Whilst I created a slideshow for Assignment 3 using Windows Movie Maker, there is now an error uploading from this software. I tried various other methods, but all seem to either produce poor quality slideshows or cost money. In the end I have have had to use Google Slides for this exercise which isn’t ideal but at least conveys accurately how I wanted the slideshow to look. I have opted for a plain format with simple transitions and no music.

Sharon Boothroyd’s WeAreOCA article Online Exhibitions invites us to consider the slideshow format of presenting images, using Andy Adams’ Looking at the Land as an example.

At first I was daunted at the prospect of watching an eighteen minute slideshow; I thought my mind would wander part way through. I was also surprised that there was no music; my preconception was that this would be required to create ambience and to bring the exhibition, which is by different photographers, into a unified whole. On both counts I was wrong; the exhibition was utterly engaging and the absence of music enhanced the subdued feel of the images, which were often very simple in composition and at times reminded me of Mat Hennek’s Silent Cities series.

Overall, I really enjoyed the piece and saw a number of intriguing images that I would like to return to. I suppose the main downside of the format is the inability to linger longer over certain images, though that is easily overcome by further investigation by the viewer.