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Maybe pull the red theme together more?
For me - No. Unless you change the theme to red. In which case Yes. Helpful as ever
Maybe pull the red theme together more?
Ta. Just a slightly tighter (more ruthless) edit then.For me - No. Unless you change the theme to red. In which case Yes. Helpful as ever
The working title I had in mind was 'Home Range', so I see what you mean, although greenhouses and the boatyard are two features of the village. A change of title is possibly required.This notifications thing does my head-in, having asked the question above I didn't see the response presumably because I didn't get notified.
Anyway some seem to speak more of "close to home" than others, I'm not sure why but then not living within a mile of you it is just an opinion. The gates, gardens, park bench etc. seem close to home for me but the boats and greenhouses less so. I guess the gates, gardens, bench, etc. are more generically suburban/urban and so more relatable in the context of home.
Now to play around and see if this'll make a zine...
Hmm, interesting, I'd be interested to know why not?It won't, although it sort of works as a grid. Funny old world.
It just seemed like a disjointed set of unrelated pictures with no flow to it. Too many just didn't seem to 'fit'. I have a feeling that I've mislaid some pics as I'm sure I had a better sequence a while back.Hmm, interesting, I'd be interested to know why not?
I put this together in zine form last year and have been looking at it again recently. I think I'd resequence it if doing it now, and probably drop a couple of pictures. Would appreciate thoughts on it as a set/series/zine.
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Probably are too many pictures. I wanted to work the close ups in with the others. Maybe needs a different format to A5 to allow more variation of image size?First and second images are stunning, and set a good theme. The theme though is I think diluted a little after about shot 5 by the close up images which follow. There are, perhaps, a few too many images too? If it was me I'd be looking at 2 separate zine's from this, one of the close up/detail shots and the other of the most distant images.
Maybe needs a different format to A5 to allow more variation of image size?
I was trying to break things up from the one picture on the right hand page throughout with connected pairs.Possibly, it's a different experience in print too to the one you get from a screen playthrough. Also I didn't really get the idea of some double page spreads with 2 images and others with just one? It again hinted at 2 projects trying to evolve from the one?
To keep it as one, perhaps look at a more logical flow? Maybe work from the closest images through to the more distant shots? Dunno really I'm just throwing ideas around . The running order is one of the most difficult aspects of a group of images in any format imo
I was trying to break things up from the one picture on the right hand page throughout with connected pairs.
I've looked at this a couple of times now and I'm beginning to wonder if the title fits the full body of work. It's an interesting title and the first 6 or 7 photos fit the theme but then it starts to wander off, pages 30-34 don't seem to fit the title at all. I'm not sure what more to add, I think a strong title sets fairly clear expectations (Beach Balls and Pier Dogs was really great BTW) and this doesn't really meet what I had anticipated at least, may be a heavy edit?I put this together in zine form last year and have been looking at it again recently. I think I'd resequence it if doing it now, and probably drop a couple of pictures. Would appreciate thoughts on it as a set/series/zine.
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I couldn't think of a title TBH and wanted something that wasn't too literal - so I (pretty much) nicked one.I've looked at this a couple of times now and I'm beginning to wonder if the title fits the full body of work. It's an interesting title and the first 6 or 7 photos fit the theme but then it starts to wander off, pages 30-34 don't seem to fit the title at all. I'm not sure what more to add, I think a strong title sets fairly clear expectations (Beach Balls and Pier Dogs was really great BTW) and this doesn't really meet what I had anticipated at least, may be a heavy edit?
At some level isn't that what all photographic projects are? Did the "new topographics" know that's what they were doing before someone came up with a clever title for an exhibition.just becoming an accumulation of pictures around a basic subject
In my ego maniac phase I imagine I'm doig something important like that. But if the only repositories for the pictures are here and social media it still seems a bit of a waste. Hence making zines which might be seen at a future date.....accumulating photographs on a theme is a seriously valuable piece of social documentary.
This is like the 'paintings are never finished, only abandoned' thing! Same with photo projects unless they have a deadline.A project must come to some sort of end point, I deliver software projects for a living and these rarely have an endpoint with which everyone (indeed anyone) is satisfied, they usually just get cut off due to funding or timescales and are delivered in some almost finished, ragged around the edges, splat that sort of gets tidied up later ... maybe.
I don't think I've had enough, more doubting the point of it all. There's still a lot I'd like to do, but I don't seem to be able to get it off the ground.But if you have had enough, have a break, there is nothing wrong with that, you have done the sheep and sheep dogs and shepherds. I assume you are not in it for the facebook likes, you have created that body of work so take time to recharge the batteries.
Thanks.And thank you for making your work available on here.
There are others?other sheep photographers!
There are others?
I don't find it easy, and have 'bottled' it often enough to miss some potentially great pics.You can't be such a "shy retiring violet" because you actually go to places and point a camera at actual people, that to me (and I imagine to every other "landscape" photographer) is something so daunting as to make us run fir the hills, literally.
Seriously though, you have produced books and zines and that is surely the point? IIRC you even sold some at a sheep show? Send a copy of them to the British Library
It might be contentious in places!I shall explore your blog over a period of time. It looks interesting!