Go to the artist's website and look at other images in Shafrans series. You may have noticed that washing-up is the only piece of work in Part Three created by a man. It is also the only one with no human figures in it, although family members are referred to in the captions. Did it… Continue reading Project 3 – Exercise – Nigel Shafran
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Project 2 – Exercise – Recreate a childhood memory
Recreate a childhood memory in a photograph. Think carefully about the memory you choose and how you'll recreate it. You're free to approach this task in any way you wish. Initially I was stumped! I couldn't think of any memories I wanted or could recreate. I think because I'm not in the right mind set… Continue reading Project 2 – Exercise – Recreate a childhood memory
Project 2 – Exercise – Nikki S. Lee & Trish Morissey
Is there any sense in which Lee's work could be considered voyeuristic or even exploitative? is she commenting on her own identity, the group identity of the people she photographs, or both? Nikki S. Lee transforms herself into someone else, to fit into a group of other people from different social/ethnic backgrounds. I think a… Continue reading Project 2 – Exercise – Nikki S. Lee & Trish Morissey
Project 1 – Exercise – reflection on others work.
Brief Reflect on the pieces of work discussed in this project in your learning log and do some further research of your own. How do these images make you feel? Click here to view my Pinterest Board I created for the artists we have been asked to look at for this exercise. They are: Francesca… Continue reading Project 1 – Exercise – reflection on others work.
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
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
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