Identity PitchKayna Baugh

Photographs

For the identity theme, I intend to photograph the different people and cultures in Sheffield. This fits the identity theme as it successfully denotes the identity of the city through the people that live in it. As the Millennium Gallery have an ethos to be environmentally friendly, photographing the people and cultures links to the ethos as the people make the environment and learning about the types of people that live in an area gives an initial insight into how they treat their home.

Shot Types

The main shot types I will use in my photography are close-ups as I will take portrait shots. For this, I will need a portrait lens to capture the subjects effectively. I will alternate through a deep depth of field and a shallow depth of field as I sometimes I will make the background out of focus. Most of the time, I will probably take the pictures in an automatic setting but I may use a wider aperture when I need to let more light into the image.

Shoot

The theme for the photo shoot is identity. When taking my photos, I will most likely take my images as a raw

file type because it enables me to have a higher quality image. Recce is the informal term for reconnaissance. It refers to the

location scouting of an area. My shoot will most likely occur in the daytime and I will photograph

one person at a time directly after one another. I will need a DSLR camera and a tripod

Props & Costume

Depending on the people I photograph, I will need certain props and costume.

T o represent the different cultures, I will request people dress in their traditional dress. And there may be various props in the background such as a computer for a young person to connote the type of person I am capturing.

Risks

When shooting my photography, I may end up not capturing as many cultures/ types of people as I hope. Also, I may not successfully represent the subject in the image. To avoid these risks, I will talk to the models I use to find out more about their culture/personality and I will make sure I capture something significant in the image so the audience knows what I’m trying to represent.

Final Work

Once I’ve finished taking the collection of images; I will call itthis will come under the portraiture genre.

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Poster & exhibition ideas

For my poster, I will have a picture of one or more of the subjects I photographed displayed as the main body and the title of the collection clearly written at the top. To promote the exhibition, my poster will include the dates and times of the exhibition and a brief description of what it’s about.