Laura Et Tantawy
Laura El-Tantawy's project 'Beyond Here Is Nothing' is a project that pictures conflict in identity and the beauty that can be found within and/or passed that, and the discovery and re-discovery of Home.
How did it start?
What was the initial aim or start of her journey?
What was interesting about the project?
What does the photographer Want to share?
Do you think that the photographer was in danger during any of the shoot? Why?
One thing that drew me in was the layout of the book, it is very uniquely structured and laid out, and the triptychs and tetraptychs connect and look together.
How were the images used to share her story?
What kind of camera do you think she used?
Thoughts on the books and their presentation?
How would these images be shared in an exhibition?
In what other ways can you imagine these images being shared?
How did it start?
What was the initial aim or start of her journey?
What was interesting about the project?
What does the photographer Want to share?
Do you think that the photographer was in danger during any of the shoot? Why?
One thing that drew me in was the layout of the book, it is very uniquely structured and laid out, and the triptychs and tetraptychs connect and look together.
How were the images used to share her story?
What kind of camera do you think she used?
Thoughts on the books and their presentation?
How would these images be shared in an exhibition?
In what other ways can you imagine these images being shared?
Zine - test.
When I made my first Zine, I used many photos from one day - There was non moving traffic for around an hour or more, and I used the opportunity to take photos at the bus stop in different perspectives and focusing on different things. I then chose other images of mine, from other bus travels and at different bus stops.
I believe this Zine was affective, as I enjoyed the way the different types of paper used affected the photographs printed on them, and I liked how I resized each image. However, I don't like how there is a 'repeated layout' that occurs twice, where there is a skipped page and an image, or an image followed by a skipped page.
Photoshoot
Find an interesting or unusual place to photograph in the City. Take a series of photographs in natural light, try to take images that interest you or move you. Do not worry too much about your images being in focus or being framed in the way that you would like, just focus on taking the image in that precise moment.