In the past my photographs have tended to be one off shots, each designed to look the best.  Carrying out EYV Assignment 1 brought a new way of thinking to me, how to tell a story with a collection of photographs.  In other words, a series of pictures that in some way relate to each other.

In my research, I came across this short blog entry by Sharon (2013)  in which she was discussing her student’s assignment that was looking back on her childhood.  I was struck at the comments being far wider than a commentary on the photographs themselves.   The assignment had been submitted with scratches on the film in place, using a cheap photo album; all things that would have been prevalent in the era that the photographs were intended to provoke.

What I learned from reading this entry is how important it is to be congruent in everything you do when telling a story using a set of photographs, that includes the content, their style, their presentation, everything.

It is a message that I think will stick with me in any photographic endeavours going forwards and already in Assignment 1 has led me to exclude photographs that were not congruent with the main set.

Bibliography

Sharon (2013) Photography and nostalgia. Available at: https://weareoca.com/photography/photography-and-nostalgia/ (Accessed: 16 January 2017).