continue with photoshoots/working on the field
- Studio time
- Proceed with beading project(s)
March 21st - 27th
- Gather photos so far
- Review photos, see what works and what doesn't
- Select the best ones that pertain to my final project/idea
- Work on ideas thoroughly and consistently to further map out the ending process
March 28th - April 3rd
- Finishing the remaining process for final plan/idea
- Finish up and plan remaining photoshoots/field work for the week
- Come up with the final details during studio time
- Finish any beadwork project(s)
April 4th - 10
- Put everything together
- Finish up the final project
- Put the final plan into place with a presentation strategy
- Execute presentation strategy to display for the final critique
April 11 - 13th
- Have everything ready for the final critique
- Work on title, artist statement, final documentation etc.,
- Submit final project
