first shoot

Below are journal notes and Polaroid’s detailing the first shoot from this project. It is essential for the evolution of a project to detail events precisely and to criticise the approach in order to gain an understanding of process. This enables a critique of mistakes, aesthetics and technique in order to enhance and define a set style and practice. Within the notes are sketches of compositions, observations from the day and fears over image exposure.

 

Journal note detailing return home from first shoot and initial thoughts

Journal note showing sketches of compositions and thoughts beside them

Select Polaroids from shoot

Polaroid no. 1

Polaroid no. 2

 Polaroid no. 4

Polaroid no. 5

the night before

As is the style I have grown accustomed to, to prepare for the day ahead, I review key points of influence the night before a shoot. The process of research spans an entire project but it is always useful to review specific elements at any given point. The influence is engrained by drawing the images that I find inspiring, providing a stronger base of understanding and deconstruction, which sets a quick reference point that can be carried around on a shoot.

Martina Hoogland Ivanow : Far too close

Clare Richardson : Harelemville and Beyond the Forest 

Jason Fulford : Crushed

Stephen Shore : Uncommon Places

Preliminary

I’ve had the opportunity to visit a gentlemen’s house to view his taxidermy collection. He is willing to participate in the study by allowing me to photograph the pieces. I am extremely grateful. Below are journal notes detailing my first visit.

 

Shepherds Falkiners and Papier Design

I’ve found Shepherds to be an excellent source for book binding materials, from threads and papers, through to boning tools and other related hardware. Their "How to make Books" blog houses a very useful video, taken from their "Handmade Books" DVD, which is available from their online store. Alongside their online presence and London based store, Shepherds also runs short courses in book binding. It’s a definite must see for anyone interested in making their own publications.

Shepherds Falkiners store : http://store.falkiners.com/store/

Shepherds How to make Books blog : http://making-books.blogspot.com/

Ive also found these inspiring videos from Peter Baumgartner, a German book binder whose tutorials cover a multitude of binding techniques. The full English versions are available to buy through www.papierdesign.de



Found at: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-book-part-two



Found at: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-book-part-three

Here is an overview version of the tutorial in German



Found at: http://www.papierdesign.de/videos/videos-deutsch/buchbinden.html



Found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9WL3C9rItg

sounds

The naked and famous, Punching in a Dream. The video plays a surreal narrative that has moments of beauty scattered amongst scenes caked in colour.  

Found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCcUXEC5_eU

Morphine, like a mirror.
Found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ft_bhOzU1g

the society

I’ve discovered a local society whose members greet my study with great enthusiasm. Opportunities are presenting themselves allowing me the fortune of new specimens to study. I am keen for it. Below are notes detailing my first visit to the society, ideas for aesthetics, and thoughts on Nicolas Poillot's new zine Migration, which is published by kaugummi. The zine comes with a fold out poster, a design that I too will pursue as the brief requires me to create a poster.

Images below from Migration by Nicolas Poillot available from Kaugummi 

http://www.kaugummi.fr/

image from Migration by Nicolas Poillot

image from Migration by Nicolas Poillot

Poster design from Migration by Nicolas Poillot