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Despite the obvious difference in appearance, sequencing your

images for a book does have many similarities with making a short

movie. Reading a sequence of images in a book is an unpredictable

experience and is perhaps more similar to the gradual effect of

watching a film’s montage sequence, so it’s important to think how

your walking project might accrue its message as a whole, rather

than as a series of shorter, unconnected statements.

The images from a walking project can be organised simply in

chronological order or by map reference – effectively replaying

your original journey for the reader. In this example, a walk along

Brooklyn’s dockyard frontage was replayed in sequence in a book

of perfect bound inkjet prints.

The photoblog is the most malleable of all three formats and is

perhaps the best one for sharing or making your project visible

during its construction.

Within a simple template using Wordpress or Tumblr, upload your

work in progress and accompany this with some reflective writing.

Remember, the very act of writing and thinking about your journey

will actually spark off some new ideas for subsequent shoots.

Over time, the blog

will take on the feel of a

journal, presenting your

work in progress and

describing how you are

planning your next steps.

To see the blog of

a full-time drop-out,

check out photographer

David Michael Kennedy.

Criss-crossing the US in

a wonderful Airstream

caravan, Kennedy

makes palladium prints

of timeless landscapes,

while keeping us all up

to date (and envious)

through his website.

Organising visual material in a sequence demands a very different

mindset to the production of standalone still images. When

making a slideshow movie you have the opportunity to explore

the extra ingredient of sound which can be recorded on location,

added as a music clip or even as a voiceover or interview that

you’ve recorded separately.

As with all sequence-based work, the organisation of your

material creates a richer narrative, weaving together images,

sound and even text panels to provide extra information that

can’t be seen or heard. iMovie is a great tool to use for making

audio slideshows, and as this example shows, can make very

sophisticated edits with both images and sound.

THE AUDIO SLIDESHOW THE BOOK

SECTION 3: FORMATS THAT SUPPORT SEQUENCE

Nowadays many visual artists and photographers veer away from the printed format and instead choose to create

slideshow movies, self-published books or blogs to distribute their work and reach a wider audience.

PROJECT OUTCOME

Aim to create a final slideshow, book or blog piece which

shows both the physical journey and perhaps the effect it’s

had on you as the creator. In this example, an epic journey

along a canal system was recorded in the book form.

timdaly.com

SEND US YOUR PICTURES

If you have been inspired by this photo project, then we want to see your pictures.

You could win £100 voucher from Hahnemühle.

Send them to: Photo Projects, Black+White Photography, GMC Publications Ltd,

86 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XN. Full submission details on page 2.

INSPIRATION

Boris Savelev b-savelev.com

David Michael Kennedy davidmichaelkennedy.com

THE PHOTOBLOG

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