Printing My Booklet and Info-graphic

Now that I had my packaged folders I now have my final print ready PDFs. I have used Adobe Acrobat and edited the PDF print setting to ensure I got the best print quality. Before sending the prints to the printer I made sure to export the PDF as "Spread" for the info-graphic and "Pages" … Continue reading Printing My Booklet and Info-graphic →

Working On My Info-graphic

I have began working on my Info-graphic that will be paired with my booklet once they have been printed. I am trying to keep the style of my Info-graphic the same as my booklet so that they also look like a pair. The assets for the info-graphic I am creating in Adobe Illustrator.

Finishing My A5 Booklet

Now that I have finished my A5 Booklet and I am happy with the outcome. The only thing left for me to do concerning the Booklet is to print it at a later date and perfect bind it. The InDesign document has already been packaged so if needs be I can make any changes despite … Continue reading Finishing My A5 Booklet →

Beginning Work On My A5 Booklet

Now that I had the style for my A5 booklet all figured out I can finally start creating the booklet. After doing the research assignment on formats and layouts I am set on what I want as a finished product for my booklet. Here are the first few pages. I am experimenting with various ways … Continue reading Beginning Work On My A5 Booklet →

Deciding On My Editing Style

After giving the style of booklet some serious thought, and the actual style of the photographs, I decided that due to the journey in my booklet that the photos of older buildings, I would edit to give a look of being taken on an old film camera, and the photos of the newer buildings have … Continue reading Deciding On My Editing Style →

Walking my Route Again

As I started to put more thought into the theme of my journey I decided that it would be best for me to walk my route again and take more photographs, but this time I would experiment a little with how I take my pictures. Although I liked the majority of the photos I had … Continue reading Walking my Route Again →

Editing my Photos

Once I had taken the images after walking my route for the first time I decided to begin experimenting with Lightroom, and how I would be editing my images before creating my booklet. For my initial tests I settled on the idea of making the darker shadows of the photos pop more and to make … Continue reading Editing my Photos →

Taking my Photographs

Now that I had an idea of what I’d be photographing all I had to do was plot my route that I would be taking in order to take the photos. I was already set on Durham when I decided on architecture as Durham is local and the city boasts some beautiful building that would … Continue reading Taking my Photographs →

Photography – My Examples

Here are some of the images I have chosen that best represent my project at the moment. A lot of the photos I have taken are primarily of the older buildings in Durham but also a few of the newer buildings that are taking the place of the older ones. I want my emotive journey … Continue reading Photography – My Examples →