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Author: Amianne Riggott
A2: Meanings behind each image
Growing up I was such a timid little girl, which is what probably made me an easy target. I was pretty much loved by everyone, except of course the bully! However now, I have become locked in my own mind. I keep everything to myself and bottle everything up in fear of becoming vulnerable to… Continue reading A2: Meanings behind each image
A2 – Photographing the unseen: Research, planning and ideas
Brief Start by doing some reflection in your learning log. What kinds of subjects might be seen as un-photographable? How might you go about portraying them using photography? List a few examples of things you're experiencing now or have recently been thinking about. This doesn't have to be too in-depth or revealing, but it can… Continue reading A2 – Photographing the unseen: Research, planning and ideas
Project 3 – Exercise – Case Studies
Brief All three of these projects are examples of personally driven work but they become universal when we can relate to the feelings they present by visiting our own personal histories. Which of these projects resonates with you, and why? How do you feel about the loss of authorial control that comes when the viewer… Continue reading Project 3 – Exercise – Case Studies
Project 2 – Relay in contemporary photography
Examples of relay and contemporary photographic practice include Sophie Calle's Take Care of Yourself and Sophy Rickett's Objects in the Field where clashes of understanding or interpretation work together to create a perhaps incomplete but nonetheless enriching dialogue between artist and viewer. Look these pieces up online. Investigate the rationale behind the pieces and see… Continue reading Project 2 – Relay in contemporary photography
Project 5 – Exercise – “The Real and the Digital”
Read the section entitled 'The Real and the Digital' in Wells, Liz. (2009) Photography: A Critical Introduction (4th edition). Abingdon: Routledge, pp.73-75. You'll find this on the student website. Does digital technology change how we see photography as truth? Consider both sides of the argument and make some notes in your learning log. Firstly, what… Continue reading Project 5 – Exercise – “The Real and the Digital”
Project 4 – Exercise – Sarah Pickering, Public Order
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? Make some notes in your learning log. Sarah Pickering's series called Public Order has a variety of images containing empty streets. However, something seems… Continue reading Project 4 – Exercise – Sarah Pickering, Public Order
Project 3 – Exercise – Street photography
Find a street that particulary interests you - it may be local or further afield. Shoot 20 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? Colour… Continue reading Project 3 – Exercise – Street photography
Reflection end of Part One
What was your idea of documentary photography before you worked on Part One? How would you now sum it up? I had a good idea what documentary photography was beforehand as this is what I am interested in. I think this is where I show my best work, when its personal to me and telling… Continue reading Reflection end of Part One
Childbirth is the ultimate taboo in contemporary art – by Editor Charlotte Jenson at Elephant Magazine.
This was recommended as further reading from my tutor. It was an interesting read as being a mother and a photographer, I hadn't realised how many people have different opinions in birth photography. I didn't think it was a taboo subject, I just thought some people like it and for others it wasn't for them.… Continue reading Childbirth is the ultimate taboo in contemporary art – by Editor Charlotte Jenson at Elephant Magazine.
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