Lauren Greenfield

Lauren Greenfield's series, THIN, is about who struggle eating disorders. This series came about when Greenfield started taking pictures at a hospital of patients. When the patients became comfotable with her they allowed her to take pictures of their everyday battle. This series is more journalistic, it is a documentary. The only thing in the series that makes me feel uncomfortable is the idea of being that close to someones personal life. I know that at first I would feel strange following someone around all day, but maybe thats just because im shy. I might improve the series by illustrating why these girls felt as if they needed to be thin. I can compare this series to my own life becasue everyone, including myself, try to fit in. I feel that sometimes I need to change who I am so people will like me. The girls in the series feel they need to be thin so they can be comfortable in the world.

Vanguard Proposal

For the Vanguard project I plan to compare my life in Jamestown and what my life would be like if I was still in Scotland. I want to try this because at times I struggle with my feelings of this area. I often wish I still lived in Scotland with everything that is familiar. However, I then realize some of the positive things about living in this area. I would like to illustrate these feelings. I will accomplish this task by taking pictures of my family, home, neighborhood, and other activities that I enjoy participating in. Then, I will take pictures of my family, neighborhood, and show the Scottish culture when I visit at spring break. I will probably take the majority of these pictures with a digital camera, maybe some black and white. I am still in the process of finding an image that is related to my idea.