The photographs supplied for the project express some good observations and visualqualities.tutor report The overall comments from my tutor I was happy with. As I had not planned to use the photographs I submitted originally, I thought it was a bit rushed and not executed as I would have liked. I feel as though I… Continue reading A1 – Feedback and reflection
Author: Amianne Riggott
Learn the language of photography through critique by Eileen Rafferty (YouTube lecture)
My notes on the lecture. Critiques are subject and go beyond whether we 'like' or 'dislike' an image. It is important to give constructive feedback and to address only the photograph in front of you. Are there any statements, captions, titles to help build the story. Can we get the intention from the photograph alone?… Continue reading Learn the language of photography through critique by Eileen Rafferty (YouTube lecture)
Project 2 – Exercise – Poem interpretation
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 he essence it exudes. Start by reading the poem a few times and making a note of the feelings and ideas it promotes, how you… Continue reading Project 2 – Exercise – Poem interpretation
Project 2 – Exercise – Anchoring and relaying captions
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? Try the same exercise for both anchoring and relaying. Actual headline - Help needed to trace Lower Pyke Street fly-tipping culprit.… Continue reading Project 2 – Exercise – Anchoring and relaying captions
Project 1 – Exercise – The Dad Project
Read Campbell's accompanying text which contextualises this project, much like the photo essays of the 1940s. How does Bryony Campbell's The Dad Project compare with Country Doctor? Bryony Campbell is a photography from London. She documented her father's death from cancer with a series called 'The Dad Project'. I was consumed with so many emotions… Continue reading Project 1 – Exercise – The Dad Project
A1: Assignment – Two sides to a story
Towards the end of Expressing your Vision I think I have finally found my voice in photography. I have taken a real interest in documentary photography so I wanted to use this as a theme throughout my assignments in this unit. I want to document things that have meaning as this brings out my best… Continue reading A1: Assignment – Two sides to a story
A1 – Two sides to a story: Research, planning and ideas
Brief This assignment is designed to give your tutor a feel for your work and won’t counttowards your final grade if you decide to have your work assessed. However, the assessorsmay wish to see it so that they can gauge your progress across the course.Create at least two sets of photographs telling different versions of… Continue reading A1 – Two sides to a story: Research, planning and ideas
Project 5 – Exercise – Composite image
Instead of using double exposures or painting from double negatives we now have the technology available to use to make these changed in post-production, allowing for quite astonishing results. Use digital software such a Photoshop to create a composite image which visually appears to be a documentary photograph but which could never actually be. The… Continue reading Project 5 – Exercise – Composite image
Project 4 – Sectarian Murders
Look online at Paul Seawright's work, Sectarian Murders. - How does this work challenge the boundaries between documentary and art? Listen to Paul Seawright talk about his work at: http://vimeo.com/76940827 - What is the core of his argument? Do you agree with him? - If we define a piece of documentary photography as art, does… Continue reading Project 4 – Sectarian Murders
Project 3 – Contemporary street photography
Do some research into contemporary street photography. Helen Levitt, Joel Meyerowitz, Paul Graham, Joel Sternfeld and Martin Parr are some names to start with, but you may be able to find further examples for yourself. Black and white was firstly used in photography due to technical aspects which has since been developed. It took a… Continue reading Project 3 – Contemporary street photography
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