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Exercise 2.4
Choose a poem that resonates with you then interpret it through photographs. Don’t attempt to describe the poem but instead give a sense of the feeling of the poem and the essence it exudes. I Am Unique I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows. I am who I am, from my head to …
Exercise 2.3 Take Care of Yourself
When Sophie Calle’s boyfriend wrote her a breakup letter by email, little did he know, it would be inspiration for her 2009 exhibition “Take Care of Yourself”. “Take Care of Yourself” 2009 is a retrospective of her work from the 1980’s to the present. The work mainly concentrates on the break up letter she received …
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 …
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