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  • Book Project: #6 Theme, Working Model #1

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    Book Project: #6 Theme, Working Model #1

    I now need to start planning the book.  Based on Frank’s process, I need to start by laying out a story line and break that out into its constituent  themes, symbols and meaning.  Theme, symbol, meaning, in my mind, are closely tied: theme expresses story (meaning); symbols are elements of the theme that convey meaning.  …

  • Book Project: #5 Example of Process

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    In an earlier posting I used The Americans as an example of how to render and structure content.  In this post, I will look again to Frank, but this time for a sample process.  Greenough offers clues to the steps Frank took in preparing for and subsequently creating the book.  I have consolidated, organized and…

  • Book Project: #4 Objectives

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    The priority of this Work is to learn from the experience of doing; it is less about the content, storyline or novelty of the book itself.  To help maintain that focus, and avoid going off track, I have developed a set objectives:  1. Apply Key Theories: 2. Composition and Movement Techniques: 3. Display Techniques: 4.…

  • Book Project: #3 Example of Structuring

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    Book Project: #3 Example of Structuring

    The Americans, by Robert Frank, is now considered one of the best photography books ever made.  There are many reviews of the book, which I don’t intend to compete with.  My purpose here is to look at the Work, and how it applied the theoretical constructs noted in the earlier posting, as an example and…

  • Book Project: #2 Theory and Practice

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    A photography book can be done by simply taking some collection of photographs and assigning them across the pages without consideration of order or any other factors.  Lightroom can do this with the Auto Layout button.  However, if the author wants to tell a story,  provoke some thought, discussion, raise issues or highlight concerns, then…