AD4802: Evaluation

I have completed two double page spreads and a 90 second photo presentation. The strong points of my double page spreads are the layouts of the photos. This is because the photos are all different sizes. I have changed my idea from my original ideas. This is

because i felt as though there was too much space for the text and i wanted the double page spread to be based around the photos as these will be leading the narrative of the photo-story based around runners who are of different levels and experience. The weaknesses of my double page spread are the text and the text layout. This is because it doesn't flow and i don't think the lay out of the font works very well because it doesn't look professional. To improve this i will figure out a better layout for where the text will sit, this might help because it will be able to bring the lay out together more.

The strong points of my photo story presentation is the order that i have put it on and how i have matched up the sound to what is happening in the photos. For example, I have used the sound of the runners foot prints and someone reading out an example of a running session over the photos of the runners. This is strong because you can put yourself in to the narrative of the photo-story. As well as this i have also ordered the photo-story the way a session of running would go (warm up, running and then a cool down). The weaknesses of my photo-story are that i haven't included any portraits of runners after the sessions. This will have helped to improve my project because the viewers would have got a feel as to how the session felt. In my original plan I wanted to have runners saying the reasons as to why they run however i didn't end up going ahead with this idea. This may have helped to improve the photo story presentation more however i think that the ambient sound still fits.

The context behind my idea of the photo story of runners is because i enjoy running myself as it helps with mental health and i run as part of a team. This lead to me wanting to photograph runners as I wanted to start more sports photography and look in to the reasons as to why people run. I have addressed this in the article so that I could get the message of there being different reasons as to why people run. My story would be newsworthy to my magazines or Runners World as this magazine is aimed at runners. It will also fit the context of the Sunday Times Magazine because i am telling a story of people.