Month: September 2016

Hi!

I have decided to do my photo essay about one of the many companies who creates the jewelry for basically every major brand in New York. Places such as Tiffany’s, Cartier, Harry Winston, and many others have companies that, most of the time, are the mastermind of their production and create their pieces. However, it is very seldom for us to listen about these production companies or the workers.

I am going to be conducting my project in CITY CASTING. It´s very rare to hear anyone speaking about the very tedious and time-consuming process that it takes when you are creating jewelry, and when I realized the work not only requires the designing of the jewelry, but it also requires labor, I was very surprised. I have known the workforce in this company for a while now them being basically the head behind every piece, even though they are undermined, underpaid and overworked most of the time.

I am planning on giving more of a humanitarian visualization of the industry, and documenting the process as they are working. I will be speaking to them one-on-one and will try to speak to them about their job and their experience in the jewelry industry.

 

Hi everyone,

I’d like to do my Photo-Essay on the Smiling Hogshead Ranch Festival which will be taking place this Sunday on September 18th. Smiling Hogshead Ranch, which is a volunteer-run organization that specializes in “Guerrilla Gardening”, hosts numerous activities from “Community Cook-offs” to “Cooking Workshops” in an effort improve the lives those who participate with healthy lifestyle alternatives. I believe this event is worth covering since it’s a community-based event that is facilitated by individuals who wish to bridge the gap between people and healthy lifestyles.

-Phillip

For my photo essay, I would like to take audiences on a journey to adidas x Kanye West’s, Yeezy Season 4 show on Roosevelt Island. The essay will begin with an intro into how one got invited to the show, and how the entire day unfolded.

The most important aspect of the project in my opinion is the ability to storytell, so I took photos at the show (that I already attended) in a way that would allow the audience to get a well-rounded idea of what all happened. It will also give fashion a more behind the scenes perspective.

Often times, the fashion industry maintain a very glossy and glamourous look from the outside, however, those who work within it understand that inorder to reach that glossy point, there is a lot of blood, sweat, and too many tears that go into it beforehand.

I want to showcase both sides of that in my photo essay. I hope you guys enjoy it.

I would like to do the photo essay on a gentleman that works as a bus driver for New York City Transit Authority by day and as a disc jockey by night. He has invited me to start interviewing and shooting photos on Saturday, September 10, 2016. As discussed in class, I will keep you updated as the information unfolds.

I’d like to do my photo essay on a tattoo artist. I didn’t get in touch with any artist as of yet, but I’d like to speak to multiple artists and get a feel of them. I want to learn more about why they became a tattoo artist and why they are passionate about it. Also, I’d like to get pictures of the clients and their tattoo if they allow photos to be taken and also ask why they are getting this tattoo that they’re getting if they are willing to participate.

Tattoos use to be looked down upon, but now many people are getting them. I want to look more into why people have changed their mindsets and why they are getting more “popular” and how people are more open to the idea of one having or getting a tattoo.

• Workshop pitches as a class.

What you need to know about Assignment #1: Photo Essays:

Photo essays should be about 10-12 photos long, with clear and detailed captions.

The first edit of your photo essays will be due Monday September 19. We will have class time devoted to photo editing and production.

Final photo essays due: September 28

For my Photo Essay Project, I am going to discuss the “Vendy Awards” -an event known as the Oscars for Food Trucks. The food truck industry has grown at a rampant pace and has changed the way people eat – quick, small and fun. In a busy city like New York, the food truck industry is set up to succeed as everybody is always in rush. This food is portable which allows for quick mobility as well as multi-tasking or skipping a lunch break if necessary.

In regards to why I am interested in focusing my project on this space is because I generally tend to describe myself as a “foodie.” In fact, when I took a Public Affairs course at Baruch, my policy pitch focused on the sanitary issues faced by the food truck industry. Moreover, when I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina,  I became interested in attending food truck events that took place very Friday in my neighborhood.

I think the opportunity to speak to and photograph goers next to a variety of the top tier food trucks and ask what makes food trucks attractive to them and  why they resort to food trucks over restaurants will help me paint the picture of the cultural impact the food truck industry has made. Also, the fact that there even is an event of this sort should speak to the growth. Therefore, I’d like to photograph the entire event in landscape view as well.

Lastly, to gain perspective, I’d like to interview and photograph managers representing different trucks and ask for their take on industry trends, sanitation issues, policies, licensing & government regulation. I’d like to find out the benefits of a truck versus a sit down eatery and what truly led them to opening a truck given the amount of risks they need to undertake to succeed.