Light Bulb Ideas - The Mannequin Project

LIGHT BULB IDEAS

The Mannequin Project

A few months ago, I had coffee with one of my managers from work where we talked about his upcoming trip to Europe. Recalling a funny story in his last European trip in Greece where he and his friend found the various mannequins wherever they went quite amusing. This became a little photo blog and what he showed me was quite hilarious, from the stranger poses to the mix ‘n’ match of colours that will yourself stand out in a big urban jungle but somehow works in a paradise like Greece. It’s so easy to find ideas in the most obvious and common things. Looking at things from a different perspective and evoking a feeling is what every photographer would want their photos to do. One just has to have the eye for it. This mannequin-manic phase sparked a little idea to take a couple of rolls of film and focus on a common subject, like a mannequin, something that’s easy to find in the most common of places. Subjects could be anything like lamp posts, a certain colour or theme, books, cameras, hats, you name it!

I’m starting to like this concept. Easy to do, achievable, exciting, and just fun!

More on this later.