WEEK TEN

Week Ten:

Fortunately there were clouds on the Monday which enabled me to complete my final images. While I was there there were 4 people I could have shot. Two of which I had never met before meaning a new experience to use my improved communication skills,  and my confidence with portraiture. I finally understood how I would like my images to look like, making the process for the last shoot easier. The volunteers that I had never shot before seemed slightly on edge although were comfortable with me using them for my project.

All the volunteers were really understanding will all that I wanted to do. Especially with a decision made at the last minute (in another tutorial) to collect numerous hand written testimonials of the questions I had previous asked twice. This decision hopefully will affect my final presentation, when presented in a box alongside the other 6 portraits. With having 3 days to collect these, I felt it was a push to complete all the images ready to send off to Lee.

My final presentation has always been at a similar layout, with showing a few portraits alongside either book/ magazine etc. This idea was out ruled due to the number of images/ portraits I had. When in a tutorial with Lauren we went through the different ideas that could enable me to show more with my final prints. I am pleased with the decision we made, as I wanted to show more than just their portraits. Having the prints of the testimonials will hopefully highlight the importance of the Foodbank, and why the Church has such a massive love for its work.

I used Photoshop for final edits, ensuring the backgrounds were of a similar tone and colour. With sending the images off, means I can now focus on writing my Critical Review, finishing my bibliography/ updated Time Plan as well as my evaluations and sketchbook.

Overall I am pleased with my Final Images and presentation, I feel the Foodbank volunteers show the true reason for why the Church works within the community.