Link: 3 DAY BREDA

Overall I am very pleased with the outcome of my photo book. I have used ideas, themes and techniques from both Alex Webb and Paul M Smith which was part of my original plan. However, my initial idea to remove any Covid related objects or themes from the book did not work perfectly, with a couple of the images showing people with masks on. Despite this I believe that my work captures a few simple moments of pure freedom which was my overall goal. This can be seen through the vibrant editing of colour and the amusing / random staging and framing of the pictures. I’ve used B&W images in certain areas and less saturated ones in others to change the flow of the book a little bit as not all the images worked with high saturation. The comparison between day and night, boys and girls and drunk and sober images came out better than I could have ever imagined with some very similar images produced by the boys and girls and some that are very different. I had originally planned to have a complete full bleed book, however, I eventually readjusted the layout of certain images to fit the page differently which helped to further increase the flow of the book and create juxtaposition between specific photos. I feel like my book gives an insight into the life of an 18 year old and what they do with the freedom they are provided. This was one of the main reasons for making the photo book so I am pleased with the way it came out. In the end I am happy with the changes that have occurred since my initial statement of intent and also the aspects I have managed to keep the same. I enjoyed making this book as the entire process was intended to be fun, exciting and free of limitations.