Page development 3

Finalising text for the culture and nature theme of my book, I have further progressed to the next two themes, fellowship and art. Silhouettes taken in the photography studio and on location has been added on page 28/29. I felt that both photos visually fit together due to the warm yellow backdrop created using Vivid on camera settings, and direct sunlight white balance on the location silhouette. The idea of being able to love anyone within this society is expressed here, as silhouette photography covers an individuals features and the photos are under the fellowship theme - overall indicating the message to love whoever you want to love.

Adding photographs and deciding placements of these under the fellowship theme was easier than before, as I have become more comfortable and familiar with the software as a whole. Writing from personal experience was most important for this section / theme of the book,  as I wanted to make the story line as relatable and as clear as possible for my target audience.
Certain quotes such as 'Love is Love' on page 32/33 are ones in which I had planned to use from pre production - the symbolisation of this quote linking to the photograph of a rainbow eye. The placement of this links to the contextual form of photographing. Using colours can widely express a subject, in this case, the rainbow represents the LGBT flag, with the universal statement by the community, 'Love is Love.' This appropriate process further contributes to fellowship and loving each other. Aesthetically, the silhouette of holding hands symbolises again the process of loving no matter the colour, gender, form etc. The placement of images from right to left also has the rainbow eye looking towards those holding hands, and looking at the quote. My intention behind this adding further depth to the holding hands and quote, by making the audience look in the direction of where the eye looks, faster than the usual passing through pages. Though not final, the concept on this spread explores deeper and sparks further visual ambitions for upcoming pages.

For the images under art, I photographed at the same location as stated in my production documentation, in Shoreditch, London. Some issues I had faced here included timing of photographing - as the area is sociable, I decided to photograph on a weekday to avoid ethical issues of individuals in the frame, along with being interrupted by members of the public. Though weather was also a considered factor and affected the weekday in which I decided to photograph, the main goal was to capture the vibrant street art no matter the weather surrounding along with fixations of vibrance and brightness completed in Photoshop, e.g -

Before                                                                                                                                             After

Bookwright also has a software option to 'enhance' an image, making it brighter for printing. For all photos, I checked this option just to view how bright the software would recommend -

Enhanced (bottom option)

Not enhanced (bottom option)

The last page designed upto this point is under the art theme with photographs taken and edited in Photoshop, one of myself in a mirror and the other of a building in said location, Shoreditch. Both represent the vibrancy of streets and contribute to the idea of being artistic within the society. This takes a positive view on street art, a form in which those are able to express themselves. As I personally feel this, the quotations added are thoughts I hold. I found these pages most easy to design and write, compared to other parts of the book so far.