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Sunday, 6 January 2013

Photography, looking back


Photography, looking back 

Of three projects this was the one I was dreading the most, unlike most people in my class I had never done photography before except as mentioned above for amateur fun shots. It was this lack of experience and knowledge that frightened me the most.

Ironically this project was the one I ended up enjoying the most, I love the freedom it gave me, I only wish I had more time to experiment with techniques and methods so I could go even further into it.

 My Favourite aspect of photography in a Fine Art capacity was the freedom it gave me, it didn’t matter where I was, what time of day or how noisy it was I could create a piece if work instantly.  Learning about contemporary photography has really opened my eyes to an endless pool of ideas.

A great website which I have found whilst doing this project is: http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/c/contemporary-photography/ it is one I will definitely refer to again.

This is an area I definitely will incorporate into all my work in future, although I do feel I’d like to a Photoshop course or something similar. I feel I have only just brushed the surface of the possibilities within not only my camera but also within me.

Photography Project ... My initial Outlook!!!


Firstly… My initial Outlook!!! (1)

When I was first given the Media based project brief, I was terrified.  I had never used a camera before except for holiday snaps and cheeky nights out.

However after our first tutorial with Bridget I was inspired. I had not looked at photography as a form of Fine Art, and never looked at a camera as a blank canvas. Contemporary photography was a new concept for me but one that I was now excited to explore.

I like the way artists such as Cindy Sherman and Fred Lubain used the camera to create a work of art, a scene, or imaginary world. It wasn’t just about taking photos in high quality of objects, landscapes and scenes as you are meant to see them. It was about creating new ways of seeing, new ways of looking at things that would normally be missed or unnoticed.