PHOTO BOOK (II) FLIP THROUGH WITH Me._
Photos I took from May-July (2025) in Japan
I experimented with flash photography and collages for 2 months straight and decided to put together a book. This work came out of a photo class I took where we were able choose our area of focus. Color is the main thing I pay attention to; sometimes even the subject is second thought. I was going for a magazine look with this book/zine.
Many of the collages are street photography which I also experimented with during the 2 month period and because of the strict laws in Japan with privacy, I decided to make collages (covering the subjects face). Other photos are of my friends so I decided to leave the photo as it is (with edits of course). I hope you enjoy!
PHOTO JOURNAL (I) FLIP THROUGH WITH Me._
Photos I took from January-April (2025) in Japan
This was my first time making a photo-book! I decided to go the experimental route and make it into a photo journal. While the final selected photos are limited, this book was more so about documenting my process of photography, all the way from providing contact sheets and before and after photos to show the impact of photo editing. I wrote personal notes, mostly unintelligible, to make it feel more like a journal.
After making this journal, i realized how different images read digitally vs printed. The type of paper you use can make or break an image; the way it looks on a computer scene may print out 3x's darker, there are so many opportunities to print out an image you don't like but also many to print ones you DO LOVE! I had fun with the process of experimenting with different papers and adjusting colors to show up how i imagined on print; it almost felt like painting.
How I made my photo journal_ Documentation__.
