For my mounting mock exam, I first wanted to group my photographs. I had a total of 9 final prints, grouped into a 4, a 2, and a 3. I was very careful about the photos and their group, didn’t want an anomaly in a group, since I want my photos to look professional and put together, even when being mounted.

Group 1 :

These 3 photos were grouped together due to their nature, I thought all 3 fit a description of ‘teenage dirt bag’. Their rough nature and daring symbolism depict a small glimpse into a teenager life in this day and age, so I thought the grouping of these photos would work well together.

Group 2 :

With this group of 4 photos, the link between was family. all 4 photos has the inclusion of my 15 year old brother, these photos depict family and union through touch and emotion, shown through the sitters in the photo.

Group 3 :

With this last group of photographs, they were kind of my red herrings of my shoots. Since both photos are headshot portraits, I thought they went perfectly together anyway. Even with different symbolism and background thoughts to each photo, I thought side by side they looked really well.

Layout overall –

Group 1 –

The thought behind this layout is the close up and far away contrast. While having 2 of 3 photos being close up headshots, while one being from a distance, I thought instead of alternating, just to do top and bottom. The bottom photo, in my opinion, is more impactful, while the other two help show the story. The bottom photo includes emotion, blank staring and an emotionless face, so I thought that could be the focal point of this board.

Group 2 –

With the layout on this group of photographs, because some of the photos are similar I thought to put them in opposite corners of the layout. This gives my work dimension but also comfort through the known. The contrast between each person in the layout go very well together, the difference in the photos work simultaneously together.

Group 3 –

For the last group layout, I thought that having a male, love interest, as the initial photo, it tells a smaller story, an explanation where as teenagers, our family ( bottom photo ) is always there, but we choose the temporary fix ( top photo ) as main priority, even over friends and family.