When I was trying to think of an idea from this project I was really struggling due to it being so open ended. I wanted to do something I enjoyed but also something that was new to me.
I had a few ideas about doing a documentary style project following musicians or someone who had an interesting job or hobby. I liked the idea of a documentary but I was really struggling with a subject as I wanted it to be close to my own interests in order to enjoy the project to it's full potential.
When I finally decided I would focus upon the modified community I asked a few close friends about there thoughts on the project and they were quite happy to take part in order to show people outside the community that they are not "boy racers".
I also thought it would be nice to provide an insight into organised events as well as what a close group of friends get up to when together. I originally started the project with a plan for it to be strictly documentary but as I began to develop my ideas and complete shoots I wanted to get more involved and show my own personal interests within the photos as this project was very close to home. I decided to photograph some of the cars on there own and try and photograph strangers at shows to combine my love for street photography and all things automotive.
I'm really happy that I decided to go ahead with this idea, I've had a great time shooting for it and got some images that I'm very happy with and have had some good feedback for!
I've now got to begin selecting my final 8 images as well as planning more shoots and carefully editing them down to create a tight set of images that are linked but are also interesting.
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