Phobia Project

Phobias

 A. Phobia- the irrational fear of something.


 B. Cynophobia- the fear of dogs

Nyctophobia- the fear of the dark

Acrophobia- the fear of heights

Cyberphobia- the fear of computers or anything related to them

Xenophobia- the fear of the unknown


 C. I already have an idea for cynophobia and nyctophobia. For cynophobia, I could have someone sitting in a scared position and have my dog, Rain looking at them. For nyctophobia I could have someone sit in a dark room surrounded by lamps/lights or I could have someone reach for lights. I'm not sure what I'm going to do for another one.


Cynophobia- I could get one of my siblings to pose in a coward's position while my dog is looking at them. I think I would want this photo to be black and white to just make it more dreary. I would also want to shoot in landscape so I could have room for the dog and subject.


Nyctophobia- For this shoot, I will either have someone in the center of the frame surrounded by lamps, or have someone put their hand out in a dark room and reach for a light. I would shoot the lamp one in landscape to just have a lot of room to work with and I would shoot portrait on the hand one. I think it would give more of a first-person point of view to the photo.


I don't know what phobia I will use for my third phobia. But, I have something else to add. For this project, I'm not going to show faces. If I don't show faces, it will be easier for the viewer to put themselves in the shoes of the subject.


D. For both of these photos, I'm going to want to focus on simplicity. I don't want anything to distract the viewer from the phobia itself.