Final Pieces

The end of the project has arrived and so far it's been amazing. I quite like the different feel to creating the tasks according to myself and then doing all the shoots I did, digital and film. Moreover, these are my final pieces for this project that I have been working hard for. The book was straight up my intention before we did our presentations. I just knew that I wanted to create something visual and minimalist but I couldn't work out whether it would work, if my images will link and what genre to work with. So to see how I'm at this stage now and see it actually happen, it's been a pleasurable way to end this project. Below is a link that I came across while researching to show you the style and influence in me creating a visual book came from. Once i saw how that looked, I just knew that mine will come together in a similar manner.

http://www.in-public.com/news/2015/June

This here is the book I designed and ordered, I just love the street aesthetics that I get from this book with my images and colours. The paper for the book is nice and slightly thick and the images look amazing. All in all, the book looks very professional and the style is exactly what I had in mind. I'm also really pleased with the size and thought that the smallness really brings the details to each image a lot stronger and easier to see whilst you're holding the book. I do plan to have this book on a podium at the exhibition because I think it's different and I'm glad I went and made the effort because it makes my work stand out. I kept the book cover very simplistic and modern with the title 'street photography //' and I feel like this has worked really well. I deliberately went for small caps because I wanted it to be informal but yet professional.

18" x 12" Large Prints x2

Alongside the book, I've printed these two 18" x 12" prints that I will be presenting at the exhibition. I will have these prints mounted onto foam boards with no border and I think this will be the focal point on the wall that will attract the viewers. I've selected these two images because I love how they fit the genre but also really represent the theme of people and lifestyle in Bradford - in a positive way.

10" x 8" Frames x3

Lastly, I went out and brought 3 of these 10" x 8" black bordered frames and decided to show a variety of techniques in these frames. So the idea behind these images is to have 1 black and white print, 1 coloured print that's been scanned and 1 digital print. I quite like this well considered idea because you can see how each photo-taking or making technique differs from one another and it also makes my work stand out. I hope to present this in the exhibition in line so it goes in order too. From black and white, to colour, to digital.

Overall, I am extremely happy with the trouble and effort that went in for this project because I feel like I've got some creative and thoughtful final pieces for this project. I also used different formats to not only show a variety of different work such as film and digital, but also used different finals formats like the book and the frames - all with full consideration. It feels good to end the project with a good vibe and hopefully all this will pay off at the exhibition that we will be hosting.

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"This body of work is to represent Street Photography in West Yorkshire, and capture candid shots of the people and the urban lifestyle around me. I want to capture what I’d say is ‘everyday life’ and this idea came from my personal experience of living here for two years. Within my work, I have also used a variety of skills & techniques including black & white film, colour film & digital photography."

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