dilema with photo project: need assistance

i am having a little photographers block. I am in a digi photo class and our first assignment is to bring 8 images to class about something that has to do with something personal, either a discovery or a current happening or dilemma. I chose to do my dependence on pills. no i dont take illegal pills, but i do have a cocktail in the morning and at night that are required to keep me going. I feel too dependent and feel society is too dependent on taking medication for everything. My collection includes allergy meds(allegra, zyrtec, ranitidine), multivitamins, fishoil, and stomach medicines(immodium, bentyl, lomotil), etc... I am just trying to figure out a good way to portray this situation without just taking still lifes of the meds. anyone got any tips or ideas? if you dont, i understand, but maybe you have an exploration exercise or something you could suggest?

How about setting up a shot like food photography with a breakfast/lunch/dinner of pills? You could do all 3 meals and instead of food on the plate you could put the pills.

No disrespect intended but if I saw a collection like that...I would question the sanity of the person taking all that stuff. Pick something else.

chauncey wrote in post #8680651
No disrespect intended but if I saw a collection like that...I would question the sanity of the person taking all that stuff. Pick something else.

It's thought provoking...I like the plates idea.

Isn't part of the class learning how to think creatively? Write down ideas. Start with something. Anything. Post #40:
Creativity, nature/nurture Two pages of posts on the subject.

thanks all for the help. yes part of the class is thinking creatively. that is why i asked for exercises as well when stuck. I wasnt looking for an exact answer.

Thinking along the lines I suggested earlier, you could get an 8 photo series by comparing your meals with someone elses - 4 diptychs with a theirs v mine spanning brekkie/lunch/dinner/b​edtime cocoa with theirs being the proper meal and yours being the medications.
Just a thought.

Mike wrote in post #8680595
How about setting up a shot like food photography with a breakfast/lunch/dinner of pills? You could do all 3 meals and instead of food on the plate you could put the pills.

VERY good\creative idea! I like it!

mikekelley wrote in post #8680978
It's thought provoking...I like the plates idea.

Definitely.
Plus, who said artists are always sane in the first place?

I like the plate idea
I have an idea...not fully developed but just something that popped into my head, maybe something you can build on.
I somehow envisioned a ball and chain or handcuffs but somehow incorporating the meds. Maybe instead of a ball....use a giant pill....of course that would most likely take some PS work unless you have access to a giant pill. Maybe a doctor or pharmacy would have a giant plastic pill for advertising purposes....I don't know.
Maybe that may help spark some ideas

My first thought was in reaction to a promo I saw for the new season of House this morning. The way they use pills in the shot is pretty cool. perhaps that can help you springboard?

I like the food idea as well. What if you took one of those small cereal boxes (like the sample size/fun size) and fill it with pills. Then take a picture of you pouring the pills out into a bowl... that coudl look interesting!

Yeah, I totally saw a food photo shoot when I read this. I like the small cereal boxes idea.

I ended up takin a little bit from these ideas, thanks everyone. I had 10 shots for the project. two sets of 4. each set went from black and white to color, in a gradient through each picture. The first set was of a plate with 5 pairs of pills on it, the bottles for each set of the pills and a glass of water in the frame. as each frame progressed, a pair of pills were removed and caps were put on the bottles, and water was removed. for the 2nd set, i had slow shutter of myself taking the pills. it ended up coming out really well. ill post pics in b/w experimental when i get the chance

photos can be seen here...

https://photography-on-the.net …php?p=8712597#p​ost8712597