Concentration Statement

For my concentration I created a story with two dolls. The story is made humorous by the use of dolls, but the lighting and layout tell a sincere story of two people. The story shows how both "people" start out being lonely and desperate, and they end up finding each other and becoming friends. I used eye level in the photos to make the dolls seem more human sized and real. By shooting photos from the doll's eye level it doesn't make them appear so small. Also, the natural lighting further humanizes the dolls because its clearly outside, because these figures swould not normally be found outside. For principals of design I am focusing on texture, leading lines, color, light, and space. I've chosen this idea because I have seen a lot of people I love go through this same situation.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Signs of Luck Research

I wanted to expand on one of my previous ideas, which was photographing signs of luck. Here is my brainstorm list:



  • Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day 
  • A rabbit's foot brings good luck 
  • An apple a day keeps the doctor away 
  • To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck 
  • If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck 
  • If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck 
  • To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck 
  • To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck 
  • To find a horseshoe brings good luck 
  • Step on a crack, break your mother's back 
  • You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle 
  • Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires 
  • Our fate is written in the stars 
  • At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold 
  • Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck 
  • Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck 
  • If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for 
  • To have a wish come true using a wishbone, two people make a wish, then take hold of each end of the bone and pull it until it separates. The person with the longer end gets his or her wish 
  • An itchy palm means money will come your way 
  • A beginner will always have good luck: beginner's luck 
  • A cat has nine lives 
  • Eating fish makes you smart 
  • Toads cause warts 
  • A cricket in the house brings good luck 
  • Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true 
  • It is bad luck to sing at the table 
  • It is bad luck to sleep on a table 
  • After receiving a container of food, the container should never be returned empty 
  • A lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck 
  • A bird that comes in your window brings bad luck 
  • To refuse a kiss under mistletoe causes bad luck 
  • Goldfish in the pond bring good luck 
  • Goldfish in the house bring bad luck 
  • For good luck, wear new clothes on Easter 
  • An acorn at the window can keep lightning out of the house 
  • If the bottom of your feet itch, you will make a trip 
  • When a dog howls, death is near 
  • It is bad luck to chase someone with a broom 
  • A sailor wearing an earring cannot drown 
  • To find a penny heads up, brings good luck 
  • To cure a sty, rub it with a gold wedding band 
  • Animals can talk at midnight on Christmas Eve 
  • A drowned woman floats face up, a drowned man floats face down 
  • A person cannot drown before going under three times 
  • To drop a fork means a woman will visit 
  • To drop a knife means a man will visit 
  • To drop a spoon means a child will visit 
  • To drop a dishcloth means bad luck is coming 
  • If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave 
  • To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue 
  • The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye 
  • Washing a car will bring rain 
  • You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck 
  • Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle 
  • A cat will try to take the breath from a baby 
  • Warm hands, cold heart 
  • Cold hands, warm heart 
  • It is unlucky to rock an empty rocking chair 
  • To kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it 
  • Wearing an opal when it is not your birthstone is bad luck 
  • Smell dandelions, wet the bed 
  • To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck 
  • A forked branch, held with a fork in each hand, will dip and point when it passes over water
  • Putting your clothes on backwards (accidentally)

1 comment:

  1. Wow! You've done some serious research and brainstorming! All of your ideas are strong. Now it's just a matter of choosing the idea that is most exciting to you. Please make sure your final idea is expressed in your header using complete sentences.

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