The whole idea :

For my personal study project I have chosen to explore the theme of faith and religion through documentary photography. As I had grown up in a completely atheist household finding my way in faith is very special to me and has been an incredible journey as it’s one I’ve had to navigate by myself. Within this project I aim to present my journey with faith and how it has changed my life but to also represent how much things can change and the emotions surrounding these changes before and during my walk of faith. I intend to create a series of both landscape and portrait images of both myself and anything to do with the events in which I attend as a Christian.

Photoshoot one & two –

Concept –

For my first photoshoot I want to explore the feeling of being lost in the dark and confused while trying to find my way before finding my faith. To capture this I plan on using a low-light setting perhaps on a day when its quite gloomy, foggy and I would go to a forest or somewhere dark to show the confusion and lost emotions. Ill experiment with shadows and dramatic contrasts to create a sense of isolation and searching. This photoshoot will represent the emotional struggle and uncertainty before finding clarity and faith.

Location –

I went around the Island to different Locations, some of the images were taken on St Brelades beach while others were taken at St Peters reservoir and I had even taken some near my house and some from random nature walks on the island.

Equipment –

• camera
• tripod
• clothing to change into
• cross necklace
• bible

Artist reference for this shoot –

• Henri-Cartier Bresson
• Arnold Newman