Other Presentation Methods

Although I have chosen to present my images as A3 prints, a requirement of module 310, there are alternative methods of presenting photographs.

One of the most common is the Internet, which has a far larger audience than any exhibition could achieve.  There are various ways to upload images to the internet:

• Photograph sites like Flickr
• Blogs, such as this one
• Websites (club or personal sites)

Photographs can be as separate images, as slide shows or even background images, all complete with music.  I have uploaded some images to Flickr whilst studying a previous course.

Other methods for more localised viewing include:

• Photo books are another option, which is becoming very popular as people are going back to wanting to see photographs away from the computer.  These are available in a number of styles and sizes ranging from small softback books right up to wedding albums.

• Digital Photograph Frames are also becoming more popular as someone can select a range of photographs to be displayed on their photograph frame, which changes every so often.
• Cake Designs – yes Asda (there’s a bit of advertising) do their own photo cakes, where you provide a photograph, which they scan and print on icing sugar paper and then put this on top of their sponge cakes.  It is very effective, but bear in mind that the icing paper is slightly smaller than A4 (allow about 25mm all round to get the image on the paper), the colours always seem faint and contrast is lacking but then again you cannot have your cake and eat it !

Some people even have photographic digital key ring fobs !

At the end of the day, it is up to you how you want your photographs to be displayed.

I am a member of the Burton Photographic Society, who hold a number of photographic competitions and exhibitions.  Entries for these can either be as prints (mounted or not), usually around A3 in size, or as PDI or Projected Digital Images.