Stages 1-3

Stage 1

Each student is required to shoot a minimum and maximum of three differing types of ‘object’ or ‘item’ as this pertains to their randomly provided ‘key word’. E.g. Three photographs of three different types of chair; door; window; fence; signage etc.

The Key word that i got was LOCK. Accordingly i prepared the following brainstorm in order to choose my objects.   

Basedthe brainstorm i started to eliminate words so that i choose my three different objects. My three objects are the door lock, the keyhole and the the lock.  I decided to photograph three different ways to lock a doors. My leading idea was the mental meaning of the doors and the locks. The mental stage of a person who is locked who is unlocking who locks other. Moreover i had in mind the difficulty of unlocking them as some of them are easy and some of them are not. Finally i develop some thoughts related to the mystery behind a locked door as well as the reason of their existence. 

Stage 2

Each student must capture a minimum of three – maximum of four different angles of each of their given subject matter. E.g. Three photographs of each of their chosen ‘chairs’, however taken from differing perspectives / angles / viewpoints.

Importantly (prior to taking any photographs) you should consider the ‘narrative potential’ of the object / item you are capturing.

In addition and again (prior to taking any photographs) you will need to consider how your chosen perspectives / angles / viewpoints of your object might both lead and influence and inform your final / intended circular narrative. Emphasis here is placed upon the importance of ‘previsualisation’.

At this stage, i have considered the potential of a narrative and prior shooting, i had several thoughts that were leading me to capture photos that would at a later point, be part or a starting point of a narrative. 

Development of thoughts

•A lock may be unlocked easily or hardly, it can be unlocked intentionally or not, it may be unlocked by yourself or by others. Some of them are set by you and some by others. Could this be seen like life?

•In life we have goals and dreams. Do we fight for them and unlock the boundaries set in order to achieve them?

•Is our freedom to do them limited? My answer is that our freedom stops where others starts.

•But is that happening always or are their people who don’t respect the freedom of other and just break the boundaries. 

After shooting different angles and ways of seeing the objects i focused on the best four that have potential narrative related to my thoughts prior shouting. Accordingly i took the following images. 

First object

Second object

Third object

Stage 3

For this stage we had to prepare a presentation showing Stages 1 and two. Also i had to explain why i choose the items, my research related to the assignment and finally the chosen photo that would be the starting and ending image of a potential circular narrative. 

Base on the requirements i i made a presentation showing my work until that point and i also show them my chosen photo. 

My reasoning for choosing the follow image. relies to my thoughts of a deeper meaning of the word locked.

• •A door may be either locked or unlocked.
• •It is a challenge to see what is behind this locked door.
• • Once it’s unlock we all feel the curiosity of what is behind it and that is in some way the feeling we have when taking chances and making something new to your life. 

With those leading ideas, i wanted a starting and ending image where the action could have more than one meaning and explanation. Moreover i was looking for the picture that would be able to satisfy in a way my general thoughts related to the subject as well as to reflect to requirements of a picture being a starting and ending image and leaves me open to decide freely a potential narrative. 

  A person opening or closing a door could be the beginning of a story. It could easily be a story with deeper meaning as well as a life story. It create mystery to the viewer as to what is being the door and also it gives the motive to keep thinking of why the person opens the door. There is always a reason o a person opening closing unlocking or locking a door. Based on the above i decided that my circular narrative will depend on the reason of the door being opened and closed again and again as no door is closed forever.