After discussing my first project with my tutor, we decided to make some changes to make it flow more as a project. On 23rd June 2016, the Nation finally settled the question that had been rumbling under the surface of British politics for generations. Should we remain in the European Union or leave and end …
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Assignment 1 Reflection
After a good chat with my tutor, here is some reflection on my first assignment. No matter how long you have been in the photography business, giving over your work for assessment is always daunting at first! I have done this on many occasions in the past, from my formal training as a photographer, submitting …
Exercise 2.1
For this exercise we are looking at two photo essays, Bryony Campbell’s “The Dad Project” and W. Eugene Smith’s “Country Doctor”. Two chronological photo essay’s, Smith’s 1948 essay concentrates on the daily challenges faced by Kremling Co’s Tireless resident Doctor, Dr. Ernest Ceriani. The other, Campbell’s 2011 essay is a daughter’s story documenting her Father’s …
Exercise 1.5
Does Digital Technology Change how we see photographs as truth It is a commonly stated that modern technology effects how we view the truth in images, others believe the fast and ready access to photography and the ability to share it at lightning speed reinforces the truth in digital photography. In my perspective, digital technology …
Exercise 1.3
Exercise Instead of using double exposures or printing from double negatives we now have the technology available to us to make these changes in post-production, allowing for quite astonishing results. Use digital software such as Photoshop to create a composite image which visually appears to be a documentary photograph but which could never actually be.
Exercise 1.4
Look at some more images from this series on the artist’s website. • How do Pickering’s images make you feel? • Is Public Order an effective use of documentary or is it misleading? This project begins with Public Order, exploring the Metropolitan Police Public Order Training Centre, a simulated urban environment where officers rehearse responses …
Research Point
This look into Paul Seawright’s, 1988 body of work, which was originally released with no formal name. It has since commonly been referred to as The Sectarian Murders. The work blurs the lines between documentary and art, is it still art? The work is ambiguous enough to intrigue the viewer into to deeper thought, something …
Reflection Point
There are very Interesting and contrasting points made by these three photographers, If we start with dealing with the flood as a actual physical, tangible representation of one of many photo sharing websites, it makes it difficult to see past the Mass of the vernacular. The other two artists represent differing ways of deciphering the …
Assignment One
For this assignment, I had a few ideas of how to show two sides of the same story. Could I show two sides of a personality or show a court case scenario? I originally thought of photographing a protest, trying to show the protestors and the police, two sides to the same event or even …
Exercise 1.2
Exercise Find a street that particularly interests you – it may be local or further afield. Shoot 30 colour images and 30 black and white images in a street photography style. In your learning log, comment on the differences between the two formats. What difference does colour make? Which set do you prefer and why? …
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