ACAVA’s project in partnership with the Venture Community Association was designed to provide local people in north Kensington with the opportunity to engage in a creative, active and social activity; getting people moving, thinking creatively, reducing social isolation and improving wellbeing. The photobook project ran for 10 weeks in which paula worked with 10 local people (18+) once a week to develop a body of work for photobook publishing.

The project was free to attend and open to all skill levels, and took place at the Venture Centre (photobook workshops) and in the local area of Westbourne Grove /Golborne Rd (street photography)

         

Timetable

 

Saturdays

 

10:30-12:30

 Instruction [45m]

 

Venture Community Association

 Outside Activity in the local area

 

[45m]
Week 1

 

24 Sept

 Self-publishing; photography books based on walking/ photographing places and spaces; identifying methods used by the photographers (types of walks, points of views, photographic technique: manual vs. automatic exposure, etc) Walk #2

 

Walk in the neighbourhood, exploring a method to capture photographs; aim: to produce 1st book dummy
Week 2

 

1 Oct

 The book-dummy: a tool for visual thinking; the digital book dummy (using in design software) and the physical book dummy (using paper and scissors); advantages of a hybrid approach, combining the digital with the handmade Walk #2

 

Each participant to carry on developing and defining their personal point of view

Tips for camera work
Week 3

 

8 Oct

 Photography and the visual structure of the photobook: working with groups, series and sequences. How to work with collections of photographs. Walk #3

 

Apply the ideas of series as linear progression and sequence as non-linear story telling to a photographic expedition in the neighbourhood; the walk is preceded by planning and the photographs adhere to the plan (rather than being spontaneous)
Week 4

 

15 Oct

 Digital tools for photobook design: how to prepare the photographs to print. Essential tools in Photoshop. Walk #4

 

Development of photographic technique (urban photography)

 
Week 5

 

22 Oct

 Analogue tools for photobook design: hand-bound books Walk #5

 

Development of photographic technique (urban photography)

 
Week 6

 

29 Oct

 Printing using laser and inkjet printers; work with different paper samples Walk #6

 

Development of photographic technique (urban photography)

 
Week 7

 

5 Nov

 Printing using laser and inkjet printers; work with different paper samples Walk #7

 

Development of photographic technique (urban photography)

 
Week 8

 

19 Nov

 Support with photobook production Walk #8

 

Development of photographic technique (urban photography)

 
Week 9

 

3 Dec

 Support with photobook production Walk #9

 

Development of photographic technique (urban photography)

 
Week 10

 

10 Dec

 Finalising photobook editions Walk #10

 

Development of photographic technique (urban photography)