STORY: What is your story?
Describe in:

• Three words: fishermen, Footsteps, journey
• A sentence: I plan to tell a story throughout the harbour on fishing and a fishermen’s footsteps, on how we get our fish.
• A paragraph: I took a very long time to decide until I realised I liked a lot of my portraits and found some images correlated well with each other, My zine will tell the story through the book of fishermen, and how there is lots of jobs to do to the boat before evening heading to the sea, it will clearly show the things you have to do on land until you enter the sea, it will then show things that fishermen collect from the sea and how they collect them, what they use. Of course the story will still be subjective and I hope everyone can find their own story within it but the clear main story is of a fishermen life, which helped as we met Captain Brain who comes into my story a bit, nothing is clearly said but I hope my images and the order it is done is clearly shown.

NARRATIVE: How will you tell your story?

I plan to tell my story by carefully ordering the images throughout my zine book, there will be portraits and full bleed images to especially show the importance and main idea of every image and to hopefully highlight what story I am trying to tell.

I will have my own produced images . At the beginning of my zine, I will have an introduction of St Helier harbour. throughout my entire zine pages will be landscapes of St Helier harbour or portraits, I also plan to have black footprints walking through all the pages.

I plan to have my font-types a friendly playful tone as it isn’t in the book much but think it works well with the image I have thought for my front cover so they will compliment each other. The cover of my zine will be one large portrait that is in colour and edited to be a bit of a warmer tone, the title will be right above the man in the photo and my name will be in the right hand bottom corner, in black so it all stands out.

Mood board of images I will use:

Text I will add in my zine

As it is all to do with fishing and fishermen and their story I will have a small introduction in the beginning that is presented in sea shanty form.

Narrative is essentially the way a story is told. For instance, you have the option to narrate various versions of the same tale. It is a highly subjective process with no correct or incorrect answer. Whether your photographic story is of good quality is a different question.

A narrative takes shape as you establish connections between multiple images (and/or text) and display them together. The way you choose and arrange images in a story is crucial for shaping the narrative. The photo-zine’s structure and design also reflect this idea. Yet, it is crucial to determine the nature of your story before deciding on the approach you want to take in conveying it.

How to Plan:

Create a detailed specification outlining your approach and strategy for exploring A Love Story. You must plan to complete a minimum of 3 photoshoots within the next 2-3 weeks, which may involve specific photo tasks. What kind of appearance and atmosphere do you want your images to have? Incorporate artists and photographers’ visual references regarding style, approach, intentions, aesthetics concept, and outcome. Keep in mind that the end result should be a 16-page photo magazine, so you must edit a final set of 12-16 images that, when sequenced together, form a story that visually represents your love story.

STORY: What is your story?
Describe in:

• 3 words
• A sentence
• A paragraph

NARRATIVE: How will you tell your story?

• Images > New St Helier Harbour photographs
• Archives > Old photographs of St Helier Harbour from SJ photo-archive or JEP Photographic Archive
• Texts > Write a short introduction or statement about your picture story, image captions
• Typography > creative uses of words, letters, font-types, sizes

Add a selection of your final 10-16 images as a moodboard/ gallery to the blog post too, including any archive material too.

Lewis Bush discusses various books he has created that offer diverse narrative structures, ranging from straightforward to avant-garde. Books that reinterpret the stories from other books, books that allow for reading in both directions, and books that have no predetermined storyline. I am currently developing a narrative that moves back and forth in time simultaneously, as well as another book that will not be real, meaning its narrative will not exist either.

‘One story can spawn many narratives, a fact that, in contrast to photography, is well understood in literature and cinema….when I say ‘I’m going to tell you a story’ I actually tell you a narrative of that story.’

In a follow article titled ‘Photographic Narrative: Between Cinema and Novel,’ Lewis Bush discusses various examples from cinema, literature, and photography, identifying the unique strengths and weaknesses of each medium.

In Bush’s view, photography’s narrative strength is:

‘It’s sheer power of description.’ A single photograph can depict a scene with a verisimilitude which pages of written account would still fail to capture. It is this quality which led photography to be first employed for practices like crime scene and incomplete , in place of the unreliable memory and incomplete notes that had previously been relied upon.

MY STORY:

My story will be the looking at the history of jersey by looking at the photos and seeing how the harbour is now.

NARRATIVE:

Decided to keep most of the images black and white because it makes it look more interesting since the harbour is pretty old. For the second page of my booklet I’m going to talk a bit about Jersey Marina and on the 4th page I am going to talk a bit about Brian Nibbs who is the CEO of Jersey Harbours All the other pages are going to be portraits or landscapes of the harbour.

These are the images I am thinking to use: (10 – 16 pages)

above are the best images that I took for my headshots blog.

This is my femininity virtual gallery with the final images I picked.

this is my still life virtual gallery with the best images I took.

(Draft)

Origin of Photography

‘Photography turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.’

In this essay I will explore and describe the history of photography and how it came to be what it is today.

‘Photography always transforms what is describes, that’s the art of photography is to control that transformation’

Photography was said to be invented in 1859, that was the year that a Frenchman, Louis Daguerre and an Englishman, Henry Fox Talbot played an important role announce rival processes that would ‘fix the shadows’. The beginnings of photography was ultimately about the struggle to see which method would thrive. Money and industry was a huge focus within the early beginning of photography and had huge impact on what photography looks like at the present date.

In Meudon, a quiet Paris suburb, in 1928, – André Kertész in 1928 midpoint between midpoint of photography and digital age of came here and photographed the landscape, unremarkable

• Camera Obscura
• Nicephore Niepce
• Louis Daguerre

1824

Louis Daguerre was an academically trained French painter and photographer, who is acknowledged for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. Daguerre is estimated to have began experimenting with photography in 1824, which is also the year which he began producing his diorama paintings, which are large scale paintings displayed in a dark room, which he sold seating to people, which earned himself the a entrepreneur. aced out when he presented his discovery to the world. very different to Talbots, fixed images on a mirrored metal plate instead of paper based and unlike negative positive o Talbots he produced one-off images. produces a unique physical experience upon witnessing his ‘mirror with a memory’ images.

not a conventional operating system the way a photograph is , light operates differently with daguerreotype silver grains of image sit up on the surface of the photograph instead of sinking into the surface like a paper image, light reflected back through an image, begins to approximate the actual moment within the picture was captured, the photos of the people are described as ‘not exactly alive, but on the edge of being present’.

January 1839 Discovered his own method of ‘fixing the shadows

• Daguerreotype

The photos which are taken in a daguerreotype process have a different kind of connection which is more intimate, as the process features no separation between the material the image is being shot with and the finished result. This is because the same plate within camera is the same plate which is eventually displayed as the photograph.

Despite this method’s unbelievable range of values and detail, presenting the brightest whites and the deepest blacks, these photographs, if not gilded, could easily be wiped off with the slightest touch. Although only one image could be made from daguerreotypes, which was not ideal for the market photography was creating, which focused on money and industry.

• Henry Fox Talbot

Henry Fox Talbot

Talbot experimented with paper coated in silver salts and shoebox-sized cameras nicknamed ‘mousetraps’

‘Talbot recognised that human communication was through paper’ Ultimately, Talbot’s method of making photographs dominated the Daguerreotype as multiple copies of the same captured image could be created, instead of one which could be lost quite easily.

• Richard Maddox
• George Eastman
• Kodak (Brownie)
• Film/Print Photography
• Digital Photography

1928- thought to be invention of photography

‘photography is about what frame you put around an image ‘photography turns the ordinary into the extraordinary’ – in what way can the camera turn the ordinary turn into the extraordinary

Describe how an image is produced using camera obscura

1839 – photography thought to be invented – been around much longer

dark room, pictures are upside down/inverted, immersive – camera is dark box with hole that allows light to enter – completely natural, primitive

optical

camera obscura phenomenon happened before 1839, the image was fixed in 1839.

describe the two photographic processes that were invented in 1839 – similarities/differences?

Photography is associated with Romanticism

certain chemicals are light sensitive – allows camera obscura to happen

negatives in photographs – from negatives you can make as many positives as you want

Talbot used shoebox-sized cameras called ‘mousetraps’

method of fixing the shadow: on a mirrored metal – image sits on surface of metal

Windows of the World – Documented Reality

Mirrors of the World – Staged Reality

PLANNING > Produce a blog post where you plan and sketch out a few ideas in relation to the photo-assignment. You may use some of the images or artists references we looked at earlier in the week as inspiration and put together a mood-board, that will act as inspiration for your shoot.

DEVELOPING >In post-production you can incorporate different editing techniques…monochrome/ colour adjustments…montage/ composite…juxtaposition/ triptychs/ grids etc…using Lightroom, Photoshop, AI technology if appropriate to your intentions. The focus here is on creativity, imagination and experimentation. Add images to your essay as photographic responses to Szarkowski’s thesis and evaluate.

What is a Zine?

A zine (short for “magazine” or “fanzine”) is a self-published, often small-circulation work that typically focuses on a specific topic, theme, or subculture. Zines are usually created by individuals or small groups and can take many forms, including pamphlets, booklets, or digital formats.

What will my zine be?

Theme:

Tradition and Heritage

• Focus on the historical significance of fishing in St. Helier, showcasing the practices and lifestyles of local fishermen. Highlight the importance of preserving these traditions in a changing world.

2. Connection to Nature

• Explore the relationship between fishermen and the sea. Consider themes of sustainability, environmental impact, and the beauty of the natural landscape surrounding the harbour.

Labour and Craftsmanship

• Emphasize the hard work and skill involved in fishing. Document the tools, techniques, and daily routines that define the life of fishermen, celebrating their craftsmanship.

Tone and Style

Zines have a distinct tone and style for several reasons, zines are often created by individuals or small groups, allowing for a unique voice. The tone reflects the creator’s personality, beliefs, and experiences, making the content feel more intimate and relatable, The tone and style are often tailored to resonate with a specific audience. Whether it’s humorous, serious, or experimental, the approach helps to engage readers who share similar interests or values, and Many zines address social or political issues, and the tone can be used to critique or challenge mainstream narratives. A bold, confrontational style might be employed to provoke thought, while a more reflective tone might invite empathy.

What would be the tone and style of my zine?

• Nostalgia – Evoke a sense of history and connection to the past, celebrating the traditions of fishing and the stories of local fishermen.

• Warm and Inviting – Create a friendly, approachable atmosphere that draws readers in, making them feel a part of the fishing community.

• Visual collage – Incorporate a mix of photographs, hand-drawn elements, and text to create a dynamic layout. This can reflect the eclectic nature of life in the harbour.

• Minimal text – Use concise, poignant captions or snippets of narrative alongside images, allowing the visuals to speak for themselves while providing context.

MoodBoard

I took 392 photos around jersey St Helier Harbour.

i started editing the 43 photos i selected.

Harbour Photoshoot 1 edited

This is my first photoshoot from around st Helier harbour, I edited them on Lightroom, never did too much mainly changed exposure and lighting or cropped the images, next to most of them you can see how I edited them, the last few are main ones I was very pleased about and was fairly certain I was going to use for my final product.

Harbour photoshoot 2

We went around the harbour again for a second time to take even more photos.

we started in the maritime museum to have a talk and look around to take photos.

In this photoshoot I took around 351 photos, very similar to last time, I then went through and selected which ones I liked the best, and also to limit down on ones I had to edit.

I was left with 34 images.

I then went through and begun to edit them.

Final edited image

What are the differences between photographs that are mirrors or windows?

According to John Szarkowski, Photography falls into 2 categories of either being Mirrors or Windows. As Szarkowski states “The distance between in terms of their conceptions of what a photograph is: it is a mirror, reflecting a portrait of the artist who made it, or a window, through which one might better know the world?”. To explain it simply, when creating a photograph, does it capture/represent you as an artist, either abstractly or normal (Mirror). Or does it show the exterior world, with all its natural elements (Window).

Other words that can be used to describe Mirror photography include:

• Subjective
• Reflective
• Interpretation
• Personal
• Characteristic
• Individual
• Unique
• Staged
• Non-Candid
• Aesthetic
• Tableaux
• Romantacism
• Fiction
• Manipulated

Other words that can be used to describe Window photography include:

• Documentative
• Non-fiction
• Realism
• Candid
• Aesthetic
• Naturalisltic
• Unaltered
• Genuine
• Objective
• Straight
• Optical
• Views

Artists that include Mirrors and Windows:

Henri Cartier Bresson –

Henri Cartier-Bresson, previously studied for his use of the decisive moment when taking photographs, can be said to be create windows within his work. With many of his images taken on the street, with candid shots of the everyday passer-by, Cartier-Bresson can be said to show the world around us within his work, with no images of himself within his projects, this shows his aim is not to explore his own identity as an artist but the others around him. His photobook ‘Europeans’ is a good example as this collection documents aesthetically people all other Europe in the years from 1930 -1980.

Nan Goldin –

Representative of her own life, Goldin first displayed her work within Bars and nightclubs in the 80’s and 90’s to audiences, for her photos her subjects consisted of “entirely of the people in the slide show, my lovers and friends.” as Goldin states. Through photographing these people close to her this contributes to the mirror aspects of Szarkowski’s photography concept.