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.

For my final pieces in the Anthropocene / Landscape project project I used these images:

Overall I think that these final pieces came out pretty well. My idea for these pieces were for the images which looked similar to be placed next to each other or with each other to create a theme.

For this Anthropocene Photoshoot, I went around the parish of St Clement and I took I did some research and I really liked images taken By Camilo Jose Vergara so I took inspiration from him and tried to take photographs similar to his.

Anthropocene Photoshoot

I think this photoshoot could have been a lot better, however I did get some strong images. I think my images could’ve been taken with better composition and I could have focused more on the framing of the image.

Below are my final best images from this location and Photoshoot, I really like how the first two photographs turned out. I think they are both dramatic and very strong images.

The four causes of Anthropocene

Signs of the Anthropocene – Agriculture, Urbanization, Deforestation and pollution have made significant changes on Earth. All four of these activities have created noticeable changes in the planets natural activity for example: increased species extinction rates, changed conditions of the environment and atmosphere and a drastic impact to the land and water systems.

For this New Topographic Photoshoot, I went around Havre Des Pas and I took photos of the environment around trying to capture images with buildings in it and i also focused on taking the photographs straight on so that it would link to The New Topographics.

Below are my best images from this New Topographics Photoshoot after having experimented in photoshop with the images.

These two images below are also very similar to eachother, these images would go very nicely displayed together because they were both taken front on, both are portrait and both are edited similarly. I really like how these two images turned out, the first image of the hotel was taken from a worms point of view. These images are also Juxtaposed, for example one is a old, dirty sculpture and the other is a modern, new and clean hotel.

Panoramas

During this photoshoot i also took 3 images of the Havre Des Pas outside swimming pool with the purpose of turning it into a panorama.

First i selected my 3 images by clicking on the first photo holding shift and then clicking the last image i wanted to use in this panorama.

Secondly i right clicked once i had selected my images, clicked photo merge which then gave me a drop down list of HDR, Panorama and HDR panorama. I selected panorama.

Final Image Without Editing

Final Image After Editing

Overall i think this panorama turned out really well however, i think the image would have been stronger if i used a tripod so i was in the same position for all 3 of the images. I did not have a tripod on me so i used my hands which caused the edges to be a bit rough and curvy.

Photoshoot 1 – St Brelade

For this first photoshoot I went to St Brelade and took landscape photographs around the Bay area. This photoshoot overall turned out pretty good I got some good images, whilst taking photos at St Brelade there were horses on the beach which I also captured and came out pretty well.

Below are my best images from this first location after having experimented in lightroom and photoshop.

HDR/Photo Merge

HDR/Photo Merge

Overall i think the photoshoot in this location was very strong. For this photoshoot i focused on the compositioning and the positioning of my camera. I edited some of my photos in to black and white, inspired by Ansel Adams style, this made the images look old fashioned whilst also highlighting the contrast in the landscape.

Photoshoot 2 – Sand Dunes

For this second photoshoot I went to the sand dunes, this photoshoot did not turn out as well as i wanted it to. I did not go into the sand dunes and just stayed on the outsde of the sand dunes.

Below are my favourite images from this location.

This photo was edited in the style of Ansel Adams, i decided to use this image in specific because the pathway reminded me of the river which Ansel Adams captured. I put this image into monochrome and increased the blacks and the contrast to give it a more mysterious look.

Photoshoot 3 – Plemont

For this third photoshoot I went to Plemont to take some landscape photos, these are my best images after experimenting in lightroom and photoshop from this location (plemont). I turned two of the images into monochrome into monochrome to match Ansel Adams.

HDR/Photo Merge

Overall i think i got some strong outcomes from this location. I really like how these two images turned out below. I used exposure bracketing during this photoshoot which allowed me to create images which look unrealistic in lightroom by using Photo Merge/ HDR. I also like the other photo in sepia tone i really like this image because it is captured with no people around and the clouds in the background make the image very dramatic.

My first two Photoshoots were focused on the damage which Storm Ciaran left behind in jersey. for the first photoshoot I went to St Catherine`s Woods, I went here because there are many trees there and St Catherine’s is not often visited and maintained so I thought there would be still some storm damage left there. I went there and took photographs of the damage left there, mainly the fallen trees and branches.

In this Contact sheet you can see I changed the exposure every now and then to get a darker tone in the photographs I took. Overall, I think this photoshoot turned out fine, I did as I had planned out to take the images which relate to the storm however only some images in this photoshoot link with The Sublime.

These images below are my best outcomes from this photoshoot after experimenting with them in lightroom. I put all of these images into monochrome and i took inspiration from Ansel Adams and added a sepia tone to some of my best images from this photoshoot.

Overall i think i could have done alot better with this photoshoot, i think i should have maybe zoomed out and took photos from a far instead of just getting close ups and getting a variety of both.

This is the Contact Sheet for my second photoshoot, this photoshoot was taken around le Rocquier school. I chose this location because St Clements was the parish which was affected the most by Storm Ciaran and the le Rocquier area had a lot of damage to it.

Below are my best images from this second location after having experimented with them in lightroom. For these images i thought that they would turn out better with a retro filter on them.

Overall i think that i got greater outcomes out of this location compared to the first location, This location had more damage and i was able to capture it. My favourite outcome from this photoshoot is the photograph of the house with the broken face, this photo is very simple and has been taken straight on with minimal editing however i think it is a strong image as it links to the sublime and clearly shows evidence of damage.

William Jenkins first used the word “new topographic” in 1975 to describe a group of American photographers (that is Lewis Baltz and Robert Adams) whose images had a simple style in that they were formal, mostly black and white photos of the urban landscape.

Many photographers linked with new topographic like Lewis Baltz, Nicholas Nixon, Hiller Becher, Robert Adams and Lewis Baltz were affected by the virtual world and chose to focus on daily subjects. Warehouses, car park and suburban houses were all photographed with simplicity that was similar to how early photographers photographed the world.

The New topographic was a reaction to the temptation of imagined landscape photography, which lifted up the natural, the basic and the increasing suburbanized reality. The new topographic represented leaving traditional landscape photography by focusing on urban landscape and man-made landscapes instead of romanticized natural landscapes. The new topographic movement changed how photographers would normally capture the city/town environment and the landscape.

The New Topographic exhibition aimed to change classic landscape photography by showing everyday places impacted by people. These photos were taken in a lot of different places where human impact had changed the landscape or area, this was locations such as: construction in suburban areas, urban areas and various locations which are seen everyday which have been changed by the humans. Robert Adams is a good example of a photographer who would capture the growth of housing and the construction of housing in the Western United States.

Technique and methods

Photographers who contributed to The new topographics usually took their images straight on, focusing on balance and framing, photographers taking the images straight on normally that the image has no emotion or a certain way to view the phtoo. In The New Topographics, the photographs are slightly edited and are normally edited to change features like esposure, brightness and contrast. The composition is normally clear, tidy display of the focal point/subject. The camera which would have mainly be used by photographers is large format cameras to get an image with alot of detail and clarity.

Large format camera

Robert Adams

Ansel Adams

Yosemite National Park

Growing up Ansel Adams became interested in playing the piano, he taught himself how to play and read music at the age of 12. However, Adams stopped playing the piano and focused on photography. His first camera was an Eastman Kodak Brownie Box Camera which he would take to the Yosemite National Park and take photographs there, especially The Sierra Nevada. In 1927 Ansel Adams became the tour guide and photographer of the Sierra Club. However, he was not just a tour guide and photographer Ansel Adams also was an environmentalist at the park.

Kings Canyon National Park

Ansel Adams was highly associated with Kings Canyon National Park. He was known Because of his photography which was photographs of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range which includes Kings Canyon and its surrounding nature. In the 1920s/1930s Ansel Adams explored the Sierra Nevada, he photographed its natural areas, high mountains and rocky settings. As well as his photography work at the national park, Adams would also protect the environment there and was a part of the board of directors for the Sierra Club which is a popular environmental organisation. He used his photography work to influence others to protect and admire the natural world around them.

Ansel Adams invented the Zone System in the early twentieth century. The zone system is  a technique for picking the best exposure and controlling the tones in monochrome photos. The technique breaks down a photos tone into 10 zones, starting with pure black (Zone 0) and ending with pure white (Zone X) with shades of grey in between, which is shown in the image above. Photographers use the Zone System to guess how different shades in a place will appear in the final photo.