I am going to present the theme Anthropocene through portrait photography. My initial ideas are to use lots of plastic waste items (straws , bin bags , plastic bags). The reason i’m doing this is to represent humans and the damage they have caused. I am also going to be using these plastic items to alter the models face and cover parts of their face to show a distorted vision and view and ‘destroy’ the models face to present the way they destroyed the planet. I will also use photoshop and use multi exposure on some of my images to create a blurred affect and ‘damage’ the image.

What – Portrait photography using plastic waste. I will use studio lighting and do headshot based photos.

When – I can take my photos whenever as I will be using studio lighting so I don’t need to think about the natural lighting

Where – School studio using a mix black and white backgrounds

Why – I want to show a distorted image and alter the models face using the items that have altered the planet.

How – I will take my images using strong 2 point studio lighting and use recycled plastic waste to create the images. I will also use photoshop on some of my images to create a multi exposure image.

My main focus when using the plastic wastage is to show the impact on the environment by mankind. I also used the waste to distort the models face to represent a distorted vision similar to how my photographers shoot. This is to show that something normal to us looks different which is what has happened to the earth due to the plastic waste created by humans.
I also used water to represent water waste and the difference of access to water based on peoples wealth and location.