On Lightroom I began deciding how I wanted my selected images positioned which included order, position and size.
For my landscape images I decided to make them into a double page spread so that the images could be fully impactful
I played around with different layouts:
Final photobook layout:
On Lightroom I imported all of my images from my shoots and began the process of sifting through the photos and selecting which images I wanted to continue working on and filtered out the images that were less successful. I did this using the flag system. I then began to edit the images I was left with.
Once all my images were edited I did my final selection and clicked on the ‘BOOK’ label at the top.
This took me to an area that allowed me to begin the layout of the images in my photobook and enabled me to play around with different styles of pages, compositions and positioning of the images.
Here’s how I made a two page spread:
I decided a name for my book and added the text onto the back cover as I didn’t want it to impose on my cover image.
Once i was happy with my final book I exported it to the website Blurb and ordered a physical copy.
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shoot 9
Response:
Image comparison:
Both images show a long road in an empty and desolate area and show a girl or girls having fun. The image on the right shows two girls dancing and, my image, on the left shows a girl running across the road. They both have the feeling of fun and freedom as the girls are small compared to their surrounding environment which represents their lack of responsibility and how they aren’t tied down. In both images the girls are positioned in the middle so that, although the background is the biggest element, the girls are the focus of the image.
Final images:
Merging two photoshoots I created my photobook.
EVALUATION
The process of making a photobook was a new concept to me, as I had never created one before. However I found it to overall be quite straightforward, as there are templates to aid you in formatting choices. Once I had edited all my images, I selected my favourite outcomes and created a new collection set named ‘Photobook’ which allowed me to organise my images.
This template function offers numerous formats for each page. Allowing me to carefully align all the images evenly on every page. The process of making the photobook was also aided by guidance from teachers who already had previous experience with this software. They offered advice on formatting choices which allowed me to establish storyline across the entirety of the book.
Overall, I think my project has been successful in portraying my interpretation of the theme ‘Nostalgia’. I’ve created a storyline across the book. Starting with a family tree to establish the message of the book is focused on family and heritage, as well as the incorporation of archived images from my childhood. I’ve created documentation of my family across both Jersey and Madeira, creating mostly black and white images of people and landscapes as I planned. I believe the seperation between Jersey images and Madeira images has been successful in representing the divide between the dual parts of my heritage, and those seperate aspects of my identity. What could have used improvement is the amount of portraits I took of family, as that was the main focus of the project.
Once I had picked out my final images that I wanted to use in my book, I placed them on the pages in the order that I wished and thought worked best not only with how the images were presented but also how they worked well for the viewer. Once I was happy with the layout of the photos, I added in my essay to the back of the book to give some context of what I had been looking at in my personal study. I also pick out ‘Building our Future’ as my title of the book as ‘building’ fits in with it being based around architecture and ‘future’ shows how I looked into the evolution of architecture and how it has changed so much over the past couple decades and isn’t slowing down. Seeing what some housed look like now, I can only imagine what some may look like in the future. overall, I am very pleased with my final layout and think it projects my personal study well.
Here is a link to my online book: Building our Future
