Idea 1

My first photoshoot is going to be inspired by Chris Jordan’s work which show the mass consumerism and how that is effecting our world. I have chosen Chris Jordan as I like how his work reflects the raw truth by taking slightly disturbing photos. As I won’t be able to capture photographs very similar, I am going to use the littering aspect of his photographs. The places I am going to take photos are:

• St. Helier Town
• Havre Des Pas beach
• Alongside roads
• Fields

I am going to be taking photos of the amount of litter that I find in those places and collect it in a bag to try different ways of capturing it as a whole and then properly dispose of it in a bin. I am going to try to capture the images in a way that the rubbish is the main focus and by the end of it I will group the images together to highlight the extent of this problem.

Idea 2

For my second photo shoot I am going to do a photoshoot of the storm damage that Jersey faced after the extreme storm flew through the island. I am going to focus on the trees and nature that was destroyed during this time by the tornado. This will show how the extreme weather we faced, caused by climate change from society, led us to this disaster.

I will go around parts of the island looking for the environment that had been disturbed. The main theme will mostly be the environment, however I may take some photos of the buildings around as well as I think it will help to show the intensity of this storm and other effects of climate change.

I have taken some inspiration from George Marazakis as his images capture a different element of world pollution and ignorance. My idea links to him as the storm/tornado we faced is an example of extreme weather which is caused by humans. Some of Marazakis’ work that inspired me:

Idea 3

Mandy Barker Inspired

For this photoshoot, I am taking inspiration from Mandy Barker’s work on plastic pollution. I am going to collect litter I find around town, schools, the beach etc. to photograph against a black background. I will use different types of litter such and bottles, wrappers and anything I find that has been abandoned in the environment.

When taking the photos, I will have the pieces of litter placed on a studio table surrounded by black to ensure the background in only black. I will also use studio lights above to highlight the rubbish and show the contrast of colour in comparison.

Idea 4

I would like to take photographs of buildings that have left an impact on the world, preferably old ones with history behind them. I am aiming to take some of WW2 bunkers as they are significant to people and have connotations of the war. They have been here for many years now and still have an imprint on the world even so long after the war.