Contact sheet - Sequencing

Sequencing - Work Diary

I found this shoot really interesting  as I was new to the concept of sequencing, I eventually learnt three different editing techniques in photoshop which were all effective in there own way. My favourite technique was where I had to make it seem as if there were duplicates of people doing different things in the same image. This is because i like the surreal effect it provides. I also enjoyed creating the sequencing animation of a class member jumping up and down. For this I had to take several pictures of the subjects movement (I was able to do this on the continuous shooting mode on my camera) which were then merged together to show the sequence of the subjects movement. I really enjoyed making it however I feel this my subject moves so quick and perhaps next time I would attempt to taking photos of a different movement, maybe a cartwheel or running. Ideally something that is longer than jumping. The last technique which I learnt was were I took five pictures of the same subjects who were performing a movement and place them next to each other to show the progress. This was my least favourite as i feel that the images are too small.

This was my favourite outcome of the shoot. Here I had to take five different images of the subjects at different positions on the bench. I used one of the images as the base image and then placed the other four images on top, erasing all the areas that were already taken up, basically only leaving the figure and shadows of the subject. The end result is where it seems to be the same people appear multiple times in different positions of the photograph but looking real. The only improvements I could think of for this piece would be to perhaps crop or zoom in more so the subject are more visible. Another improvement would have been to include the shadow on the bench from the person sitting to the left side of it, allowing it to look even more realistic.

I feel that this piece was the least effective out of the shoot, here I had to take five different photographs of the same subjects in order to present the progress and different stage of their movement. However as aforementioned I feel as if the images appear too small due to the five pictures being organised in a landscape fashion. So in order to improve this I feel that I could either use less photographs which would therefore allow the individual photos to be larger and more visible.  Or I could even only take photographs of one subject rather than three, once again allowing the photos to be bigger as the width of them wouldn't necessarily need to be as wide. Also I could consider leaving no spaces between the images in attempt to make the progression more evident. 

Sequencing Straight Images

Sequencing Animation

Sequencing - Image Bank

The first 3 photographs are examples of sequencing where several different images have been merged together to create a new piece. They are very effective in showing the movement and progression of the subject. In order to create these, several photographs are placed over the original and the areas that are not needed are rubbed out.

Here 5 different photographs have been taken in the exact same position to show the movement and direction the plane is travelling in. They are all placed in the centre of the composition and get bigger as they get closer to the top of the frame, implying a sense of depth.

In this case seven different photographs have been taken and merged together to create a new image. The different pictures show the stages of the snowboarders jump due to the poses the subject makes and the position in the composition. Where the subject is highest in the composition is the peak of the jump and the lowest position  is where he lands.

In the last 3 images a different sequencing technique is used. This time the several different photographs are kept separate and can be organised in various ways, however it still shows the movement and progression of the subject.

Here the photographs are organised using the multiple imagery technique in a collage style. The order of the pictures can be recognised through the poses and positions on the subjects in the composition. The order starts from the top row, followed by the bottom row all moving left to right.

In these photograph the progression of the subjects throw is illustrated in three different stages and therefore is organised in the style of a triptych. All three images are in a portrait layout and all have a black and white filter. The different positions of the subjects arm and the ball make the movement clear.