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Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – reflection

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I started this assignment feeling very disenchanted after receivng feedback for assignment two and so I did not really engage with the diary keeping element at the start of the exercise. After an initial attempt which lasted a week and a half I stopped mainly because I realised that I was not keeping a diary, more just writing a list of things that happened during the day. For my second attempt I tried being more forthcoming but I was still not comfortable about putting down in writing how I felt and over the course of the two weeks the entries … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – reflection

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Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – images

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Like many photographers I feel more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it so this assignment presented something of a challenge. I found the diary-keeping tedious and after a false start just about managed to maintain interest for two weeks. When re-reading the enteries, the main point that came across from them was an unwillingness to reveal too much about myself. I’m not sure the best way of describing it, reticence, ambiguousness, self-restraint, holding back? Whatever the best term is, I wanted to take this feeling and translate into into an image or series of images and initially … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – images

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Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – work in progress

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The idea behind my images for assignment 3 was that when I read through my diary entries it was clear to me that I was witholding information, I did not want to reveal much about myself. However, rather than go down the route of absented self-portraiture, I wanted to be present on the images but in a way that did not give the viewer the total picture. My plan is to crate a series of five images based around the themes of light and shade, silhouettes, screens, shade and reflections. Below are three images in both colour and black and … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – work in progress

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Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture

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I have been thinking about how to approach this assignment especially after re-reading my diary entries. The main point that came across from them was an unwillingness to reveal too much about myself. I have thought about how I would translate this into an image or series of images and initially thought of going down the route of self-absented portraiture but have decided not to pursue this approach. There are serveral reason for this but the main one is that it feels a bit cliched; the majority of the photographers we have examined in the course material have chosen to … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture

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Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – diary

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Thursday 30th May 2019 For this exercise I have to keep a diary for a minimum of two weeks and this is something that I am hesitant or maybe resistant to do. I have tried keeping a diary for this assignment previously and found it boring to write and boring to read. I know I was reluctant to reveal what I was thinking and so it just became a list of things I did during the day. For this attempt I am going to try and be more forthcoming but I feel uncomfortable about this. Why is this and what … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture – diary

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Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture

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Drawing upon the examples in Part Three and your own research, you can approach your self-portraits however you see fit. You may choose to explore your identity or masquerade as someone else, or use empty locations or objects to speak of your experiences. However you choose to approach it, use yourself – directly or indirectly – as subject matter. Keep a diary for a set period of time (at least two weeks). Each day write two or three pages about yourself – what you’ve been doing/thinking. This can be as specific or poetic as you wish. You may wish to … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Putting yourself in the picture

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Assignment 2 – Photographing the unseen – Tutor feedback

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My feed back for assignment 2 can be read here. If I’m honest I think the written feedback is more positive than our skype call but either way I have no issue with it as I think it is an accurate reflection of the work submitted. I think the feedback reflects the struggles I had with this assignment and so it was not a suprise and I think there are two things that I can take out of it, first that I need to be clear in my mind what I am trying to communicate and I know that this … Continue reading Assignment 2 – Photographing the unseen – Tutor feedback

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Assignment 2 – Photographing the unseen – reflection

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I found this assignment challenging and indeed the whole narrative aspect of photography is not somehting that comes readily to me. When I initially read the brief the idea of electricity was one that came to mind but I think I discounted it as I felt that it did not have and emotional element to it. Looking at other students’ blogs a lot of work for this assignment seemed to be very personal and relate to challenges they faced in their life. I think I got bogged down in trying to create images that I judged were worthy or meaningful … Continue reading Assignment 2 – Photographing the unseen – reflection

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Assignment 2 – Photographing the unseen – Taken for granted

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I struggled to get started with this assignment and by the time of my scheduled call with my tutor I had taken no photographs and really had no idea of how to move forward. In the end I narrowed my choices down to two topics, electricity and faith and chose to go with electricity as I thought it would be easier to complete in the time available. Obviously we can’t see electricity, flicking a switch on a socket is not like turning on a tap, nothing comes out. What I wanted to portray is the paradox between this force that … Continue reading Assignment 2 – Photographing the unseen – Taken for granted