i need help with some ideas

[IceDragon]

i've taken photography as a course this year and the topic is 'Freedom'. I'm hoping to try and incorperate it with roller coasters, but i cant seem to find a link between rides and freedom

 

 

if you can see a link, please post!!!!

 

 

PS: Robb, youre my main influence

[Guest]

You could use drop towers because they sorta get the free fall sensation.

 

I am sure roller coasters mean freedom to most of us. Maybe finding a roller coaster that has minimal restraints as more of a freedom.

 

Meh, it's too early in the morning for me to be thinking.

[FlyingScooter]

Flying coaster give a sense of freedom.

 

 

If that doesn't work, take black and whites of unique headstones and statues in cemetaries. My daughter did that for her 'freedom' photo essay and aced it. Got credit for original/artist thinking.

[USRoadTripper]

What about a Skycoaster? Might be difficult if you don't live near one.

 

One other thing I can think about with freedom would be a natural background (mountains, ocean, whatever) with a close up of a man's hand with an unbuttoned shirt sleeve, holding a tie. That's like freedom from responsibility or conformity. You could also use an amusement park background!

 

-Julie

[disneyfan1313]

If you are strictly thinking coasters, the first one that comes to mind in the UK is Air. The name and the flying concept alone brings to mind freedom. You could also take a photo of a young child playing happily in a park and have it as freedom from responsibilities in the world.

[GMAN962]

Here's an idea.

 

First bet is a flying coaster.

 

No flying coasters near you? Then do this:

 

Go to your nearest big roller coaster. Take pictures of the train every time it goes by. Look at each of your photos, and the photo with the most hands up could represent freedom, and all.

 

-Mike "Just a Thought!" J

[VegasCoaster]

I'd say if you can get a really clear shot very close up to the train on a bunny hop that would work. Think it'd work best in b&w.

[Louise]

Do you get to submit a piece of writing with the photographs? Because honestly, in essay form it would be more than easy to convince your teacher that even just being in a park can represent freedom, and then you could use pictures of basically any ride or coaster you wanted, from all over the park.

[onewheeled999]

Based on the Freedom thing, I immediately think of a front-row seat shot of the bottom of the lift hill of Giant Dipper, so that you're looking up through the tunnel at the flag on top. I don't know why this came to mind.

[IceDragon]

thanks for all the ideas!

 

we have to analyze the image, say how it shows freedom etc (mines going to be freedom through movement, so its going to include rides, dancing, etc)

 

just a little more information:

 

I live in Essex, England. 2+ hours from any Madame Tussauds theme parks, but i can get the train to Adventure Island.

 

I'm going to end up making a compilation of film and static of on-ride (hopefully) and off-ride action, which means i will need to add high tempo techno/rock music (any suggestions, please post here)

 

you can be included in this too, all you need to do is post an image of yourself and a few images you have taken of anything that moves (nothing too rude please)

 

 

thanks all who have helped so far!

[Luxo]

I'm going to end up making a compilation of film and static of on-ride (hopefully) and off-ride action, which means i will need to add high tempo techno/rock music (any suggestions, please post here)

 

Anything from here will work :

youtube.com/watch?v=jKDk-mg1J9Q

[Calvin]

If your teacher is overly patriotic just take photo of a flag and superimpose it on something patriotic and save the coasters for a better project.

[darklingscribe]

If you want your pictures to look unique try taking some shots on a holga camera. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holga

 

A very strange, but cheap camera which I might be getting just to fool around with.