Here are some new photographs I have been working on. I have a few more that I have yet to print, but this will be a large part of my portfolio. The one question that I have is about how to present the captions. They are such an important part of the work. I have some ideas about how to display them, but any suggestions would be helpful.
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Maybe it would be corny or a little overboard but it might be neat to find some really old paper(maybe from Crete? I kid, I kid... :) ) and write in the information so that it looks like an old document. That's the only thing I can think of that wouldn't be boring.
hey thug-
this might be annoying but what are the captions? i feel like depending on what they say it would affect the way in which you design the presentation... i agree with the fact that they should be mroe handcrafted somehow but the extent of that or approach i feel like id need more specifics.
These are the captions for the whole series, they are just the most basic description of the historical event that took place at the site of the photograph.
Indian Village c. 500 b.c.-1620 a.d.
Bacon’s Rebellion 9/14/1676
Virginia’s Statement of Independence 4/24/1776
British Raid 6/18/1781
Revolutionary War Battle 6/24/1781
Free Black Settlement c. 1800
Civil War Battle 5/5/1862
Civil War Campsite 5/10/1862
Civil War Skirmish 7/10/1863
because the date is important to the photo and the event that had taken place, i would try and find a way to make the caption stand out a little. maybe finding really small frames or something to put underneath the photo. because the caption is so short, you could also write it on the matte, but i'm assuming you want to avoid this. my opinion is just find a way to make the caption seem significant.
i would say somehow imprint the captions into a material, whether it be wood or metal to make it very permanent and also relate its signifigance. even somehow pressing the captions into a thicker, more weighted paper could be interesting to give the letters some finality and depth.
I really love the captions you chose. I know they are really simple, but I think that they make a big impact. A lot of times I think that captions are unnecessary, but not in this case. We all know what is going on, but for someone who doesn't, reading the captions and realizing that the photos are actually contemporary is going to be a little bit of a shock. (a good one, i mean). and i think that's what you're going for. however you choose to do so, definitely present the captions along with the images.
For a few of my finals, I went to a trophy store where you can get plaques made and engravings made. For a relatively cheap price, I can't remember how much it was exactly, you can get engravings on metal, glass or plastic, in gold, black, silver - anything really. But it looks professional and could ground your images as historical documentations.
If you are interested in making little engravings, I could give you more information about it.
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