Here are some of my pre final outcome where I stuck the magazine cutting onto normal printing paper first. This is to make sure it fits perfectly because I cannot resize the magazine cutting; only the printed old photos.
After that I decided to put it into a photo album where I sequenced and arranged the layout to give rhythm to the way the reader reads the photos. I paired most of them to different aspects: the two couples’ hands are touching, portraits of wedding, both couples are gay etc
However some are too out of place and I have purposefully placed them alone in one corner. In some pages I did not put anything in order to give a “pause” to the rhythm.
I chose a photo album because I want it to be viewed as if they are real couple photos and a couple had been collecting these photos for viewing/reminiscing sake.
REFLECTION
All in all I really enjoyed doing this project. I loved manipulating the photos trying to stick to the topic but yet trying to see if I can break this or that boundary, It felt nice to see the 30 images coming together to tell a certain idea or narrative and I realise image sequencing played a big part in the album of how I would like my reader to absorb the information. To see it the way I want him to see it. I really enjoyed doing that part and it was my favourite thing to do after everything.
