Rip out an advertising image from a newspaper supplement and circle and write on as many parts of the image as you can. Comment on what it is, what it says about the product and why you think it’s there. You could use this as the basis for your assignment if you feel it’s taking …
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Exercise 2.5
Photographing the Unseen Each of these projects have their own merits, from the atmosphere of the “Ring Road” to the Narrative of Peter Mansell’s work and the fond reminiscence of Memories of Childhood. At first look I thought I would gravitate towards Peter Mansell’s work “Check Up” Having had two lots of back surgery myself, …
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 …
Exercise 2.2
Cut out some pictures from a newspaper and write your own captions. • How do the words you put next to the image contextualise/re-contextualise it? • How many meanings can you give to the same picture?
Contact Sheets for Assignment 1
Assignment 1.1
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 …
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? …
In the words of A Tribe Called Quest “This is Just a funky introduction to how nice I am”
I have started this course because i hope it will further my already extensive interest in photography. I am looking forward to this course expanding my artistic appreciation of photography and compliment my technical abilities. Hopefully the BA Hons course will assist me in my long term career goals of gaining a recognised qualification to …
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