What does the Sea do to help Jersey?

The sea surrounding Jersey channel islands has many uses within the island. The sea is Jerseys main mode of transport other than Jersey airport. The harbours and boats that come to and from Jersey are a main part of the island as it is not only the way for our tourists to come and visit the island however it is also the main way Jersey gets their food through all the big ferries. The main source of food grown on island in 2024 is the famous Jersey Royals. This has also changed a lot over time however now their main sources of food supply and parcels etc. come via boat.

Théodore Géricault,The Raft of the Medusa.1818–19. Oil on canvas. Read the story behind Gericault’s famous painting hereThéodore Géricault,The Raft of the Medusa.1818–19. Oil on canvas. Read the story behind Gericault’s famous painting here

What was the involvement of Jersey mariners in the Canadian cod-fisheries and the Transatlantic carrying trade?

In 1497 this is when Newfoundland were first discovered. Newfoundland had then began to gather many small Norman boats full of visitors who were intrigued to explore the coasts of this newly discovered place. Between the years of 1505-1547 Henry VIII had started making trades within newfoundland. By this time it is believed that Jersey men had already visited Newfoundland.

An interesting fact is that in 1591 Jean Guillaume of Jersey obtained a licence to sail to Newfoundland from the Governor of Jersey. On his return he was actioned by the Jersey Royal Court for selling his cargo of fish at St Malo instead of Jersey. Fined 300 crowns. This date shows that the fishing industry had commenced in the early part of the 16th century, as Sir Walter Raleigh when Governor of Jersey is quoted as stating that at the end of the sixteenth century islanders were saved from starvation by the arrival of a cargo of fish from the colony.

Which ports did Jersey ships sail to and trade with?

The Jersey ships sailed to many different ports to trade, some of these being Armorica, Canada, brazil, Portugal, Spain etc. St. Aubin’s was Jerseys main port. Jersey was involved in the triangular trade mainly with Canada.

Here is the Trade Triangle:

As shown in the above image, Jersey seamen travelled to Canada to collect and prepare the cod fish to sell. On the odd occasions they would also fish as the Atlantic sea is where there was a huge amount of cod fish due to the cold water temperatures which they loved.

The Jersey fishermen who would collect the fish would mainly focus on trading within the mediterranean sea in countries such as Brazil, portugal and italy. As the years progressed they would eventually sell to countries within Europe and even took some back to Jersey for the Islanders to buy.

image from: https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/A_history_of_Jersey_transport_-_sea

What type of goods did Jersey merchants exchange for cod-fish?

There were many different things that the Jersey seamen would trade the cod for some examples being: In the Mediterranean countries like spain, portugal and italy, they would trade cod for things like salt, fruits and spirits. Within countries in Europe. Denmark, england, russia they would get other items such as grains, timber and tar.

Fixing the shadows

Photography transforms what we describe and turns it into a still image with a story behind it. Photographs leave so many questions (who, what, why) this causes the onlookers of an image questioning themselves about the image they can see. Photography is so unique that it can reveal secrets yet hide so much at the same time, there is always a story to be told of what’s beyond the frame and the Strangers beyond the picture. Control of transformation. The exciting thing about photography is that there is always a different story behind every image, and there is always more to be told then what the eye can see.

Camera Obscura

A camera obscura is almost natural photography, and is twice as natural as normal modern day photography which was first invented in 1839. It is where a room is made completely dark by a black plastic and taped up to cover any means of natural lighting and then holes are cut into it to create that light source, over time that hole will continue letting in light and eventually create an upside down image of what’s going on outside and create that in the dark room. its an optical phenomenon.

Camera Obscuras are very easy to do but also very technical at the same time as they capture deep, primitive meanings. Camera Obscuras were discovered as far back as 400bc, It is known that they were not man made but in fact were natural and only discovered by humans. Since discovering camera obscuras they are known to have been used for over a thousand years. The oldest camera Obscura is located in the Dumfries museum.

Here is an image to show the evolution of the camera:

Examples of camera obscuras:

Nicephore Niepce

Joseph Nicéphore Niepce was a French inventor and one of the earliest pioneers of photography. Niepce developed heliography, a technique he used to create the world’s oldest surviving products of a photographic process.

In 1807 Niépce and his brother Claude invented an internal-combustion engine, which they called the Pyréolophore, explaining that the word was derived from a combination of the Greek words for “fire,” “wind,” and “I produce.” Working on a piston-and-cylinder system similar to 20th-century gasoline-powered engines, the Pyréolophore initially used lycopodium powder for fuel, and Niepce claimed to have used it to power a boat.Niepce lacked in artistic ability so used Camera Obscura as a drawing aid, in which he later used to create the process ‘heliography’. He created this process in 1822 and used it to capture the World’s very first permanent photograph. This photograph was of Pope Pius VII, however, it was later destroyed after Niepce attempted to make prints from it. In 1816, Niepce would send letters to his sister-in-law containing small images on paper coated with silver chloride, however, they were negatives and when they were exposed to light for viewing they would go dark all over. Niepce then explored other substances that were affected by light and became intrigued by how bitumen coating would become less soluble after being left exposed to light. This went on to his creation of the heliograph where he would dissolve bitumen in lavender oil and use it to coat either a lithographic stone, a sheet of metal or a sheet of glass and leave it to dry. 

Nicephore Niepce First official camera obscura

Here is his first ever camera Obscura which he had created back in 1820

Louis Daguerre

Daguerreotype

Henry Fox Talbot

Richard Maddox

George Eastman

Kodak (brownie)

Film/Print photography

Digital Print

Final Design Ideas:

I have decided to create 3 Final storyboards for my trip to St Malo. I created 3 Different types of picture story each representing a different story behind them.

Picture Story 1:

Here is my first picture story it is named “Les Gens De St Malo” this means “the people of St Malo” in English. I have selected these images as I felt it really captured the right amount of different personalities to really show how the people I met in St Malo act and how they are all very welcoming and joyful. Everyone I met whilst on the trip for the day were all very kind and caring people truly creating a strong impact on my views of the people within the St Malo walls.

Picture story 2:

What is the Rohingya Experience?

The Rohingya Experience, is a photographic exhibition offering an intimate view into the lives and experiences of the Rohingya refugee community in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. this exhibition marked its European premiere in Jersey. The exhibition shines a testament into the resilience and dignity of the Rohingya people, demonstrating the transformative power of photography. This powerful medium gives voice to the stateless, offers a platform for visual storytelling, and provides a glimpse into life in the world’s largest refugee camp through the eyes of Rohingya youth.

Where did the exhibition take place?

The exhibition took place around St Helier here is a map of where it was:

Photographs from the exhibition

First layout

For my first layout in InDesign I decided to just get a real feel for how to layout my images. This photo story consists of a bunch of random images in which show how to present a photo story board.

How to create a story board

creating the page

steps:

1. A4 paper landscape
2. width 410mm
3. height 297mm
4. pages: 3
5. columns 4, column gutter 5mm
6. margins 10mm
7. bleed 3mm

PICTURE STORY 1

first copy without extra experimentation

As you can see by the title of this picture story, I decided to create a picture story presenting the people in which I had come across during my trip to St Malo. I chose the most unique and eye catching images from my photoshoot to really grab the viewers attention. My images almost create stories behind them whether they are the right stories of what was actually going on or just stories in which people deceive throughout what they see within the image and create their own story from the image using their imagination. I felt these images were powerful as they really captured the true connections between the people in St Malo and how they acted towards us as tourists.

More experimentation:

Mood board

History of picture stories

When were picture stories first used?

Picture stories have been around for many years ranging all the way back until 1849 which is when the first picture story was ever created and published in a newspaper. A few years later in the 1850s there was a huge rise for paper photography and that’s where the rise began and since then photography has increased now being one of the most popular things to ever be on the internet.

Photo stories Analysis

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For this AI edit I decided to select all the area of land surrounding the big ship and used a prompt of “the ocean” and created the land into the ocean.

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For this image I decided to use the prompt “a pond with ducks” to create a decisive moment of ducks swimming and the ladies enjoying their lunch while one admires the ducks.

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For this image to create a decisive moment I decided to use the prompt “flock of birds flying” into the original image to form a plain image into one of a decisive moment.

The colour wheel

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Here is my original image changed into black and white.

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Colour selection edits

1. how to create this edits

To begin these edits you start by choosing your image and creating a background copy of the original image.

You then make the original background layer black and white.

then you go to select and colour range, you must be in the colour layer, then select the areas you want to keep. Then go to select and inverse and press delete.

Here is the final edit from this image, it creates very unique looking images and makes them stand out compared to fully coloured or fully black and white images.

Final edits

Here are my final edits for the colour range experimentation, I have created 7 unique images in black and white with a vibrant spec of colour bursting in the images.

Edit 1:

Here is my first edit in which I am making, for this edit I have decided to play around with the different levels of contrast, blacks, whites, the texture and other features within light room to give the image a more unique look rather than the original I Had taken.

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Edit 2

original photo

Again for this image I have decided to edit it by using all the different features and bringing the image more to life. To do this I have only played around with the contrast, exposure and the whites within the image.

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