I chose certain images to edit and crop, so that I could experiment with my images, as well as hopefully improve, or produce better images.

Photoshop

I experimented with colour selection in Lightroom. I chose this image to edit.

I chose this image, because it had quite a lot of green and red, so I wanted to use that to my advantage.

First I went to develop, then scrolled down to colour, selected saturation and put every colour but red and aqua to -100, and turned red and aqua up to 100.

This was the result.

Evaluation

I think the image came out well, as I achieved what I was trying to do (colour pop), but I do prefer the original image, just because I think it not only looks better, but it also ties in with the theme of the harbour better, whereas this image doesn’t really have a good relationship with my other images now. However, in the future I could have made other colour popping images, so that there was a relationship, but I didn’t want to, just because I preferred this original photograph better.

Cropping

I chose this image to crop, because I wanted to crop out the negative space of the ice on the top left and right side.

I used the cropping tool on Lightroom to do this. I chose my desired crop to improve my image.

The final result.

Evaluation

I prefer the cropped photo of the lobsters, because it eliminated the useless negative space, so the viewer is only focused on the lobsters and the repetitive pattern they are in. Lightroom is also the easiest cropping tool to use, so I am glad I used Lightroom. However, in the future I would like to experiment with cropping a few more images in Lightroom, and maybe use photoshop to do some more advanced cropping, like circle cropping.

Panoramic

I used these images below to create my panoramic with;

I was able to make a panorama with these images, because I took images panning from one side of the harbour to the other, while keeping the camera as level as I could, with just my hands. Next time, if I were to do this I would use a camera stand/ tripod.

First, I selected my images on Lightroom, right clicked and selected photo merge. Then, I chose panorama.

It created this for me, but the edges were jagged, so I clicked auto crop and it crops the image, so the edges are straight.

Finally, I clicked done.

Then, I repeated this with some of my other images.

Evaluation

I think these images came out really well, especially considering I didn’t have a tripod for the camera when I was taking the panning images. These images show more of the harbour in one frame, and I think they have come out really well and fit the theme really well. I do think my first panorama is the best one though.

The marititme museum is based in St Helier, next to St Helier Harbour.

It is full History and many fun interactive ways to help you learn. For example, there were these pipes you could smell that had smells relating to what it smelt like for the fishers out at sea e.g. fish, rope, wine etc.

The museum also has lots of information scattered around, so that you can get the best understanding of the Jersey Harbours, cod fisheries, different boats, knot tying and so much more.

Contact Sheet

I edited the images which are highlighted blue, because they have the most information and are my best images, because they have the best layout and composition and are the most interesting photos.

Edits

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image was more exposed and brighter.

Then, I made a virtual copy and created a black and white copy, which I increased the contrast, shadows and whites, while decreasing the blacks and highlights. I did this to create more contrast and a range of light and dark tones.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image was brighter and more vibrant.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the photo was brighter.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows and vibrancy, while decreasing the saturation, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image is more vibrant and the photographs are more visible.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the whites and highlights. I did this, so the shells around the window to the water are visible, as I made the image more exposed and brighter, as it was taken in a dark room.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the red ‘land’ on the earth was more vibrant and bold, so it stood out more.

Then, I created a virtual copy and created a black and white version and increased the contrast and highlights more, while decreasing the shadows. I did this to create more contrast.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image was less exposed from the bright light directly above the bottles, to make the bottles more visible.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the image was brighter and the writing more visible.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this so the image was brighter and the wood colour more vibrant, so the carving stood out more.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the colour on the boat were more vibrant and stood out more.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the boat inside the bottle is more visible.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image was slightly more vibrant, so the stingray could be seen more, as it camouflaged into the sand.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image was more vibrant, so all the colours in the tank stood out more, especially the shrimp.

I made a black and white version of this photo and increased the shadows, whites and contrast, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this to increase the contrast in the image.

Cod Fisheries

In the museum there is information about the cod fisheries, which is one of the main topics I researched in order to get a better understanding of the History and of what I am taking pictures of. This was very beneficial for me, because it allowed me to get even more of an understanding and the images tie in well with my photos of the harbour.

Final Images- Cod Fisheries

On the bottom of this headstone it says Gaspe, Newfoundland, but Gaspe is not actually in Newfoundland. This was written, so that it could deceive people, so they wouldn’t come to Gaspe and fish and steal the locals business.

The jumpers are called ‘jersey’s’, because Jersey fisherman would often knit while waiting for fish to get caught on their line, so that they could pass the time.

Final Images- Jersey Harbours

Final Images-WWII

In the maritime museum there was also a WW11 section, which had crochet tapestries of scenes during the war, which were knitted by local Jersey citizens.

Final Images

Evaluation

I think this photoshoot went well, because I was able to capture lots of the fun elements of the museum, like the interactive smelling tubes, while also being able to capture lots of information, for example about the cod fisheries. I was also able to capture fun interesting images with a good composition and layout.

I also think my editing went well in this photoshoot, as I experimented with coloured images, as well as black and white images. I was able to adjust contrast, vibrancy and saturation etc, so that I could improve these images. However, next time I would like to experiment with photoshopping and cropping more, as I didn’t have a lot of time to do so in this topic.

Analysis of top 3 images

The lighting in this image is artificial lighting, because the photo was taken inside. I had no control over the placement of the life rings, but I did have control over where I was stood and how zoomed in or out the image was, because I could zoom in and out on my camera. This image has lots of contrast, as the image is in black and white and contains a range of grey shades. There is also lots of light and dark shades throughout this image, which creates the contrast. This image also contains only cool tones.

Camera settings:

F stop- f/4.5

Exposure time- 1/30sec

ISO- ISO-320

The layout in this image is very repetitive, because of the three identical rings in this image. That creates a repetitive pattern. The organisation of these rings also give the image a good composition. However, I wish I had zoomed out, because the rings are cropped out of the frame. The main viewpoint in this image is the rings, which is why I would have preferred all three in the frame.

There is a deeper meaning in this image though, because the rings state the places that they were kept, because they are life saving rings, that are thrown to save people who are drowning. On the rings, it also states how many lives have been lost at these Jersey beaches, to people drowning. The rings also state what year the lives were lost in.

The point of this photograph and the rings with this information is to present how many lives are lost, to make people really think and mourn these victims.

The type of lighting used in this image is artificial lighting, because I was inside. I had no control over the position or location of the objects, but I did have control over where I stood and how zoomed in or out my camera was.

Camera Settings:

F stop- f/3.5

Exposure time- 1/30sec

ISO- ISO-1600

This image contains quite warm tones, because it contains lots of red and sandy colours. It also contains lots of lighter tones. This image also contains lots of texture, because of the texture of the sand and shells surrounding the stingray. There is also lots of repetition in this image, because of the large amount of shells that are scattered around, which all look quite similar.

The layout of this image has a lot of depth to it, because of the angle the photo was taken. This gives it a depth of surface illusion. The main viewpoint of this image is the stingray, even though it is not center of the image. It is in the foreground of the image, with the background being slightly more blurred.

This image is of a stingray, which has been sealed in a silicone like substance. Some people may find this cruel and may not like this image, because they may believe the stingray was killed for this purpose, which it may have been, but it may have died naturally and someone just wanted to create art from that.

This photograph is useful, because it presents what a stingray looks like close up. The silicone around it is also useful, because it allowed me to get close up, without being in danger.

The type of lighting used in this image is artificial lighting, because I was inside. I had no control over the position or location of the objects, but I did have control over where I stood and how zoomed in or out my camera was. This image was quite under exposed and dark, because it was quite dark in the room, so there wasn’t much artificial lighting. Instead, I had to edit the image to increase the exposure to make it brighter. In future, I’d use my flash on my camera.

Camera Settings:

F stop- f/3.5

Exposure time- 1/30sec

ISO- ISO-320

There are lots of brown/ red colours in this image, as well as the bright blue water, looking into the tank through the window. There composition and layout of this image has lots of pattern and repetition and 3D shapes in this image, because of the pattern of the shells. There is also lots of texture in this image, because of the shells and the coral. The main viewpoint in this image is the circle window looking out onto the sea like view, which is in the center of the image. There is also lots of contrast between the very bright water and the darker surroundings. There is also a depth of surface illusion in this image.

This image presents what it would look like and feel like to be on the lower deck of the boat, looking out the window. This relates to the theme, because it gives us a sense of what it was like to be a fisherman at the harbour with the cod fisheries, as well as what it is like today.

Mood Board

Focus Of Experimentation

I want to experiment with they key elements of a photo form, colour, shape and texture and work with combining those elements in order to create and interesting and stimulating photo zine.

I also what to experiment with mirroring and flipping images to create optical illusions throughout.

Selected Images

Rejected Images

Physical Experimentation

Digital Edits

Additional Archive Material

Edited Archive Photos

Narrative is the way a story is told. It is subjective and can vary between each person telling the same story. A narrative is told by stringing along images in a sequence. You can choose how to portray elements in a story to create a narrative. A story however is a factual account of the events.

Story

In three words id describe the story as:

• Identity
• Work
• History

The story I aim to show in my zine is the day cycle of a fisherman. Work is a big part of someone’s identity which I wanted to showcase with a day/work cycle.

As an island, we were and still are heavily reliant on the sea for import/export of food, amenities and revenue. This would not be possible without workers such as fishermen, ferrymen and sea captains. Having a title and tales however does not exclude these individuals from the mundane and unexciting day like everyone else.

Narrative

I will be using archival image’s and my own images. I will be using minimal text and typography.

Zine creation and selection

I have two images with pops of colour in this set which I might not keep since they stand out too much against the other monochrome images. Additionally I will need to remove some of the portraits as I am limited because the zine will have a total of 20 pages. Some pages could have multiple images on them but I also want to include some archival images so I will make my final selections based on those.

The archive images I found related to the harbour and merchants were the following:

I didn’t take many images of the whole harbour to compare with the old ones however the portraits would make for nice comparisons. I think that because my story focuses on how trade has changed, comparing to old images would be beneficial to the overall narrative.

Paper mock up

I created a paper mock up to begin sequencing my images to construct a narrative. I knew I wanted a flow from the people to the actual job and boats which would end with the buildings. I knew I also wanted to include older archival images to show how this cycle has been carried out in part throughout the history of our marine endeavours.

Design and Layout

Pages

I grouped these two images together as they were both grounded boats but since they had different shapes I wanted to try different sizes too. I made one full bleed and one smaller for some variety.

I tried a few things for the double portrait spread:

If I was going to include words I would use one where the images were more spread out however I didn’t plant on writing too much so I chose the grid instead.

I added one more portrait to the grid so I could keep one larger.

In order to make each set of pages unique, I also created a double page spread. I chose this image for the double spread because first of all it was landscape but additionally because I thought the image stood out on its own.

For these two pages I was struggling to decide on the layout. The first option was a little too busy however I liked all the images. I tried removing one but then the layout didn’t work at all. Eventually i decided to keep the crane alone which looked better but I decided to try an additional layout.

This option only had both cranes with one spreading over the page. While I liked how unique this looked, I thought there was too much unused space above and below. I liked both options and I was leaning towards the two only so that not all of my pages showed a near full bleed.

I decided to slightly adjust the ratios and move it into the bottom.

I compared 2 layouts. The first kept the cut out and the second did not. I started the first with the window where I could place text in white around the window. For the final I used the pub and I added 2 additional images. In the first layout I had less images and used 2 less pages.

End Page

For the end page I wasnt sure between this image ^ and this image >

For the boots I thought it could show hanging up the wellies for the day to symbolise finishing the job but the window shows being inside a building and looking out over the harbour to reflect on the day. I think the window would make more sense in terms of a story however.

Title page

For these pages I compared two portraits of captains. I was originally going to use the other portrait since the head placement was much more similar however this portrait looked better. This was going to be the first two pages however since I wasn’t sure on the cover I also had the idea of using one image and creating a cut out for the cover to resemble an ID image.

Since my idea for the overall narrative of my story was the identity and work of fishermen, I wanted to show an ID image to start and flip through pages to show the day cycle. I started with the people for identity, moved through boats for work, then cycled through the harbour for an end day reflection and ended on buildings to show leaving work or going home for the day.

In term of a title, I was mulling over options regarding identity and fishermen but couldn’t find one in particular I liked. I used an AI generator to generate some baseline ideas based on the input ‘Marine history and identity’ which came out with:

• Waves of Change: Exploring Marine Identity
• Anchors of the Past: A Journey Through Marine History
• The Sea Within: Understanding Our Maritime Heritage
• Tides of Time: The Evolution of Marine Identity
• Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of Marine History

The only ones I kind of liked were: Waves of change, tides of time or beyond the horizon but I figured these were too vague. I figured I would used anchor however as it prevents drifting. Its also used as a metaphor for stability. Our history as an island stems from marine technologies which we are more dependant on now then ever with our electricity and foods coming from off-island. Our financial stability also stems from marine trade.

I decided to change the name to something relating to the sea captain on the cover. I wanted to keep the anchor as imagery on the cover instead however I thought it made the cover too busy.

I was struggling to pick a title and though of maybe: Mémoire of a Magister Navis. Mémoire meaning memory and Magister Navis meaning sea captain. However I decided to use Jèrriais instead. I wanted something along the lines of: Story from a Sea Captain = Conte d’un Capitaine d’la Mer or the identity of a Sea Captain = L’Identité d’Un Capitaine d’Mer.

What is a zine?

My Zine pages:

The Front Page

For the front page I decided to use this image as I liked how the negative space framed the title of my zine, which I chose to be ‘Life of Jersey Harbour’ as my zine is going to explore not only the outside view of the harbour but also the inside perspective and the history behind it.

Page 1-2

For my first two pages I chose to focus more on the outside view of the harbour and how many people see it. I included two black and white photos as well as two coloured images. I included views from the harbour above as well as at a close up view. I also added the commercial buildings into the second page as they are an iconic area of the harbour and they are well recognised. In order to make it stand out I made the Normans buildings yellow and the rest of the buildings black and white.

Page 3-4

I then added two pages which focus the Maritime Museum, both outside and inside of it. I wanted to include the museum as it is another iconic part of the jersey harbour and it holds a lot of history from the Jersey Harbour.

Page 5-6

For these pages I wanted to include some detailed shots of the coloured boats as they are an important part of the harbour as people need them to get to and from their boats. I placed coloured images in opposite corners of each other and in the other corners I added the photos which only consisted of one coloured boat.

Page 7-8

In these pages I chose to focus on Brian Nibb’s, a former Harbour master, who gave us a tour and talk around the harbour.

Page 9-10

I then started to focus on the different businesses of Jersey Harbour as they symbolise the Life of the harbour more than anything as it is their way of making a living. This is why I included the Jersey Rowing Club as it is an important business down the harbour as it is not only a way for the workers to make a living but also a way for people to come together to do sports.

Page 11-12

The second business I included was the Jersey Fishery. I included an observational portrait of the man working as well as two detailed shots of the fish and crabs that they sell.

Page 13-14

Then I added a page which shows one of the fisherman who provide the products to the Fishery on the previous pages. I included an environmental portrait and two detailed shots.

Back Page

I wanted to use a simple yet effective image for the last page which is why I chose to use this close up of the stairs with the boats in the background.

Photography turns the ordinary into the extraordinary…

Camera obscura

The camera obscura is a natural phenomenon where rays of light entering a completely dark room form an upside down image of the outside of the room on the opposite side of the room the light is coming from. This technique has been used for thousands of years to trace images way before photography was invented in 1839 making it the starting point on the concept of photography.

Joseph Nicéphore

Joseph Nicéphore was originally interested in lithography which is a form of printmaking but eventually went on to try and to capture photos. It is unknown when but after years of experimenting with different chemicals he wrote a letter to his sister in law in around 1816 which suggested that he managed to capture small images on paper coated in silver chloride however the images he created were negatives. He describe the process as “The discovery I have made and which I call Heliography, consists in reproducing spontaneously, by the action of light, with gradations of tints from black to white, the images received in the camera obscura.”

The oldest surviving photograph by him, and the first ever photograph that exists, is called View from the Window at Le Gras, and was taken around 1822-1827. This breakthrough lead him to partner up with Louis Daguerre in helping to create Daguerreotype.

The Daguerreotype

The Daguerreotype was the first commercially available photographic processes invented by Louis Daguerre in august 1839, which allowed images to be physically saved. The process was long and tedious which involved polishing silver plated copper until its surface was like a mirror while treating it with chemicals so the metal became light sensitive. Afterwards you would put in in a camera obscura box and then treat it with more chemicals, the proses was expensive and very time consuming, however with it being the first way to commercially take physical photos and was a massive milestone in the history of photography.

Robert Cornelius

Robert Cornelius was the first person ever to take a ‘selfie’ (self portrait) in 1839 using the Daguerreotype, just months after it was invented. It was not an easy task as Robert Cornelius had to determine that the lighting, in his families garden, where he took the self portrait, was good enough and then stand motionless in front of the camera for around 10-15 minutes for the cameras exposure to take him in.

The Calotype

Henry Fox Talbot was also a major founder of photography and invented the Calotype in 1840, an improvement of the Daguerreotype, which was a technique of putting photographic paper in a camera obscura box, which would produce an invisible negative image which when put in a chemical solution in a dark room would produce a negative image which could be used to produce clones of an image. This process was an extreme improvement to the Daguerreotype as it allowed images to have a shorter exposure time as it would usually take ages to take a photograph due to the exposure needed, It also meant photographs could be printed on paper instead of metal and you could make multiple copies of the image.

Julia M. Cameron

When Julia was 48 she got gifted a camera by her daughter which was the beginning of her photographic legacy. She began taking photographic portraits of people, in 1864 she took a photograph of a 9 year old girl which became her first successful image and that year she ended up being elected to the photographic society of London, making her a member. Her photographic technique of taking soft focus portraits was criticized at the time however those photos have paved the way for modern portrait photography and are now highly valued. She described photography as: “The camera has become to me, a living thing, with voice, memory and a creative vigour.”

Henry Mullins

Henry Mullins was a professional portrait photographer who started his career in London in the 1840s and moved to Jersey in 1848 because it was cheaper to produce photos here. While he lived in jersey he took over 9,800 of portrait photos of Islanders in his photography studio in the Royal square, St. Helier.

Story

My story described in:

• 3 words

Fishing, Harbour, Local

• A sentence

My zine is going to tell a story about the fishing industry in Jersey at St Helier Harbour.

• A paragraph

My zine will tell the story of the lives of the fisherman at St Helier Harbour. The story will be displayed through photos of fisherman and the activities they get up to from day to day. Finally, it will present their surrounding environment as an overview of their lives.

Narrative

I am going to tell my story by presenting various images that relate to the fishing industry in Jersey. These will include things such as fisherman boats, fishermen and men working on their boats. I will also display images of the harbour and potentially even an archive image to show its development over the years.

Selection of Images

Final Edits

Selection After Elimination

Mock-up on Paper

I have made a mock-up zine using 4 folded sheets of A4 paper and my selected images which I printed out.

Editing name into image

I started off editing this photo in Photoshop by using generative fill to remove the text.

I then selected and copied and pasted number plate letters across. I got these letters from an image on google which I then opened in Photoshop.

I then put the letters in to place by using the original image and putting my letters on top so that they were the same size and position.

Rough Design 1 Layout

Rough Design 2 Layout

Extra Page Ideas

Camera Obscura & Pinhole photography

Camera obscura was an optical phenomenon which was created to project images from the outside into a dark room. By completely darkening a room apart from a small hole in the wall allows rays of light to enter, letting the outside world pour in. This process takes around an hour and projects an upside down image into the dark room. This process is admitted for being all natural, deep and primitive as it uses old historical technology instead of new and upcoming tech. After being used for many centuries, camera obscura was developed by using different camera filter and adjustments to make images stronger and clearer. Pinhole photography is a similar process which uses a tiny hole in a camera to allow light to come in. This creates an image onto photosensitive material. As light hits material such as photographic film or paper the inverted image is created, with a long exposure time of around several seconds to minutes, the small hole incision only lets a small amount of light through which makes it very unsuitable for fast- moving objects. However, due to the fact it it’s simple, accessible and inexpensive with a unique looking vignette, the style of photography became increasingly popular.

How Artists Use Camera Obscura | Lensbaby

Nicéphore Niépce and Heliography

The French inventor named Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was born in 1765. Within the time period of 1826 and 1827, he created the first ever permanent photograph which was named ‘View from the Window at Le Gras’. This introduced the process of Heliography. This process he created consists of the sun reflecting its light to create images. To achieve this he used a pewter plate which was covered with Bitumen of Judea which is a light sensitive substance. This substance hardens when it is exposed to light. The process takes up to eight hours and this time period is essential as the sensitivity of materials was much lower than modern materials. The plate is then needed to be washed with a solvent, this removes the Bitumen of Judea and leaves a permanent image. This process was particularly essential to the development of photography.

Musée Nicéphore Niépce and the invention of photography – only images

Louis Daguerre & Daguerreotype

Louis Daguerre was a French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography. This method preserving images and capturing them was a huge historical moment and made a large breakthrough. The daguerreotype is made by after capturing the image exposing it to mercury vapour which brings the visible image to life. The image also then needs to be rid of any unexposed silver iodide. This is achieved by completely covering the image in a salt or sodium thiosulfate solution. These images are very reflective and change when exposed to different angles of view. Daguerreotypes are also very detailed and clear which makes them stand out amongst other images from around the 1840s and 1850s. Louis decided to create the daguerreotype as he knew the world was seeking a photographic process which was easier to put into practice, since exposure times were only of a few minutes. So by creating his own process of photography, he became very successful and made Louis Daguerre world famous.

How Daguerreotype Photography Reflected a Changing America | Smithsonian

Henry Fox Talbot & Calotype

Henry Fox Talbert is very well known for being a successful pioneer of photography, scientist and inventor. Amongst his other successes he created a method of photography by using a ‘calotype’ which is a negative-positive process which is also known as the ‘paper negative’. He created images when exposed to light, these images were easy to produce and easy to distribute. However, they faced many drawbacks such as the people in the photos looking ‘on the edge of being present’ and seen as looking not quite alive due to a low sharpness and graininess, this caused a loss of fine detail. However, these images were popular as they captured a moment in time, fixed into place which was profitable and popular at this time. He used different light sensitive chemicals and salts such as silver nitrate and silver chloride.

The Daguerreotype’s Famous. Why Not the Calotype? – JSTOR Daily

Robert Cornelius & self-portraiture

The American photographer Robert Cornelius was known best for self-portraits around 1839. He is also known as creating the ‘first ever selfie’. This selfie was created outside his family lamp shop in 1839 in Philadelphia. and was made by setting up the camera and standing still for around 10-15 minutes due to the long exposure times of the camera. The photograph consists of Cornelius standing with a very serious expression, looking directly at the camera. This image is seen as very impressive as it is very clear due to the fact there was a very long exposure time and Cornelius was created for ‘himself’ and not for science or historical purposes. Due to the fact Robert created one of the first successful self portraits he displayed a legacy for self-expression, artistic exploration and identity through the art of self-portraiture.

The first ever selfie, taken in 1839 – a picture from the past | Photography | The Guardian

Julia Margaret Cameron & Pictorialism

Julia Margaret Cameron is highly commended for being a female pioneer or photography in the late 19th century. Her photographic style stuck out as she attempted to elevate photography as ‘fine art’. Her portraits focus mainly on sentimental pieces such as friends and family, this makes her style particularly personal and intimate, this links to her passion to pictorialism. This style of art and photography portrays emotion and mood through images, occasionally through metaphors in their work. Camera settings such as soft focus and blurred images were a significant contribution to a ‘dreamlike’ feel, this feeling was also through dramatic lighting and very rich tonal contrasts. However, the popularity and excitement over pictorialism declined around the 1920s when photographers and artists began to use a more modernist approach to their work and use more high- quality and direct styles with greater precision and detail. However, the beauty of pictorialism through natural scenes is still favoured by using the beauty of nature to emphasize the beauty of pictorialism.

Julia Margaret Cameron: An Appraisal – The United Nations of Photography

Henry Mullins & Carte-de-Visit

Henry Mullins was a photographer who explored the Carte-de-Visite format which was a popular style around the 1800s. These portraits were very popular around the time the general public were having more access to cameras. These portraits were used for personal and social representation, and used details captured the likeness of individuals. The arrangement of a Carte-de-Visite consists of a small photograph on a piece of card with a CDV format which allows a single negative to have multiple images on. This also makes it affordable and accessible as more than one image can be displayed to document social status around the 1860s. People of multiple classes such as celebrities and political leaders would display their power through 4 strong images in the Carte-de-Visite formation. However the popularity declined in the late 1860s as larger formats and advancements became more popular and reliable. However, the legacy of Carte-de-Visite still carries on as a revolutionary discovery and creation as his work reflects the aesthetic sensibilities of the time and emphasised the clarity and compositions of cameras during this time period.

Gustav William Henry Mullins Portrait of Queen Victoria – Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive

Design Layout 1

In my first design layout for the zine, I appreciate the chronological order of the photographs as they display the order in which the images were taken, creating a smooth flow throughout the pages. However, I think that the placement and fitting of the images could be more interesting and bold because currently, the arrangement of the images are quite bland and does not catch the visual interest I am trying to create. Also, I am not happy with the title of my zine: “Jersey St Helier Harbours” as I feel that the title is too straightforward and does not actually express the feeling of the stories behind the photographs. Another thing I like in this layout of my zine is that there is a page simply with just writing, I think this was a good idea because it gives the viewer/reader a break from the visuals or images and gives them time to reflect on the images in the zine. I think that the balance between images and writing is important in a zine, as it allows the readers to engage properly and thoughtfully with the content. Additionally, it also lets me express my thoughts and give context behind the photographs that the images themselves cannot show. Overall, even though the layout has a good base, the design and arrangement of the photos can definitely be improved.

Design Layout 2

In my second design layout, I decided to keep the chronological order of the photos as I think that it clearly tells the story I wanted to share. In addition, I kept the one page dedicated to writing, which improves the readers connection to the images and allows the reader to understand some context behind the photographs. To differentiate this layout, I changed the arrangement and fitting of most images, for example, making some images full bleed, and including some smaller ones. The contrast with this arrangement adds an element of surprise and gives more visual interest towards my zine. I also think that my landscape photograph taking up a double page has a strong impact on my zine, giving the reader time to fully indulge in the setting/scene. Additionally, I have not changed the title yet, because I could not think of one that fits the zine perfectly. However, I plan to include a new title in Design Layout 3. Overall, I think that these changes and slight tweaks grant a more engaging and interesting layout to my zine.

Design Layout 3

This is my Final Design layout; I have included several needed improvements that strengthens the overall design and impact of my Zine. First, I updated the title from Jersey’s Harbour’s to Harbour Life, Jersey’s Maritime Moments, I think that this title is more expressive and fits with the theme of the content within my Zine. Also, I replaced the placeholder text on one of my pages with my own writing, giving context and my personal opinions engaging the reader more. So that the zine kept a professional appearance, I added a double page spread containing a landscape image of Albert pier during the night, keeping to the needed multiple of four pages. Another thing in this design layout different to others is that I changed the regular font to Britannic Bold for both my name and the title of my zine, making the bold red title a focal point. These changes have improved the aesthetic of my zine and also have evolved the storytelling aspect of my zine. Making the zine more engaging Overall.