Greetings Cards/Development

I decided to present my photographs on greetings cards as I feel that they would be more effective than in an album. I was originally going to present the images as posters, but after looking at 'Moonpig.com' for inspiration, I decided that using cards to present them would be more successful. The element of humour in certain images alongside the captions will work well. I used Microsoft Publisher for these mock ups of the cards, and used Printmaster Gold Publishing Suite to create my final pieces. I also used Adobe Photoshop to edit the images. I presented the cards in a box pegged onto ribbons.

Bibliography

Moonpig.com
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms
http://www.google.com/
http://www.phrases.org.uk/
http://www.blogspot.com/
http://www.slinkachu.com/
http://www.violentveg.com/

Before I went out to shoot, I created a list of idioms as starting points for photographs. This enabled me to have an idea of what I wanted to take photos of, therefore I could narrow a whole city down to different locations and activities. I wrote the list in my notebook and took it with me on the shoot to give me guidance. If I spotted other situations/scenes that could be interpreted into idioms not on the list, I also photographed them.

I have decided to display my photographs as greetings cards. The 'Violent Veg' cards use puns and wordplay alongside photographs, which is similar to my idea of using idioms. They are popular because they have an element of witty humour in them.

Origins of idioms

Paint the town red- I researched this phrase and one site revealled that it was hinting that blood would be shed on a rioutous night out. A common tale of its origin is that a group of young men ran riot around Melton Mowbray, painting several of the town's buildings red. Another is that cowboys threatened to 'paint the town red' if anybody tried to stop them shooting their guns. There are many different theories on this phrase, which all sound plausible as to why it is said.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away- apples are a good source of vitamins and antioxidants. This phrase encourages healthy eating by hinting that if people eat fruit- in particular, apples- they won't have as many health issues as they may do if they lead an unhealthy lifestyle.


Fit as a fiddle- when the phrase was coined, 'fit' meant that something suited it's purpose. Therefore, this phrase would mean exactly that. Nowadays, the phrase is used to describe someone at peak fitness and health.

This website helped in finding idioms to use

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms