For your outcomes (AO4) you will be required to create a series of photographs. A series of photos is a set of images that are presented together on the same theme, edited in the same style, with the images linking.
To be successful you should:
- Have 2 or more images in the series
- Make sure that all photos are along the same theme
- Link your set of photos to your previous experiments
- Have the same model if appropriate OR different people in each photo, depending on your theme.
- Make sure the colour schemes link across your images
- Use the same editing style/techniques across all images
- Do not repeat images from your experiments where possible, in order to get more marks.
- You might also choose to tell a story across your images - with each photo telling a different section.
- Think about the presentation of your series - will they be presented side by side, or in a grid etc.
- Have 2 or more images in the series
- Make sure that all photos are along the same theme
- Link your set of photos to your previous experiments
- Have the same model if appropriate OR different people in each photo, depending on your theme.
- Make sure the colour schemes link across your images
- Use the same editing style/techniques across all images
- Do not repeat images from your experiments where possible, in order to get more marks.
- You might also choose to tell a story across your images - with each photo telling a different section.
- Think about the presentation of your series - will they be presented side by side, or in a grid etc.
Look at the photo series examples to help you understand fully.
The above image tells a story, with each photo giving slightly different information but with some repetition such as the sink appearing in multiple images. All photos have similar editing, with the same black and white colour scheme.
The series above features a different couple kissing in the center of each photo. They are all in busy locations with lots of people. The camera is focused on the couple, and all photos are in the same black and white colour scheme.
The photos above all feature people in different locations, but the editing technique is the same throughout. It may be telling a story, and as the viewer you would look carefully to try to work out what it is, possibly to do with man and nature.
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The series of images above features the same person in each photo, but each in a different position with different facial expressions. The hand manipulation of scratching the photos is consistent across the photos, as is the lighting and colours.
The photos above have all been presented in the exact same format - square and with a heavy border. They are of different locations and scenes but each features negative space and a fairly empty photo to focus on the scene.
This is a very simple series, that seems to be showing whispering/talking, an ear for listening, and then a reaction on the mouth. All photos are presented in the same shape and colours, with similar lighting, but all feature a different person/section of a person. The Photographer seems to want you to read it in a certain way, leading your eyes around the pictures.
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Presenting my series of photographs
You should also consider the way the viewer would interact with your work. What do you want them to think about? Is there an order to your work? Would you display all pieces the same size? How would you space them out?
You need to be conscious of the fact that your photography is being created with the intention of communicating a message or highlighting an issue, and this can be reinforced really effectively through the use of a series of images. |