In the below montage I have edited in the two construction workers from another photograph. This creates another subject within the photograph.

 

In the below montages I have edited in the bear from another photograph in order to add to my story telling narrative within the sequence of photographs.

Cut and Paste Montages

In the below photographs I have manipulated the photograph with my hands and then taped the photograph back together then repeating the process in order to create a weathered look in the later on compositions. I think that this is a good experiment to explore as there is lots of shapes and creations that you can come up with but for this project I am enjoying photographing and editing to create documentary style sequences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photograph 1

This cropping involves perspective cropping in order to create straight lines within the photograph for aesthetic effects. This cropping shows both of the bears in the photograph along with the two natural framings which are the windows. It also shows some context in the way that you can see the house is falling apart/being taken apart.

 

This cropping makes the white bear the focus of the photograph as it crops out everything else. I prefer the first cropping as it provided for context and interesting subjects for the photograph.

 

This cropping removes the skeleton of the house to allow the photograph to focus more on the two bears in the windows. I like the idea of focusing on the bears but I feel that the skeleton of the house is a vital part of the photograph in order to provide contrast between structures

 

This cropping is similar to the third cropping as it focuses on a similar bear. I feel that it does not have as much affect as the third cropping as this bear does not provide contrast through brighter tones.

 

The first cropping is the cropping that I will use for this photograph as I feel that it shows everything needed in the photograph including contrast, tonal ranges and interesting subjects – to the extent that cropping it anymore would mean taking away from the photograph.

 

Photograph 2

This cropping shows more context leading on from the first photograph – it shows where the bear is and what is going to happen to it. The contrast between the hard digger and the soft teddy bear creates an interesting photograph as it makes the viewer wonder about the bear’s story.

 

This cropping takes away the focus from the bear as it focuses on the digger on the mound of rubble. This creates a harsher image and it only shows destruction. I prefer the first cropping over this one as it provides a bit more context.

 

This cropping is the opposite of crop two – it focuses on the bear rather than the digger. This makes the viewer think a bit more about who the bear belonged to and why it has been left behind. I feel that this composition does not show enough of the harsh reality that is the digger.

 

This cropping focuses on the main body of the digger and the man controlling it. This helps to convey the message that it is the machine that does the destroying but it is only acting as a disguise for man.

 

I will be using the first cropping as I feel that it shows all the context within the photograph in order to make the viewer think about what has happened here and what is going to happen in the near future. It provides plenty of contrast and tonal ranges compared to the other compositions.

 

Photograph 3

This cropping shows the digger from a different angle on top of the rubble, at an angle that makes the digger seem to have even more power. The trees and buildings in the background help to contrast with the destruction.

 

This crop takes away some of the rubble from composition one. This creates a composition more focused on the digger but I feel that it takes away from the superior feel given to the digger by the angle.

 

This cropping is similar to crop two but takes more height off of the image whilst keeping width. This keeps all of the context within the photograph as well as the wide photograph emphasising the length of the digger.

 

This cropping focuses on the main body of the digger and the man controlling it. This helps to convey the message that it is the machine that does the destroying but it is only acting as a disguise for man. I think that this crop takes out too much of the context and interesting subjects.

 

I will be using the third cropping as I feel that the wide composition emphasising the length of the digger is very effective and helps to convey the extent to which the digger can destroy.

 

Photograph 4

This cropping shows a building destroyed by the digger with a fully constructed building in the background. This creates contrast between the view of the destroyed and the view of the built.

 

This photograph focuses on the digger but takes away from the context and scale of the building, creating a less satisfying photograph.

 

This cropping is the opposite of crop two – if focuses on the destroyed building rather than what did it, meaning context has been taken away.

 

This cropping is similar to crop two in the sense that it takes away from the scale of the building, although it keeps some context by including the digger.

 

I will be using the first crop as I feel that it has well-placed subjects to create an aesthetically pleasing photograph whilst conveying the idea of destruction and rebuilding.

 

Photograph 5

This cropping of the photograph sets the main subject in the centre in order to lead the eye to it straight away. This is effective as the people, machinery and building in the background are not instantly noticeable.

 

This crop focuses even more on the builders, it takes out any of the unnecessary subjects in the background to create a more effective composition.

 

This crop is similar to crop two but I think that too much of the background has been cropped out, which takes some of the interest out of the photograph

 

This crop is similar to crop two as it removes some of the background but I feel that this composition is not as strong as the background in this composition is slightly distracting.

 

I will be using the second composition as it shows all the context needed whilst keeping the photograph simple and effective to convey the message of rebuilding.

 

Photograph 6

This cropping shows a house shell with just the scaffolding on it – it is effective as it shows the subject for what it is but could possibly be cropped more dramatically to create a more aesthetically pleasing photograph.

 

This crop takes all of the unnecessary parts of composition 1 out to create a more focuses and slightly abstract composition. It focuses more on the shapes within the photograph and the contrast between light and dark.

 

This photograph focuses on the top half of the house – to me there is too much unnecessary parts in this composition so is not as effective as crop two.

 

This composition crops out a lot of the photograph to create a focus on the linear scaffolding. I think that too much context has been taken out of the photograph in this composition.

 

I will use the second composition as it has an effective focus on shapes and contrast whilst removing any unneeded context.

 

Photograph 7

This composition shows contrast between the destruction on the building site and the clean architecture of the building in the background.

 

I feel that this composition takes away too much context by removing the view of the building in the background along with the scaffolding.

 

This composition focuses purely on the scaffolding of the building. I like the idea of focusing entirely on one area of the photograph but it doesn’t show enough to make the photograph interesting.

 

This crop focuses on the skip whilst keeping the context of the buildings in the background. It contains a lot of context but I feel that the scaffolding is a vital part of the photograph.

 

I will be using the first composition as I feel that there is plenty going on in the photograph, making it a very interesting photograph to look at.

Narrative structure is about story and plot: the content of a story and the form used to tell the story.  Narrative structures within photography contain a set of photographs which tell a story or explore a theme through either similar photographs or ones that lead onto each other. Below are three narrative structures that I have produced with my own photographs.

This narrative structure explores the theme of destruction and reconstruction. In the first picture it shows the memories, that are the bears, inside a shell of the house they once inhabited. In the second photograph more context is provided – it is on a building site ready to be demolished. In the fourth photograph you get to look at a past project behind a current project and it foreshadows the outcome for the project. In the fifth photograph it shows the reconstruction beginning to make something new. The sixth photograph then shows the building in progress.

I believe that this is my best sequence as it shows development throughout the sequence and looks at many different subjects to provide a variety of photographs whilst remaining in context.

This sequence looks at the theme of nature taking over man. The large van with the ironic phrase ‘isle move it’ upon the side has been left to rot and has slowly been taken over by nature. Throughout the sequence you can see in more and more detail how destroyed and run down the van has become over time.

This sequence explores the theme of the people of St. Helier.  It looks at the different occupations and environments that the people of St. Helier thrive in. It shows the current state of St. Helier and the people that we will one day all be successors to.