AD4802 Photo-story// Making changes to slideshow
After recieving feedback on my slideshow, I made some changes. I previosuly kept the slideshow simple and didnt add any effects. In my feedback I was told to add an effect for transistioning between the images, in order for the story to flow more. I experimented with fade to black but found a cross fade…
AD4802 Photo-story// Re-visiting magazine layout
I have decided, after recieving feedback, to re-visit my magazine. I initially rushed it and didn’t spend enough time refering to my chosen magazine and target audience. I am going to plan out the layout better and refer to National Geographic’s articles to make sure it suits the same format as they publish. Example This…
Photo-story AD4802//Slideshow edit
I am pleased with the outcome of the slideshow. My plan was to create an eery slideshow that shows the ‘new normal’ of life during the pandemic, exclusive to supermarket shopping. I planned my story board earlier on in the project and stuck with this order as I felt it was the best flow and…
Photo-story AD4802//Preparing for audio
I have decided to add audio over my slideshow with a poem about supermarkets during a pandemic. I found the poem online after searching through relevant poems. I thought about different ideas for audio but felt a poem would work best in complimenting my work. https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/north-vancouver-senior-pens-poem-about-grocery-shopping-during-covid-19-1.24126693 Wearing a mask, biding my time to purchase my…
Photo-story AD4802// Slideshow audio research one
After arriving in Za’atari Manal’s father arranged for her to marry a 22-year-old man. He explains that many fathers believe marriage offers protection for their daughters and helps alleviate financial pressures on the family. I really like the flow of this photo story. The story is really strong and each image is relevant. The images…
Photo-story AD4802// Magazine edit
This was my inspiration for the magazine edit. I feel like this is my most successful edit. I am really pleased with the flow of the magazine and feel it holds a professional look, which is something I have struggled with a lot during this process. I am unsure as to whether this meets the…
Photo-story AD4802// Magazine-National Geographic
I have decided to base my magazine from National Geographic, as I felt my work communicates with it the best. The target group is men between 30 and 50 years, with high education and high income. They read about space, history, technology, nature and psychology – and much else. The potential to find interesting stories,…
Photo-story AD4802//Magazine
This is another potential magazine layout with text. I am pleased with the outcome but am waiting for feedback for improvement. I feel as if the writing works with the images, as well as the titles. I am not completely sure about the layout and whether it works together or doesn’t resemble a magazine well…
Photo-story AD4802// Group critique feedback
Lucy- ‘I really like your concept with the supermarkets. I think a few of the images are under exposed but you can fix them in photoshop. I really like that last image because the framing really works. I think image number 3 you have missed the focus. it would be really cool if you went…
Photo-story AD4802// Experimenting with in design layout
I experimented with this layout but later realised I didn’t leave enough room for text. A double page spread with one image off centered is a common feature in my chosen magazine, National Geographic, so thought it would be good to trial it. I defineltey like the outcome and feel like it would work with…
Photo-story AD4802//Magazine layout
This is an example of a layout that works well. I like the simplicity of it and how the images flow well. I would consider also have one page with a title, one with a large image amd writing and then a doubl spread containing 4 images. I will experiment with this design to see…
Photo-story AD4802// Drawing potential magazine layout
The layout of a photo-story in a magazine is really important. The images have to flow and work together, as well as seperatley. It is also important that the text that accompanies the images works well to bring the whole magazine together. For my final outcome I am producing a magazine and am going to…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Magazine research- Time
Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published and based in New York City. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923 and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder Henry Luce Time magazine publish stories on world wide current affairs and news. They are…
AD4802 Photo-story//Magazine research- National Geographic
National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world culture. The style is renowned for the yellow border which is quite unique, making it…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Final plan
I was considering doing another shoot for my story to gain some more outcomes. After reviewing my images, I feel pleased with them and am now going to spend time editing them and getting my final outcomes ready. The process of shooting in the way I do for my story is long and I feel…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 12: Debi Cornwall
Welcome to Camp America A startling new book about human rights atrocities at the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay—and an interview with the photographer who brought these stories to light. ‘The book is like a dossier, a file of criminal evidence, interviews, interrogations, testimonies, reports, photos’ This is a photo story shot by, Debi…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 11: Amiko Li- Maiden Voyage
A unique new photobook containing “gilded tableaux of pure delightful uncertainty” builds a distinctive and alluring world around a young photographer’s vision. https://www.lensculture.com/articles/amiko-li-maiden-voyage Aminko Li has presented a self portrait project in the form of a diary. Rather than being a self portrait project it documents his view of the world. All the images almost…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Planning slide show edit
As part of my hand in, I need to produce a slideshow of images that tell a story. I have selected potentiual images that I feel would work well togther. I am still figuring out an order to put them in so the story has a better flow and am going to experiment with that…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot 4
This was a small shoot. I found that there weren’t any ques which meant fewer people were at the retail park. I waited and changed location but only found one interesting subject. I tried to incorporate my research into the images and think about framing the subject and negative space. I managed to get a…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 10: Gideon Mendel
A Picture of What Is to Come: Our Drowning World https://www.lensculture.com/articles/gideon-mendel-a-picture-of-what-is-to-come-our-drowning-world ‘A globally-minded “struggle photographer” takes on the most pressing issue of our day—climate change—in this stirring installation of portraits, landscapes and found photographs’ This a series by Gideon Mendel. The photo story has a purpose, which is to show the effects of climate change…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 9- Enri Canaj
Magnum feature – Coronavirus Coverage: Greece These images were shot by Enri Canaj, a magnum photographer based in Greece. I chose his work as inspiration as it displays a similar idea to mine. I like the way he uses his car to frame the shots and connect them as a series. All the images are…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 8: Peter van Agtmael
I found Agtmael’s shots from Covid-19 on Magnum. His images stood out to me due to how private they feel. He isolates his subjects and gives us a personal view of them, which seems ironic due to the circumstances he has shot these images in. He uses colour to make the subject stand out and…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 7: Susan Meiselas
These images show shops during the pandemic. I am also documenting the pandemic from supermarkets, as I feel it is an enviroment that shows the fear that is surrounding society. These images all hold a lot red which links them together. This image shows a person in between two shelves in a shop. They are…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 6
BBC NEWS Coronavirus: Your pictures of lockdown at home We asked our readers to send in their pictures of life at home during lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus. Here are some of the pictures sent to us from across the UK. BBC has been publishing daily photo-stories on the subject of isolation,…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Final reflective evaluation and supporting statement
I set out to document the current realities of the pandemic. I researched various ways other artists had documented lockdown and from this I developed my own approach and style. I found, from my own experience, that supermarkets were one of the locations that had completely changed in becoming a surreal experience, one that used…
AD4802 Photo-Story// contemporary and historical context of my project (UPDATED DIARY OF ANNOUNCEMENTS)
The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are a high temperature and a new, continuous cough.Everyone must stay at home to help stop coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading. Wash your hands with soap and water often to reduce the risk of infection.You can usually treat mild coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms at home. If your symptoms are severe, you may…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 5
BBC News: Coronavirus: Photos show deserted lockdown locations at high noon This is a photo story that was published on BBC news. It shows a collection of images from various artists from around the world, all linked by one common theme, time, all taken on the same day. Each image shows a scene which would…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 4
BBC News In pictures: Daily life with the coronavirus The BBC have been publishing daily photo stories containing images from various artists, documenting the pandemic. The theme for this story is ‘Daily life with the coronavirus’. The theme for the story is quite broad, but it works in the sense that each image is connected…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Possible markets for publication- Magazine
My photo-story is going to be on documenting the Pandemic. I would like the story to be informative and interesting. Looking at work being published on the subject, I have found due to the global effect of the virus there are a lot of mediums publishing work on the subject, especially photo-stories. In terms of…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Order research
‘If we consider storytelling as an art then, as Leo Tolstoy said, it should be utterly infectious, where it infects the viewer with the feelings he or she has lived through, so that other people are infected in turn by these experiences. The phrase ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ itself justifies the art…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot two plan
Where: Abbey wood retail park, Bristol When: Mid-day in the shadow. Shops are busier, can take advantage of the sunlight, shadows and contrast. How: Use car and shoot through window. Park car and shoot people from car park. Also try taking some from within the supermarket and in the line. Why: Document the pandemic and…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot three plan
Where: I will be going to my local supermarket, which is Asda, Filton, Bristol. When: Mid-day. I have found around mid day is good for lighting. Creating contrast and shadows can help to add more depth to an image and it means I also have the option to shoot in the shade, giving me a…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 2: David Hurn
I chose this shot, by David Hurn, as it gives us a personal insight into his life in isolation. I like the way shes shot it from his own perspective. The height of the camera and angle towards the woman suggests it’s at his eyelevel. It also adds to the effect that there is a…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 1: Stuart Franklin
I am looking at Staurt Franklin’s work on documenting covid-19. His approach seems to be more shock factor based, using the main subjects as people with masks or written messages. This image shows people out in public at the beginning of the pandemic in the UK. You can tell people aren’t social distancing as seriosuly…
AD4802 Photo-Story- Adjusted proposal
Due to the recent regulations regarding the Pandemic, I am no longer able to complete my project on a young mum. I am having to adjust my project to ensure it is accessible and I can continue to shoot without putting myself or others at risk. After thinking about various alternative projects it seems it…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot 3
My third shoot from the series mainly focuses on people. I used more techniques and though about shooting through things more, as well as using a frame within a frame. I tried shooting using my car window and mirrors more to shoot a more interesting and alternative insight into portraits. I also took into consideration…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot 2
This is my second shoot from the series. I decided that after my first attempt I would focus more on people during shopping trips. I felt portraits in these scenes would display the worry and fear that surrounds people during the pandemic. I wanted to photograph people, as it’s what I enjoy the most and…
AD4802 Photo-Story//Shoot 1
I am pleased with my intial shoot and used it as an opportunity to trial out my new idea. My plan was to shoot from my car and offer an alternative view of life in lockdown by using my car as a metaphor for social distancigg and isolating. I went to two different locations to…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot one plan
I am going to complete my initial shoot for my stories. The plan is to use this shoot as an opportunity to get an understanding of shooting under the current circumstances. I am goint to do the shoot with an open mind and see what works and what doesn’t. I plan to shoot empty car…
AD4802 Photo-Story// Ideas
Plan A: The title of my project is, ‘A young mum’. This photo-story will follow the early stages of a young mum’s journey in motherhood. In today’s society being a young mum is generally frowned upon, so I would like to document what the reality is. I will produce multiple shoots focusing on various aspects…
AD4802 Photo-Story// What makes a successful photo story?
Tell a story: In order to successfully make a photo story, it has to have a strong narrative. The story should have purpose and often benefits from documenting a current problem. You have to identify the target audience you would like the story to be aimed at. In order to identify this, it is important…
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