Primary Research - Primary Photographs.

For my primary research I collected old photographs of my family attending the beach in the 1960s. I asked my grandparents if they had any old photographs from when my parents, aunties and uncles where younger visiting the beach, showing what the beaches where actually like in this decade, along with what was worn. From the photographs I was given I then photocopied them and stuck them to card to make them more durable.

For my first page on primary research I used a large selection of photographs and placed them around the page, pinning them to small pegs and string to display them in an interesting way. This way you can also take the photographs off to see small annotation on the back describing who is in each photo and where the photo was taken. I like this page as I feel it looks interesting and shows a wide range of photographs of what holidays where like in the 1960s. I would not change anything about it.

The photographs on this page are of a yellowy/orange tint as the photographs are continuously exposing.

 The second page of my primary research I used more photographs of my parents from when they were children at the beach. As some of these photographs weren't just taken on English beaches but also ones in Belgium and Wales, I used a map for the background to portray travelling. I also used a map to create bunting to again portray travel but in a creative way and bunting was a common decoration in the 1960s. I then used travel tags with secondary pictures of Belgium to show where some of the primary images where taken.
For the second half of this page I used more photographs and placed in on a background of a secondary picture of a pattern used on old towels, that where then used as beach towels for holidays. I then drew a boarder of sandcastles and buckets and spades are these are common things for children to do when they are at the beach.
I like the outcome of these pages as I think they look creative and quite sweet looking, if I were to redo them I would not change anything about them.

For my third page on primary research, I used both primary and secondary images of the beach. I used parcel paper on these pages to layer up and create texture. I then used a mixture of blue, green and white paints to sponge across the pages to create this effect of textured paint. Using different coloured string I tied and knotted each piece together to create a fishing net, as these are commonly found on English beaches and fishing ports. I also used scrap material I found that look liked a pattern from a deckchair, therefore I also used this in the background. I finally used photographs on the page displaying different beaches . Again, I like this page and would not change anything about it as I feel it looks interesting.