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Year: 2016

  • Book Project: #18 Elements of Pace and Rhythm

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    Pace is the rate at which one delivers the content; the exposition of the narrative. A book always has pace; the question is whether it is planned or not.  To make a book interesting, the pace should vary  throughout the book.  The rhythm of a book is a reflection of the pace as it ebbs and…

  • Book Project: #17 Tuning the Narrative

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    Book Project: #17 Tuning the Narrative

    As I concluded in the previous post, the wedding pictures formed the spine of the main narrative. I positioned them as chapter headings to be followed by further details within. 1922 1952 2016 Within each chapter I wanted to include some images that conveyed the notion of family.  The ones selected came down to what…

  • Book Project: #16 Narrative

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    Book Project: #16 Narrative

    While I was taking pictures the purpose of the individual shots was clear, yet it remained to be seen how they would all fit together to form the story.  I had several components of culture (e.g., language, represented as multi-lingual signs; expression, represented through artworks, architecture, religious symbols, etc.) to orchestrate but I lacked a…

  • Book Project: #15 Personal Style and Approach

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    Our class gathers each week to critique each other’s work as it progresses.  Sort of a socratic approach to learning. The approaches vary quite widely. My approach is purposely systematic: I have a fairly clear sense of the steps I’ll go through, although I recognise that iteration is an important feature of the process. I am…

  • Book Project: #14 Taking Pictures

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    Book Project: #14 Taking Pictures

    It is worth pointing out that the first discussion about taking pictures comes only at the 14th entry.  One reason for this late arrival goes back to one of my objectives: plan before shoot.  So at this point, I have a number of themes, keywords, symbols, etc. that can direct what I should shoot.  …