a visual love story.
We deserve love stories, too
by ANTHNY
dear collaborator,
The following is a mood board that explores my vision for “We Deserve Love Stories Too”, the on-going photo series that focus on highlighting various black queer couples. The goal of this mood board is to allow you to view my ideas, as my muse, and form an understanding, visually, prior to shooting. Your vision, as well, should align with my style of shooting presented.As a black and queer portrait photographer who work centers around blackness, it’s important to me that every shoot has pure representation that’s identical to the couple in frame and black-queer culture. I am aiming to create stories that is both timeless and tasteful to showcase across social media and exhibitions to the 18+ queer community.SHOOT DETAILS
Shoot location(s):
The mutually agreed shoot locations will be decided at least one (1) week in advance
The first scene/shots will be in a “date-night” setting
It’s preferred that at least 1 of the 2-3 locations are in the couple home or hotel/rented space
Clothing:
”Everyday outfit”, nothing flashy, directly from your closet showcasing your own style/personality
hotel/rented space
Editing:
Edit style will be at the discretion of the photographer; each shoot will vary to showcase the unique couple
You can expect a mixture of digital & film and color & black/white
Minimum skin retouching to showcase natural/raw cinematic aesthetic
Final Images:
The photographer will select and retouch 10-15 images
Shoot may include a small portion of video footage, including behind the scenes
Turnaround time for final images is 1-2 months; can be less or more depending on shoot outcome
Images will be shared on photographer social media and website - there may be an exhibition portion to conclude the series
CONtent
The shoot will consist of 2-3 “scenes” to create a visual love story. The first scene will be shot in a date-night location that fits the couple personality, the second optional scene will showcase an “after-date” aesthetic, the final scene will showcase the couple in an intimate setting (PG-13)
Date Ideas:
arcade, amusement park, club, eating a meal, walk in park, museum, picnic, snowball fight, dancing, camping, pizza night, bowling, hiking, laundry, food truck, grocery shopping etc. Think of everyday life/passing time
After-date Ideas:
walk home, drive home, smoking - Think of decompressing/relaxing
intimate Ideas:
relaxing on couch, watching TV, sleeping, smoking, drinking at home etc. - Think of night-cap
Key words to describe series/shoot:
soft, passionate, intimate, non-intentional, playful, carefree, provoking, fun, candid and cinematic
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