Next steps after the life-size silhouettes made out of cardboard was to paint them black. With the help of a friend, we went around our neighbourhood (which is a "Home Watch Area") and tried to capture the black silhouette lurking in the shadows. Ideally the photos would show a quiet neighbourhood ,like the one one the Home Watch sign, and the thief's running figure.
The material I used was cardboard and therefore I faced some difficulties. The silhouette tended to fold, so it could not stand alone, and a person holding it would be visible in the pictures.
Consequently, I captured the shadow of the cardboard in most of the pictures. However, this added a nice atmosphere in the whole scene as I was not showing the actual danger but a glimpse of it as the robber approaches a door or runs away.
The picture above was shot at this particular spot as there is a "Home Watch Area" sign on that post.
Although the person holding it is not visible, the shape of the silhouette appears distorted as the legs fold and the whole body is crooked.
Consequently, I captured the shadow of the cardboard in most of the pictures. However, this added a nice atmosphere in the whole scene as I was not showing the actual danger but a glimpse of it as the robber approaches a door or runs away.
Although the person holding it is not visible, the shape of the silhouette appears distorted as the legs fold and the whole body is crooked.
After this session I thought of MDF board as a suitable material. In the next pictures I would like to have it freestanding so that it can be put anywhere around the streets.
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