Ariel Kate: February 2010

I have eight photos that fall under the topic of people's fears.

1) Fear of Drowning

2) Fear of Monsters

3) Fear of Abandonment

4) Fear of Claustrophobia

5) Fear of Heights

6) Fear of being lost

7) Fear of Growing Up

8) Fear of Un-Perfection (is that a word?)

I wanted to make this series of photos serious, and not funny. I converted all of the photos into black and white to have a similar monotone tone, as well as being darker and fearful.

When i started this project, i asked many people what there fears were... the most common one was either drowning or heights.

I used my friends and myself as models for this project. All of these photos were my ideas.

***Not all of the photos are up yet--some are at school, which i will upload tomorrow (Monday)

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Scott Schuman opens up his interview by talking about sports. Sports and fashion are complete opposites. For me as a photographer, taking pictures of opposite things, and telling a story of how they relate to one another is very important. Schuman is not a fashion designer, but through his photography, he has been able to get a real grasp on one the fashion world is like on a 24/7 basis. I feel that learning about a specific area that a person is shooting is very important, and it will help them to become an even better photographer. Schuman has a more intimate experience with fashion also, because he was in the business for 15 years before becoming a fashion photographer.

I 100% agree with Schuman when it comes to being stylish without being wealthy. Everyone looks through magazines, and sees on tv the hottest trends of today; which forces us to buy new clothes all the time. If everyone was able to step back and go through there closet, there would be so many options of clothing for people to put together that would be stylish. There are of course some exceptions for lower-income people. But even still, if it is not clothes, there are free, stylish things to do to your hair. One of the main differences tho, is that the rich famous people do always look the best because they have there own personal fashion assistant who tells them what to and not to wear.

With the exception of the three black and white fashion shots in the magazine, all of Schuman's other photographs made me feel up-close and personal with all of the people; like i was in the photograph, standing a few feet away from the people. All of his photos had the same kind of mid-day lighting, and crispness; which i love. My favorite photograph of his is "On the Street....Via Pontaccio, Milano". The woman in this photograph has such a distinct look to her. She is very petite, and it makes her pointy ears stick out quite a bit. The red light in the background matches her bright red bag. The womans hair and lip color are also different shades of red. The shininess of her bag and shoes go very well together. I feel like Schuman is doing the work by finding people who wear unordinary clothing, and have a distinct look to him. The people are not fake models wearing designers clothing that they would never wear; it's there every-day wear.