Week 11 Session: Two Shortlists, One Story

Compare independent selections, remove repeated frames and agree on a varied sequence of environment, portrait, movement and detail.

SLOP1810WEEK 113 May 2027

Before the session#

Bring thirty to fifty photographs from one outing, including short bursts, wide views and details. Do not pre-delete the subject’s possible favourites. The photographer makes a private shortlist of eight and writes one visible reason for each choice.

In the session#

1. Remove clear failures#

Together, hide tests, unintended missed focus, accidental blinks and images that cross a consent boundary. Keep intentional blur or unusual expressions when they may serve the style.

2. Make the subject’s shortlist#

The subject chooses eight without seeing the photographer’s list. Compare the two sets and identify expression, proportion, timing or context behind every difference.

3. Group and reduce#

Place near-duplicates side by side. Keep no more than two unless each performs a distinct role. Select for the whole person, not sharpness alone.

4. Build the story#

Create a sequence of five to eight photographs using purposeful variety: environment, full or half body, close-up, movement, interaction and detail. Reorder until the set has an opening, changing rhythm and ending.

Afterwards#

Submit the photographer shortlist, subject shortlist and agreed sequence. Caption each final image with its role and record one disagreement that changed the result for the better.

The set is complete only after the subject approves both the individual images and how the sequence represents the day.