Serial Photography - Using Themed Images to Improve Your Photographic Skills by Harald Mante

That, according to Harald Mante is an important feature of serial photography – you can shoot whenever and wherever you like – just keep shooting.  It helps to have a category of subjects in mind, such as stairs, old barns, socks, locks, clocks, blocks; the subjects are endless.  Be sure to remember your chosen subjects when you’re out on the road. Travel photography is a an ideal opportunity for serial photography.  Wouldn’t you like a photo of a church steeple from every town you visit?
Right from the first page of his latest book, Serial Photography: Using Themed Images to Improve Your Photographic Skills, Mante reminds us that it is important to distinguish between “serial” images and “sequential” images.  Sequential images depict the stages of change in a subject over time, such as a building under construction or a flower’s bloom decomposing into a wilted collection of dead petals.  Serial images, however, represent a collection of similar subjects with no necessary reference to time. 
Need some examples or inspiration?  Check out any of the thirty-five chapters, each of which represents a different subject ranging from objects to colors to shapes.  The concluding chapter discusses tableaus and offers suggestions on how to display your collections


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