Phobia
Phobia - A phobia (from the Greek: meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is, when used in the context of clinical psychology, a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.
In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities.
In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities.
Things to Consider
- Figure(s) & Object(s) (which should reveal something of the phobia in the photo)
- Format: Horizontal
- Subject Placement: Rule of Thirds
- Background
- Point of View
- Lighting: create mood/feeling (if needed)
- Clothing: can suggest personal style/career profession
- Subject: mannerism, reactions, expressions and body language
- You will end up with 1 final photo - 1 final poster per person
Steps to follow
STEP ONE:
STEP TWO:
STEP THREE:
STEP FOUR:
- RESEARCH by completing the RESEARCHING PHOBIAS handout. (download here)
- Phobia List
STEP TWO:
- BRAINSTORM possible ideas for your Phobia photo.
- REVIEW the above “things to consider” points before taking your 2 phobia photographs of 2 different Phobias.
STEP THREE:
- Create a rough sketch (landscape format) that shows - model placement interacting with phobia, type of shot you are using, backgrounds, props needed to be downloaded or brought in and any special effects you will be creating in PhotoShop.
- Discuss with me your final ideas and how you will go about shooting them. Also if there are any photos you will need to download from the internet and how you would use them in your composition.
STEP FOUR:
- GET APPROVAL and photograph your ideas based on your conceptual sketch(s).
- In Photoshop make a new canvas 5.5" tall by 9" wide with a transparent background 300 pixels/inch.
- As a class we will add a white border to your finished photo in Adobe Photoshop and put the name of the Phobia and description as depicted in the above examples.
STEP FIVE:
- REFLECT by answering the following questions on your finished works:
- What aspect of your finished works do you find most successful?
- What aspect of your finished works do you find least successful and why?
- If you had to complete this assignment again, what aspect would you change/improve on and why?
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