panic mode

Considering how well I thought I was doing last week, this week I cannot stop panicking about how I am running out of time thick and fast.

Paul's class is going well, as is David's and I suppose that I have got alot of work done for Catherine's Protest project as well. I have a few ideas developed for the protest project but they are still quite early on.

For the integrated project I cant seem to fit models into the time I have free and whenever I have tried to squeeze them in the photos haven't turned out how I had planned so now I have to spend yet more time re-shooting.
DRAMA DRAMA.

So this blog is brief because I literally have so much to do and cannot get my thinking cap straight because of a current personal situation.

hope and pray that my project gets a right kick up the arse xo

Quick Protest Project Update

Today I spent most of the day in bed then suddenly I had a surge of imagination and decided to put pen to paper and work on the concept development for my Protest Brief. As I have decided to Protest against the lack of respect for local authorities I thought the following image was simple yet effective.

I created this with a fine pen and stencil. I then colour the retrospective letters

in order to make the word RESPECT from Police, Nurses and Teachers.

And then added the caption (in pencil, should I change it) ' With a title should come respect'.

Although minimal I think this carries my message well.

 I would like to incorporate some photography so I have taken pictures of this idea so I can add it to the computer and alter, edit and add things to it.

Over and out.

On Track.

HOORAY.

I am totally on track for both of my projects which is leaving me so stress-free, which is a first and I am loving this feeling.

PROTEST Brief

So for this project I have been looking into artists such as Banksy, Chris Parks and Peter Kramar who have created pieces of work that relate to the police. This research is helping me decide on how I would like my piece of work to come across, as right now I am thinking about a reverse psychology style piece.
I am going to continue to develop my work as this is what I am lacking, I have extensive research but little, if any sort of development ideas. However as this project is a mini one I do not feel too stressed and stick to the 2 hours in class and 2 hours out of class working on it.

INTEGRATED Project

Feeling so good about my progress in this project so far as I have already done one photo-shoot which has given me even more ideas for my next few. I have also got three more models lined up for other shoots, but sadly these are dependent on research material that I am trying to obtain! This is holding me back but as soon as I get the material I need I will be ready to go.
Below are my sketchbook pages from one shoot I did last weekend. The idea of this shoot was to empathise the reliability and dependence we have developed towards social media. I tried my best to make a mobile phone look as though it was part of the body, replacing organs such as the heart and the eyes as well as being embedded into the hand. This technique however, is taking a while to master on photoshop so I opted to try some stitches into the paper. Basically I printed the pictures and stitched into it to make it look as though the phone was stitched into the skin. I love the results and think this could be something I could develop further.

The image below is of a sketchbook page that I have planned for a photo-shoot that I will take in a very busy town in order to capture the lack of communication or observation in our society nowadays.

Overall I am still buzzing about both my project ideas and cannot wait to see them come together. I can already tell my skills will develop with this project as will my professional level as I use more techniques and models throughout. I find it quite hypocritical that I myself am a socail media, selfie, tweeting addict but that makes it all the more interesting as I can have a really personal input.

love bugs and hugs xoxoxo