Website Design

For the final design of my website I wanted to keep it simple, with the focus on the photographs themselves.

For my home page I took inspiration from Anja Niemi’s website and used a single photo as my background, so the focus is on the work straight away. I used bold headings to navigate to the sections of my work, so that they would be clear against the busy background.

I split my work into sections, keeping the headings and photos consistently placed throughout. I did not want the images to be too cropped down, so placed in a scrolling gallery so they could each be seen in more detail. I kept a fewer number of images in and added an extra page for 35mm work, so there would be less scrolling to get through each section. I kept the background black with simple white text to contrast with my images, and draw all attention to them.

I finally added in a contact page, keeping the design in line with the other pages. This included an about section, as well as a form section to email and contact me.

Individual Project

During the country’s lockdown it felt important to keep an element of routine, so I have spent an hour everyday learning to roller skate. I therefore decided to base my project around it, in this strange time.

As there are connotations of the 1970’s and 80’s with roller skating, I decided to use Polaroid. This made it challenging to take self-portraits, as I could not get the variety of angles and shots that I could have got from a camera with self-timer. I matched my outfit (a vintage tracksuit), and makeup to the skates. The film in my camera had been left in the heat, which lightened the photos more than I was expecting, however the pink hues match the themes, and made them more successful.

For my final edit I plan to include the collage shot of all the Polaroids, as the format of them looks great as a physical object. For the others I think the ones with the railing behind are more interesting compositionally, as well as one taken upwards, and the one on the third row on the toe stops. I would like to include a variety, so there isn’t repetition, as I have a limited number to choose.

 

Website Design Research

Anja Niemi

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Anja Niemi uses a simple front page, with a single image, clear links to each page, and her name. I think this works effectively in its’ simplicity. Her work is then split into sections in a menu on the left hand side, and the user is able to scroll through the images individually. This allows you to view them larger, and in more detail, than other sites with a grid layout.

 

Latex Lucifer

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Photographer Latex Lucifer’s website has a very simple layout, with no individual sections of work. The grid layout allows the viewer to view his work as a whole, as well as individually when clicked on.

Juno Calypso

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Juno Calypso breaks her work into sections, using a scrolling layout, without cropping any images in the process. She also includes a video page in her website, as well as pages for interviews, press, news, as well as an about page and a contact page.