After concluding the Bunker Archeology project, which ended in the production of a zine containing a range of the different images I captured, I was able to evaluate an critisize my own work, and develop an overall opinion on the project as a whole, from start to finish.

I found the project interesting, and enjoyed the process of researching more into Jersey’s occupation during WW2. I found the process of developing and planning photoshoots to be interesting, and I feel like I was able to create a strong set of final images, developed from a wide range of initial shots, taken during photoshoots both planned in class, and as extra out-of-school work. The process of selecting images that I wanted to continue working on was an interesting experience, as it allowed me to develop and home in on skills such as self reflection, and the ability to make quick decisions when it came to rejecting and selecting my own work. I made use of Adobe Lightroom during this selection process, and my skills using this software developed as I continued to use it through the editing process. I was then able to make a selection of 15 final images, fully edited using both Lightroom and Photoshop, that I could use in my final product (my Zine). The production and planning of my zine was a process, as I drafted range of ideas before concluding on my final design, which was selected based on a range of factors such as; the arrangement of the images I selected into a meaningful sequence, the development of a title and cover pages to draw the eye of the viewer, and the inclusion of extra pages (such as extracts within/attached to the zine) which would be used to provide further information/context on the zine. Overall, I found the process of the project to be enjoyable, and I feel that my final product was a success.

Although I ran into some difficulties along the course of the project, such as having to lear new software, struggling to come up with a sequence for the images within the zine, and at times struggling to keep up with the deadlines for photoshoots, I feel like I was able to produce a meaning final result, and successfully showed my process, in detail, from the beginning to the end of the project through my blog. Although the image quality of my final zine does not perfectly reflect my planned result (the colour saturation within the printers used resulted in the images often printing slightly darker, and the colours were often less bold) I feel like my in depth planning within the editing/planning blog posts helps to paint an accurate picture of what I was intending to produce with my final product.

Overall, I feel that the Bunker Archeology project has been a success, in which I have learned a range of new skills (particularly with new software), and have developed my ability to create a story/sequence using a series of images, in which a range of images can be used to tell a story/present a theme.