ACTION PLAN
- There are 2 main types of stereotypes of surfers I am aiming to break down through my photographs.
- These are:
- Surfers are lazy – Surfers are stereotypically deemed lazy due to the thought people imagine of them being very laid back and chilled people. This is exactly the opposite in the real world and the way I am going to show a contradiction to this view is through capturing the not-so-fun behind the scenes chores surfers carry out in order to stay good at their sport.
My main ideas are to capture surfers, getting ready on freezing cold winter days when most are at home and to capture surfers routines in preparing and maintaining their equipment and waking up earlier than most to chase swells.
- Surfers are scruffy and poor – There is a great stereotype of surfers being people who typically are always short of a penny and life a life in their rusty old van. This makes it hard for people to believe that surfers can also life at the top end of society in luxury accommodation in exotic places. Therefore my ideas for this shoot are to capture a surfer living in one of these places, and conducting a lifestyle of luxury through natural lighting portraits. I also aim to capture this surfer being well dressed and presentable instead of poorly groomed and scruffy clothed similar to the stereotypes of beach bums who smoke weed and look similar to homeless people.