NEGOTIATED PROJECT PROPOSAL

1. What is the idea behind your project?
You need to consider and discuss the theme, topic, focus or perspective of your project and why you are interested in it.

I don’t want to limit myself by focusing too much on a particular theme. My idea for my project is to broaden my perspective on photography rather than centre the whole project on taking photographs to suit a particular topic. I plan to take photographs every day of whatever I might be doing.

2. What do you want to achieve through this work?
Discuss your artistic and personal aims of your project and comment on how you think it is likely to affect the people who experience it.

My personal aim for the project is to make photography a habit. Rather than thinking and planning what images I want to take and when I want to take them, I want to become used to always having my camera and taking pictures on a daily basis.

3. What research and development strategy have you defined for the project?
How will you set about achieving the goals you have set for your project including your working methods, artistic, technical and ethical considerations?
I will start my project as soon as possible so as to have time to explore the range of photographic styles and techniques that I would like to. Each week I will assess the images I’ve taken and whether the project is developing well or whether I need to change my method if I’m unhappy with the images I’m making.

4. How feasible is the project?
Identify the risks/problems that might arise in the development of you project and provide a proposed timetable of activities. This will enable both you and your tutor to monitor progress.
I think the actually idea of taking images on a daily basis and exploring different techniques is feasible. The problem which could arise with not planning the photographs, is that I’m producing work which I’m not pleased with, which I will try to overcome by assessing my work regularly and changing my methods if necessary.





Timetable


1 February 23-27
Project proposal. Begin planning/taking photographs

2 March 02-06
Finalize project proposal. Continue taking photographs and assessing my own work. Feedback from group seminar.

3 March 09-13
Produce work.

4 March 16-20
Produce work. Feedback from seminar.

5 March 23-27
Produce work. Assess work, what could be used for final images.

6 March/April 30-03
Produce work. Feedback from group seminar about images for final piece.

7 April/May 27-01
Finish work. Prepare images for final project presentation.

8 May 04-08
Hand in project

5. What are the influences that have helped you in thinking about the project?

I looked into photographers who made work on a daily basis and came across ‘Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way’ on http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/ The article really inspired me to be making images all the time, varying the theme and experimenting with techniques.
Whilst creating my own work I will be carrying out research on street photographers, such as Trent Parke, to explore different artists, how they work and what inspires them when taking photographs so regularly.