My fellow classmate, L.E. and I, are using photography as well as videography to display the power and beauty nature possesses so close to our homes. This senior project is important to be because it will allow me to get hands on experience with film and photography. I have showcased my passion for photography at Lovett, taking Photography I and II, and finishing with photography III this year. I am very passionate about capturing moments and sharing them with others and hope to peruse this passion later in life. This project could give me a chance to not only develop critical skills and get hands on experience with film and photography, but also build our portfolio. Lastly, this project would help me make an educated decision on if we want to get into film or photography professionally.
For this project, we will be driving to, visiting, learning about, and capturing footage of nature in five locations. The locations in the order that we will be exploring them are Hurricane Falls Loop Trail (and the Tallulah Gorge), Saint Phillips Island, the Bellwood Quarry, the Arabia and Panola Mountains, and Providence Canyon State Park. Though we have a set date for each location, the dates that we visit locations may vary due to weather and other such factors. All of these locations are a driving distance away and we are excited to explore our own state and region in more depth. When we originally planned this project, we thought that we had to spend a lot of money to travel to California to capture one of the nation's biggest festivals on film. After further research, we learned that there are plenty of locations in our own state that hold amazing things to be documented. At all of these places we will be taking tours and going on hikes, learning about their history as well about the environment as a whole. We will be using our blog to keep track of our adventures and to keep record of the work we will do on a daily basis. We want blogging to be a big part of this project because it can record our journey to these breathtaking places and maybe we can post a few sneak peak pictures as well. After visiting and capturing footage at roughly five of the South’s (mostly Georgia’s) most beautiful parks, trails, and landmarks we will showcase the film and photographs we took at a showcase for family and friends at my house on the 28th of April. The point of this project will be to show people the amazing opportunities that allow one to get outdoors AND in our own backyards. This will indirectly prove why it is so important to protect these majestic places. We hope that our film will capture our journey and the power and beauty nature holds that shouldn’t be taken for granted or polluted. Hopefully people will go home craving exploration of their state’s national parks and be more aware of the impact they are having on the environment by seeing what is really at stake. We will show the school and the board a keynote presentation along with our pictures and film, which they can evaluate. We hope to become more in tune with nature and capture its intrinsic beauty successfully in order to share our experience and love for the environment with others.
Contact info: jordan.budd@student.lovett.org
Contact info: jordan.budd@student.lovett.org
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