This is what I’m thinking for my contemporary photography project.

At first I wanted to do different scenarios where I was the stereotypical father or boy and do stereotypically male things.

Then I wanted to use pictures I have of my father and put them in modern pictures of me as if he were in my life still.

Now, I’m thinking of creating a male persona of myself that sort of hovers around in my daily activities and looks out for me as I wished an older brother or father would. The situations will be real cases where I’ve had to deal with stuff on my own, but I would have gone to a dad or older brother for if I had the option.

In the original idea I wanted to really wanted to convincingly look like a boy, but I think in this project it makes more sense for me to be recognizably myself to illustrate that these are things I’ve had to deal with on my own.

Here are the scenes I’m thinking of:

A Brother For…

The Nightmares
I’m laying in bed obviously upset. My male persona is sitting nearby with a glass of water, touching my head concerned and comforting.

The Jerks
I’ll have to enlist the help of one of my male friends for this one. I’m sitting on the floor crying or upset. My male persona has some frightened guy up against the wall ready to beat him down.

The Break downs
Me sitting frustrated/angry/sad/upset/or whatever with my male persona sitting beside me with an arm around my shoulder, comforting me.

A Second Opinion
Going to need to enlist the help of a male friend again for this one. I’m sitting across from a boy, on some sort of date. Male persona is a few tables down observing. OR I’m introducing a boy to my male persona. (I think i like the second one better)

A Watchful Eye
I’ll need my friends help for this one. I’m chilling with my girls, maybe we’re dancing, or maybe we’re drinking, or something. My male persona is looking off somewhere as if on the look out for anything threatening.

A Friend
Me giving a pound to my male persona.

That’s all the ideas I have right now.