My Project

I thought it would be beneficial to take a little time to explain my actual senior project and what it's going to entail. Everything I explain below is subject to change, but you'll get the main ideas.
The senior project has two basic components--the physical project and the 5 "disciplines."

My physical project:
I will be having a gallery showing of my work at The Sewickley Gallery & Frame Shop this upcoming April. I will be responsible for advertising & planning the show, as well as refreshments, decorations, etc. Over the next 7 months, I will work with Mrs. Ingram on preparing and perfecting images for the show. I'm hoping to be able to sell my photos and other products (cards/calendars/etc.) throughout the year as well. I'm really excited about this and I hope I will see all of you there! (I will know the official date for the show very soon...)

The Disciplines:
1. Math- I will work with Mrs. Ingram on preparing a budget for my "business." We will plan out all of my finances and I'll be making some sort of spreadsheet to hand in to our math teacher.
2. Science- I'm going to be reading a book on photography and studying the physics and science behind it. I will learn about aperture, exposure, lighting, you name it (all with Mrs. Ingram's assisstance of course.) I'm hoping to teach a class on the science of photography to the Chemistry class at our school.
3. History- I will be reading and researching the life and work of Dorothea Lang, a well known photographer during the Great Depression. I will write a paper summarizing her life and analyzing her work & the effect it had on society.
4. Biblical Ethics- I will be writing a paper addressing the issue of photography as an art form from a Biblical perspective. This one should be interesting... ;)
5. Literature- I will focus on photojournalism, specifically during a time of war. I will study the way photos can add to, change, or effect the way people read an article. I will {most likely} give a presentation to a literature class on the topic.

These disciplines are spread through out the year and I will be working with one of my teachers on each of them. I will have all the exact details ironed out once I propose my ideas to the staff and meet with them each personally.

I'm sure I'll be giving you updates on my project, and not just posting pictures, throughout the year. I'd love for any suggestions or input...I have to write my proposal speech this weekend and any response would be helpful! :)

ps. I'm writing this from the computer lab at my school and I just noticed that my photo, "Orange," is the desktop background on a computer across the room. That makes me happy. :)