To start creating my photo-book I first went through my photoshoots closely and decide which photos to use and also which photos could be edited and developed more to add details; as well as making sure my photos were of a high resolution.

Next I started on deciding the layout of the photos and where I should place them on each page as I felt that the way in which you place them has an impact on the viewer, which creates more of an understanding on what your trying to portray within the photo-book.

After I decided on the layouts of the photographs I decided that it may add more affect if I added a black background colour as this won’t take any attention away from the photographs it will add detail, whereas if I was to use a bright colour background with my photographs it may take attention away from them which is not what I’m trying to achieve. To show the significant differences within cultures, linking back to power and wealth I wanted to put my images from my first photoshoot of derelict buildings in the first half of my book along with the part of my essay that relates, and then with the second half of my photo-book I wanted to show the contrast within cultures by using images that I took in Dubai. Along with the contrast between my first set of images and my second set of images taken in Dubai, there is also images that show contrast within Dubai itself- with the notable differences between the old Dubai town, and the new well known Dubai Mall.

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I then went ahead and combined the two books to create one as I felt that this will help the viewer clearly see the contrasts between the two photoshoots. I used 2 pages to separate the photoshoots and applied a black background cover to keep the overall theme of the book flowing.