In this stage, you should consider the final presentation of your images. Think about what types of colours you wish to be most present, where the images may be displayed (e.g. printed and on a wall or posted on social media). Consider how your final presentation methods will connect to your audience.
Arranging the final work involves curating a cohesive series that tells a story or conveys a specific message, ensuring visual consistency and flow between images. Presenting a photo series effectively requires thoughtful sequencing. Ultimately, the goal is to create a compelling visual experience tailored to your chosen mode and audience.
There are all kinds of ways that you may need to edit your images. A higher grade is one where you have determined editing techniques that suit your overall idea and then learned what steps you will need to take to achieve your idea. You can see a wide variety of editing techniques on our resource page here.
A few simple editing techniques and beginner Adobe photoshop videos are included below.
Camera RAW Filter (Basic Image Editing)
Basic Image Edits
Think about where and how you might display your final images. Is there an upcoming college showcase that you will display them in? Then you will need to consider sizes and framing.
Even if you are in a semester where work is not being printed, provide a description on the ideal way your work would be displayed and why.
Some creative ways to display work are shown in the video below.
For Your Portfolio
Tertiary Minimum 2 Pages, Accredited Minimum 1 Page
C Level (ish)
Use the videos provided to make basic edits to your images
Provide screenshots of before and after your editing
Annotate or dot points the steps you took and why
B Level (ish)
Explore more complex editing steps through our Photoshop page and search for your own videos
Provide additional APA references for editing or display steps (e.g. if you plan to create a collage or a zine or anything where you use your photos in a creative way).
A Level (ish)
Complete steps above
Provide a more in-depth explanation of your target audience in detail (demographic information)
Consider arrangement, printing, cost, size, layout…how will you attract your audience?
Provide in-depth evidence for Photoshop adjustments used (before, after and during)
Teach yourself techniques we haven’t used in class (motion photography, low light photography, HDR, white balance, RAW image adjustments, double exposures, shooting with different equipment, external camera flash etc..)