Triptychs


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A triptych (pronounced Trip’tik), when applied to photography, is a group of three pictures. It could be three photographs mounted in a frame, closely associated pictures displayed near each other or three pictures in one image.

The subject of a triptych is an important defining characteristic. The pictures should have a common theme. This could be a story, similar compositional elements, colours, similar subject matter – anything that draws the pictures together as a group.































Please visit the links below and/or Google "photographic triptychs" (or some variation thereof) and follow your own links to explore triptychs further.






The following triptych images are student examples:

 




















Your Assignment: 

1 Triptych--that's 3 images + an index print.
Size: Open
Resolution: 300 ppi






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