I started by setting up the layout for my zine and how many pages I want for this. Then I selected the frame for my image to go into.
I pressed control D which I selected the image I wanted to put into which in this case was the blue car.
To make the image fit the frame I selected the image then clicked on fitting then fit content proportionately so the whole image fits in the frame.
After that I did the same again but clicked on fit content to frame so the image would fit the frame perfectly.
After fitting the images where I wanted them to be I then started playing about with the background by starting with a black and white background but I found that it didn’t fit as the images were too colourful.
I then explored with different colours and colour theory where I decided to have contrasting colours for the background. For example in the images it has mostly red so the background colour would be green.
I found the original colours I used were too dark so I tried lightening the colours which I found made the images stand out more.
I then decided to play around by flipping some images 90 degrees or even 180 degree and then added some colourful shapes for the empty space to make the zine more fun and colourful.
As a group of 4 we decided to order these in a chronological order, telling a story from start to finish. We presented the sequence as two rows going down, like reading a book. It starts with pre-war where the soldiers are training and the war has just started. Continuing to during the war focusing on people left behind and community and the end focusing on the return of soldiers and celebration.
My Own Images
I have grouped the images to show the similarities or differences between the groups. for example on the left I have grouped images to show the difference between new and old buildings but also included similar pictures of the same theme like residential buildings.
On the right I have grouped the images based on the similarity of the location, being shops. They also have the same red in each image which makes them flow nicely from image to image.
I have separated images that I think will not work nicely with the others or do not match the quality of the others.
Sequencing
Using my own images from the town photoshoots the theme I would like to focus on is community and lifestyle/surroundings. The zine will have a mix of residential buildings and commercial buildings to contrast each other.
The first page will have a full page of a singular image to set the scene for the rest of the zine. Throughout the zine there will be a few double page spreads of individual images to break the zine into parts. There will be street style portraits of people in their everyday routine. I will have no more than two images on one page spread to keep it simple and strong. I will contrast pages by using colour, subject and shape.
