Tuesday 12 February 2013

Reading review for 2/13

Jay/Hurn 
I really enjoyed this reading because I feel like it changed the way I look at subject selection. Before when I've chosen subjects for stories, I chose what I thought would make a "good story." I now realize that was the wrong approach. By not choosing something that interests me I cheated myself out of the "good story" that I was looking for. It makes sense that a photographer would perform better with a subject that they have a deep understanding of, or a topic on which they are an expert. This would be sure to make the picture-making process a lot simpler and more exciting. For my final project in this class I will most likely try the list idea from this reading. If I am narrowing down a list of everything that interests me into a few ideas that can be carried out locally I will be sure to find a good story that I will look forward to shooting. 



Lamott
The Lamott reading was especially good. The chapter about the Polaroid gave me some good insight on how to approach the storytelling process. Personally, I tend to get frustrated with a story when I begin to struggle with it, or I lose direction. This article compared it to the the slow, anxious wait for a Polaroid photo to develop. She wrote that you have to stick with a story until the muck fades away and you begin to see the whole picture. 

Editing Layout












Here's a layout for the Little Miss Precious story. 


...And here's a linear edit we put together.