The document outlines a student's proposed final major project (FMP) idea to provide a photo editing service. Specifically, the student proposes customizing photos sent in by customers by adding psychedelic, mysterious, and modern art-inspired visual elements on top using Photoshop brush tools and a drawing tablet. The student chose this idea because it combines their art interests with media studies skills learned throughout the year, can be continued after college, and aims to impress and inspire repeat customers. Initial research will examine similar existing services and survey potential customers.

1. Daniel Morland
FMP
initial ideas
Tell me in no more than20 words, what is your
FMP idea?
A Visual edit of photossentin by customers. For
example, a customerwould send in an image they
would like to be customised by my art, and for a fee I
would sendback the result. Makingchanges if they
want them.
Why have youdecided to makeit? It's anidea I can continueoutsideof college, as a
hobby oreven as a businessventure.
What aboutyourproject makesit importantto
you?
It’sa subject I have thoughtaboutsincethe year
started. It hascontinuedto develop throughoutthe
year as I havelearnt morestyles in media studies.
Overall, it's importanttome because it sumsupthe
whole year in oneproject.
Outline someof the initial influences onyour
idea/work and somepotential research targets
(remember, research isn’t justa paperbased
activity)
My initial ideas are inspired by an image I saw in my
friend's house, of an old albumcover they hadfor
their band. It hadtheir band memberson a square
albumcover with psychedelicare work surrounding
them. It didn’tcompletely cover their bodies;
however, it did slightly cover them. Incorporatingart
with an actual photo, parallel with my ideas.
For my research I have many ideas to see if my
audience wants my artwork overtheir images. First, I
would investigateexisting productsandwhat I would
incorporateinto by businessmodel. Thiswould allow
me to begin to makestructuringinto my payments
andthen products.
The next research I wouldmove to is customer
based. It wouldtarget my audience’spreferences.
Questionswill ask aboutwhat the customerswould
want outof the productandhow muchthey would
be willing to spendon a productlike this. Basedoff
of the questionsasked, I couldalter my product
basedon what the potentialcustomerstell me.
What effect do youwant to haveon your
audience when they see yourproject?
I would want my audience to be impressedwith my
product. Itshouldimply animprovementonthe
photo, beit a small or large change. An improvement
basedon what the customerrequested. Depending
on where the customerswork is placed, other people
shouldsee the work that I did on the customers
image and they themselvesmight want their own
variationof artwork on a photothey select. This
shouldinspire the new and existing customersto
continuecoming back with new images that I can

2. edit over. Continuingthecycle of customersand
expandingmy audience.
Describe the tone/mood/styleofyourproject
[which productiontechniques/characteristics
are youemploying?]
I want my work to be a variety of:
 Psychedelic
 Mysteriousness
 Modernart
Incorporatinga variety of these 3 themes, I will edit
over images with these in mind.
The techniques I will use in my work will include
usinga brushin photoshopforthemain part.
Creating a new layer to bringa partof the image in
front onthe brush work but havingsomeof the
image covered by this style. I have boughtin a
drawing tablet to aid with my design work on
photoshop. Thisshouldallowme to go into more
detail with a drawing tablet as opposedtojust a
mouseon my pc.
Why have youdecided to makeyour project in
this style?
Because its new andan interesting art style for
images to incorporate. I will havecontinuouswork as
new customerscontinue to submitimagesfor me to
edit over.