Sequential photography made by me (individually)

My initial ideas on this task were to create a set of sequential images that had a deeper meaning compared to the set we created as classwork. I came up with the idea to shoot a set of sequential images whilst giving money to a man in need. I decided to place the action of giving the money halfway through the images because I wanted to create a sort of narrative within the images. In this way, I was able to show the difference in the man's expression before having the money and after having the money. As you can see below, I drew a storyboard sketch to demonstrate my initial idea.






Storyboard sketch:

Process of Editing:

I took the pictures with my phone and I changed the original color to a black&white filter using my camera settings.

 Then, I edited the brightness of each photo to a higher level still using the camera settings on my phone.

                                       
                                      I chose the pictures that I believed to be the best.

                At last I created a collage with an App on my phone called PicsArt.

 I shot this set of photographs next to the Haymarket Shopping Centre in Leicester, on Sunday 12th of January.
In the first image the man in need has a different facial expression compared to the last image. He looks upset and maybe hopeless, however in the last image you can see him smiling. The message I wanted to express by taking these pictures is that by doing a small action of kindness you can change a person's day. It is very easy to make a person smile and I encourage to help the less fortunate because it will make you feel better too.


I think the photographs went well but could surely improve. I found a man that was really nice and that helped; however if the man was more cooperative, I could have been able to shoot the set of photographs with better angles.  I hope I can learn to do better with the editing, perhaps with a more professional software.