Hands Assignment

Blog Post Number Four

This semester for my final media assignment, I got to choose absolutely anything as long as it was media related. It had to be directed to a client, and had to be something I would work towards all semester. Being me and absolutely loving photography, I chose to incorporate the two things together. I chose to create a photographic exhibition, which would be presented to the public. My photographs will go on exhibition at both Civic Library and Belconnen Library during November and December. The idea/aim for the exhibition was to depict the journey of life through hands.

Why hands you might ask… Last year for a documentary assignment the task was to create a photograph that told a story to its viewers… I chose to take a photograph of a friend’s hands. Scars, wrinkles and freckles anything you find on hands adds to a story.

Once I took this photo and submitted it for the assignment, I did ok… I then entered it in the ACT government’s Life’s Reflections Photographic competition http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/wac/ageing/photographic_competition this photograph ended up receiving a judge’s encouragement award, and going on exhibition around Canberra for 6 months. I had always had an interest in hands and after this it just added to the interest in hands and the story they tell about a person’s life. So that is the story behind taking a series of hands photographs for my final assignment. The exhibition will consist of 10 black and white photographs which will depict the journey of life.

This week I did my first shoot specifically for this assignment, I shot both Miss S’s hands and my sister’s hands, with many more shoots in the plans… these are the results.

I am really happy with the results and am excited to see how the rest of the photographs will turn out… I am open to any suggestions… and any volunteer models, who will have a photograph taken of them doing something specifically related to them. :D Email me with any suggestions and or model offers :P :D enquiries@bopeepphotography.com

Things to look forward to:

Studio photos of the baby Quails at school :D
My latest photography assignment

Thanks for taking the time to read this :D

Until next time!