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I finally got up to my ex-high school to pick up my folio work from a year and a half ago. I did this for my final Photography assessment near the end of 2009 (would have been September/October). I've uploaded a few individual photos from it before, but since most of them were scanned from "reject prints" (ones that weren't good enough to be ued on the board itself), I may scan them again from these ones and put up a few others (the new scanner will help too).

For this project, I had to choose a type of photography (e.g. documentary, narrative, etc.), choose a couple of artist models (at least two had to be photographers, one had to be from NZ - I also managed to fit in Victoria Frances) decide on a theme (what we would be photographing) and make a series of photos of various sizes that would portray our chosen theme without needing to explain it. I chose narrative/storytelling photography, and with my cousin's help (she's the model), hopefully got the story across (feel free to leave a comment with what you think - since the whole point is to not explain our intent, I won't).

All photos were taken with black and white film and processed entirely in the darkroom by me. There is nothing digital about these photos - all photo manipulation was done with various darkroom processes.

Previous uploads from this series:
Sorrow [link] (by far, my most popular image on dA)
Lost in the Woods [link]
Path of Memory [link]
Offering [link]
Prayer [link]
Silent Remembrance [link]

Costuming designed and made by me (except for the shirt, which belongs to my cousin): a brown tiered skirt with black lace trim, and a black lace veil.

Props used: A framed photo of my great-great-aunt (I think...); my Grey and Black Rosary (seen here [link] ), a red rose, and several dead roses (credit goes to my aunt for drying them).

Photos taken in Cornwall Park, Auckland (at one point we had to dodge a wedding photographer who wanted to use the same area - fun times!).

Description
I finally got up to my ex-high school to pick up my folio work from a year and a half ago. I did this for my final Photography assessment near the end of 2009 (would have been September/October). I've uploaded a few individual photos from it before, but since most of them were scanned from "reject prints" (ones that weren't good enough to be ued on the board itself), I may scan them again from these ones and put up a few others (the new scanner will help too).

For this project, I had to choose a type of photography (e.g. documentary, narrative, etc.), choose a couple of artist models (at least two had to be photographers, one had to be from NZ - I also managed to fit in Victoria Frances) decide on a theme (what we would be photographing) and make a series of photos of various sizes that would portray our chosen theme without needing to explain it. I chose narrative/storytelling photography, and with my cousin's help (she's the model), hopefully got the story across (feel free to leave a comment with what you think - since the whole point is to not explain our intent, I won't).

All photos were taken with black and white film and processed entirely in the darkroom by me. There is nothing digital about these photos - all photo manipulation was done with various darkroom processes.

Previous uploads from this series:
Sorrow [link] (by far, my most popular image on dA)
Lost in the Woods [link]
Path of Memory [link]
Offering [link]
Prayer [link]
Silent Remembrance [link]

Costuming designed and made by me (except for the shirt, which belongs to my cousin): a brown tiered skirt with black lace trim, and a black lace veil.

Props used: A framed photo of my great-great-aunt (I think...); my Grey and Black Rosary (seen here [link] ), a red rose, and several dead roses (credit goes to my aunt for drying them).

Photos taken in Cornwall Park, Auckland (at one point we had to dodge a wedding photographer who wanted to use the same area - fun times!).