Assignment #1

For this assignment I want to create a website that acts as a search engine allowing individuals to look for photographers both well known and emerging. As well as share their personal work and websites. Instead of using subject keywords or artists names however you would type in emotions and or gestures in the search bar placed on the main page. Below the search bar there would be several options that would allow the user to make a broader search, giving results for artists and websites, or to browse for single images. In this option only one photograph at a time would appear on the page with the artists name and a link to their website (If they wish to look at more of their work). If you click the next bar located below the photograph another image would appear that fits the emotion or gesture provided by the user. There would be an option to add more emotions or gestures to allow a wider range of work to be displayed.

On the main page of the website there would be an option for ‘signing in’ or ‘creating an account’. Signing in would allow the user to tag their own work or websites with different emotions or gestures. Other artists could ‘agree’ or ‘disagree’ with tags others have added to their work or suggest ‘alternative’ or ‘additional tags’. The user would not be able to alter the information themselves but the artist would get a notification if a different emotion or gesture was attributed to their work. Thus, allowing their photographs to have additional tags that would help generate a larger result in the main page. In account setting the artists can include a link to their website as well as individual photographs so their work can show up under both search options. Their personal page would include a brief description of the photographs they have chosen to display as well as a link to their personal website and links to favorites found through the search engine.

            Users can also bookmark links or images they particularly like that will show up on their account, further linking artists to each other and providing suggestions of websites for other users. The concept behind the website is to allow emerging artist to gain more attention and to create a network with other photographers in their area. It would allow individuals to see work that might not normally appear at the top of a normal search engine website. Personal accounts would have the option of including contact information through their websites. The specific gestures and emotion keyword options could be endless . Single images could have multiple tags allowing for a more refined search on the main page.

            I do not have a lot of experience working with web-based programs so I am sure that this idea will change as I go along. I want the website to connect photographers in their community as well as worldwide. Providing individuals with a way of getting their work seen by a larger group and establishing a network with those who share the same interests in photography.