What is a Diptych? Diptychs are a set of two photos you can use to tell a story and emphasise contrast. The word ‘Diptych’ originally comes from Ancient Greek. Some photographs have no correlation denotation wise and have a more of a metaphorical meaning.
John Maclean- A well known photographer who uses diptychs is Maclean. He takes photographs of subjects from completely different perspectives and in most of the cases the images match up. The meaning behind taking pictures of the game subject but from different viewpoints is to highlight that the world can be seen with two eyes rather than one.
Setting– This place makes you feel relaxed and gives you the ultimate peace of mind making you feel at ease. Strolling through with the fresh breeze of air gives you the elimination of any stresses and worries that may be on your mind. You hear the songs of nature and the river flowing beside you.
Plan for Diptych shoot-
- Shooting one specific angle from the river- peace
- Trees are symbolic of immortality and strength.
- The Shrewsbury Market
- Photographs of ordinary people, street photography; gives the photographs a realistic perspective from different angles.
Process of creating Diptychs-
The process of creating a diptych is simply taking a photograph with good composition and making sure the image takes only half of the frame. Then when it comes to developing the negatives, the diptych needs to be cut and stitched together.
Unit-21 FILM BASED PHOTOGRAPHY 