Phobia Preview

Phobia - A phobia (from the Greek: meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is, when used in the context of clinical psychology, a ape of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often recognized as irrational.

In the event the phobia cannot be avoid entirely the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities.

Research by completing the questions below: Answer the questions on your blog in a post titled "Phobia Project".

A. 1. What is a Phobia?

B. List and define 5 phobias from The Phobia List: http://phobialist.com

C. Brainstorm on your blog possible ideas for your Phobia photo.

Things to consider:

Figure(s) & Object(s) (which should reveal something of the phobia in the photo)
Format: horizontal vs Vertical
Subject Placement: Rule of Thirds, balance, ???
Background - what will be behind your subjects?
Point of View - where you place the camera, and what perspective do you want your viewers to see?
Lighting: create mood/feeling
Clothing: can suggest personal style/career profession
Subject: mannerism, reactions, expressions and body language

Plan three different shoots with three different phobias. What will you shoot, who will model, how will you show the phobia in the photo or video, where will you shoot these images? Please detail this out in a paragraph for each phobia (remember you will shoot and turn in three photos or 1 video).

D. What photographic techniques can you use to help highlight your images? Come up with one idea for each of your three photos you will take.

Below you will find a couple of examples. Some of these are a bit....SQUEAMISH....so be ready.....

http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/20/got-a-phobia-then-stay-the-hell-away-from-this-story-5633919/

This is now an active assignment and you can get a camera when you want to shoot these photos. These pictures will be due Monday, February 2 by the end of class.

Here are some examples from last year. Can you figure out the phobia?: