FINAL PIECE PLANNING - GIF
Another proposal that I have for a final piece is making a moving image (GIF) out of many photos. This would relate to some of the GIFs that I have done previously for my project and I think that this is a really effective way or demonstrating your most successful moments and shots. I would like to experiment with different speeds and amount of photos in each GIF, as well as the order of the photos (e.g. random, sequence).
GIFS
All images in random order
Animation Speed - 400 milliseconds
Close-Ups in chronological order, forwards and reverse
Animation Speed - 200 milliseconds
All images in random order
Animation Speed - 250 milliseconds
Sitting or laying down in chronological order, forwards and reverse
Animation Speed - 200 milliseconds
Dark jacket images in random order
Animation Speed - 300 milliseconds
All images (except close-ups) in chronological order, forwards and backwards
Animation Speed - 250 milliseconds
I have made GIFs to try out this idea of moving images and I like how they came out. I have tested different image sequences, some random, some curated, and I have also tested different animation speeds - how fast the photos play. These are relevant to my project because I have previously looked at GIFs with other artists. It's hard to pick one single successful element of the GIFs because they are all quite different but I do like this idea of making a GIF to showcase your work and I think that it works well with the images I've taken. One thing that I do not like about these GIFs is that I do not feel as though they are the most successful way to present my photographs. Typically GIFs are used to create a "stop-motion" effect where the images sequence together to almost look like a video - this format does not work that well with these photos.
HIGHLIGHTING SUCCESS
I like this GIF because of the sequence of it. I like putting the images in this specific order - in a certain motion normally and the reverse of that. I feel that the images appearing to be 'bouncing' back and forth adds motion and fluidity to the image to make the images feel more alive.
I like this GIF because of the speed. Depending on how many images you put into one GIF, the speed will change accordingly. For example, an animation speed of 500 milliseconds will look different on a GIF of 10 vs 30 images. However, I like that this GIF has an animation speed of 250 milliseconds because it doesn't feel to fast or too slow. The images go by quickly so it's not boring, but it's not too fast that you can't see each image well.