Joni Mitchell said: “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”. Photography holds a unique place as a medium that captures and preserves moments in time. It also reminds us what we have lost. In the late 1970’s/80’s, scientists came together with a general consensus that man made global warming posed a threat to …
Tutor feedback on Assignments Five and Six
a5-tutor-reportDownload a6-tutor-reportDownload Last week I had a google hangout with my Tutor to discuss Assignments Five and Six plus moving towards preparing for assessment. Assignment Five Chris felt the presentation of this piece worked very well. He commented on the inclusion of the empty benches in the gallery space. I had had reservations that it …
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Assignment six – Transitions, Tutor submission
Interpretation of the brief I began this assignment by photographing my local park. At first, I focussed on certain views and how they were changing with the seasons. What began to interest me was the way people used the park, whether dog walking, sports or just passing through and in hindsight what I'd have liked …
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Assignment Six, researching a ‘last minute’ new direction
With so much happening this year, my photography for this assignment has lapsed. The truth is, I had opportunities but with the universe seemingly a bit out of sorts, I've had a lot on my plate and getting to my nearby park became the impossible task. Summer came and went and I knew I'd have …
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Deciding on an approach for Assignment Six
Castle Park This is a selection of the images I've accrued for assignment six. I was having doubts initially as to how it would work. My trips to the park were interrupted in the run up to lockdown. Although going out with a tripod might be stretching the rules of lockdown somewhat, I can easily …
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Coronavirus
Representations of the Coronavirus created in Photoshop In order to propel myself out of my creative slump, I've decided to create a category for 'Visual Experimentation'. One of the ideas for Assignment Six is to create something pertaining to lockdown and the Coronavirus. When I looked up the word 'transitions' in the thesaurus (to nudge …
Exercise 1.5 : Visualising Assignment Six: Transitions
The most obvious location for me to photograph is the huge beautiful park that I have at the bottom of my road! I walk through it on my way to work and enjoy the changes of the seasons. My plan is to photograph one specific scene on a weekly basis with a view to this …
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Landscape, Place and Environment 