Permalink 30 October 2007 at 10:56 by Alexandra Bortkiewicz
Posted under Picture needs
© PhotodiscFor this issue of picture needs we are looking at series and single frames of images covering various subject categories, which are devised in a sequence or as a developing situation. This is in response to receiving more requests of this nature from image buyers which are likely to increase in the future.
The images are generally relevant to both the editorial and commercial markets with the latter using these type of images in a metaphorical way, for example, reflecting the idea of 'growth' and 'fruition' in a company or brand. Much of the ideas hinge on recording detail in sequence or as it is developing, but it is important to document distinctive stages rather then incremental ones, otherwise they could be perceived as too similar.
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Movement
Sequence imagery that represent movement or development in one frame (as with time lapse photography) or a series of images that represent movement or development via a singular set of frames.
Movement Categories – These need to show how humans and animals operate and interact within the world and how that environment continues to flourish regardless.
People
- Sport – Crashes, Jumping, flying, scoring, starting/finishing.
- Lifestyle – Body Art/Piercing, Gardening, Cooking, Makeovers.
- Communicating – Copying, Signing, Caring, Cultural.
- Gesture – Position, Group, Individual, Socializing, Hobbies.
- Routine – Habits, Hygiene, Cleaning, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders.
Nature
- Cycles – Moon, Tides, Weather, Seasons.
- Growth – Horticulture, Maintaining, Occupying, Cultivating, Species.
- Climate – Locations, Change, Deforestation, Clearings, Effects, Eco-System.
- Reflexes – Opening, Gripping, Climbing, Shrinking, Expanding.
- Farming– Sowing, Creating, Harvesting, Replenishing.
Animals
- Wildlife – Breaching, Carrying, Building, Learning to fly, Jumping.
- Pets – Catching, Training, Obeying, Playing.
- Survival – Breeding, Hunting, Feeding, Collecting, Food-Chain.
- Habitat – Community, Conservation, Population, Hierarchy.
- Defences – Protecting, Deterring, Predator, Prey.
Examples
- Example images depicting multiple frame movement
- Example images depicting single frame movement
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Development
These need to show how humans, animals and nature arrive, develop and evolve in the world. Here we have included an ideas section which can incorporate anything from educational to conceptual themes.
People
- Life – Birth, Age, Retirement, Environment.
- Relationships – Education, Professional, Social, Gender.
- Learning – Observing, Practical, Tuition, Exams.
- Communicating – Copying, Signing, Workplace.
- Workplace – School, Industry, Office.
Nature
- Cycles – Blooming, Decaying, Turning, Blossoming, Seasons.
- Trees – Planting, Cutting, Maturing, Seed to Sapling.
- Wildlife – Development, Hatching, Evolving, Metamorphosis.
- Activity – Gathering, Distributing, Providing, Sharing.
- Partnership – Species, Symbiotic, Documenting, Monitoring
Ideas
- Still life – Numbers, Abstract, Flowers, People.
- Travel – Globalization, Transport, Journeys, Culture.
- Sealife - Aerobatics, Habitat, Observation, Species.
- Architecture – Construction, Environment, Eco-friendly.
- Industry – Mechanical, Technology, Office, People.
Examples
- Example images depicting multiple frame development
- Example images depicting single frame development
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