The first concept I had was the idea of being 'lost in noise', like the feeling you get when there is so much going on around you, you become isolated from the situation and so forced to accept it. The draft layout I had in mind was the representation of separation through physical placement of an individual, being the focal point of the image, while a greater crowd is in the foreground thus isolating the figure. I believe lighting will also be important for it could intensify the feeling of being 'lost', or 'alone.' I will obviously look into this into more detail and explore various camera angles through continued sketches.
The next idea, which is still in drafting is "How do you capture a persons life, when it's reduced to silence?" I was thinking along the lines of an obituary, or a memorial of some kind... perhaps even a tombstone but I believe it will be difficult to convey the meaning in one image so depending on later developments I may pursue this further however for now, it's still only a thought.
Anticipation. The reaction of sound before or after it is initiated interests me, whether a balloon bursting, a glass falling, or even a gunshot... it's the silence before or after that be considered 'deafening'... the expected process and result.
SEEING IN BLACK & WHITE:
Ok, for this image my first concept was actually triggered while listening to Foo Fighters. The song was entitled The Deepest Blues are Black, this track had me thinking more about the contrast of colours, the juxtaposition of colours... now, I know this particular image should be based on both black and white however I thought it would be an interesting idea to pursue this thought further and was recommended looking into Josef Albers. Looking at the relationships of colour had me thinking more about the contrast, and this phrase: "Nothing is Black and White." My image was going to represent this phrase by blocks of overlapping colour that varied in contrast, brightness, and saturation of black and white.
"Seeing in Black and White" made me think of old photography and the notion of seeing into the past. I was thinking to present it as a simple work desk layout with perhaps a cup of coffee and the photographs lay out in chronological order. I think it would look rather effective and interesting to see the development of image technology from as far back as 1920, the difference in pixel presentation and the range of the 'timeline' would connote the
