My Plan
For this assignment, I want to take pictures of a dancer who is going on a journey/ dancing like they are going somewhere. I might have the dancers leap like they are running, but I'm just going to see what ideas pop in my head during the shoot.
Photo Shoot
For this shoot, I ended up taking photos in my friends car. She had her pointe shoes with her and I wanted to incorporate her shoes with the car. I thought it would be fun to have her feet on the steering wheel with her pointe shoes, to show her going on a journey while incorporating dance into it. I took side angle shots, along with shots from under the steering wheel, which shows a different perspective.
My Edits
I edited two of these pictures black and white because I thought it looked dramatic and powerful, also a little elegant. For one photo I faded the colors a bit to give the picture a rustic feel, and for the other picture I made it lighter with warmer tones.
Final Photo
I chose this photo because I really liked the rustic quality the photo has, along with the lighting and angle of the photo. In the photo, there is a dancer who is wearing pointe shoes in a car. She is placing her feet on the steering wheel, and her legs are crossed over one another. She is wearing flowery pants, and in the background there is a white truck and a fast food sign. It looks like she is driving the car with her feet while wearing pointe shoes. The shape of her legs and feet balances out the steering wheel on the right side of the picture. The coloring of her pants and shoes emphasizes that she is the main object in the photo. The lines of the dancer's legs and the car behind her shows the movement forward. The theme for this project was journey and I think that the final photo is a good representation of the theme. It shows that someone is going somewhere and on a journey, but it also incorporates dancing into it. I really like this photo because it has elements of humor, but also rustic feelings that I always enjoy. I think it's a fun and unique idea, and it is something that hasn't really been done before at the school.