Week 8 Workshop Guidance This week’s topic, was guidance on how to establish a workshop, to create learning experiences for the photographer and participants. Which could expand our working methodologies within our current practice and projects. Unfortunately, I don’t think I will have time to execute a workshop, but I did have a couple of … More Surfaces & Strategies Week 8
A peer recommended this book, Afterwards- Contemporary Photography Confronting the Past, Nathalie Herschodorfer. It presents work from various artists from around the globe that form their practice around scenes of events, but not capturing the real time but the ‘afterwards’. “Afterwards aims to provide an overview of contemporary forms of documentary photography and the controversial … More Looking at Afterwards, Nathalie Herschdorfer
I returned to Ballyhalbert starting off at the control tower area. To get to this area I have to walk through original parts of the airfield which is home to a caravan site. I took a few photos around this area as I hadn’t explored this before. Looking at my edited photos I think this … More Project Development-7
Week 7 Publication Guidance Bit of a scary week for me, thinking about what kind of publication would best suit our works and produce a ‘dummy book’ for our work also. Unfortunately, I’m not in position to create a dummy book, I don’t have enough images of different sites to piece together this jigsaw. Instead … More Surfaces & Strategies Week 7
I went back to Newtownards, I parked my car which is pretty much where the site is. My methodology for this site was to start shooting straight away. My thinking being that the landscape leading up to the airfield would have had great significance to the placement of it. The lighting was just right tonight, … More Project Development-6
Week 6 Exhibition Guidance This week looked at different ideas and considerations for the right installation for your work. The activity this week encouraged us to seek an ‘alternative space’ to exhibit out work instead of the traditional white walls of gallery. I looked at Mark Kessell and his daguerreotypes in a series called Specimen … More Surfaces & Strategies Week 6
This week I thought I would research Northern Ireland and their role in WW2 to give greater context to my practice. This could possibly widen my perspective on social and political issues which could identify elements to capture within these WW2 airfield landscapes. I purchased the book Northern Ireland in the Second World War by … More Looking at Northern Ireland in the Second World War
I think at this point having covered 3 areas it is time to reflect on my images that I have shot so far and work out if any are at the standard for my WIP. I have shown these images to my tutor in a 1-1 webinar. Feedback was given that I have catalogued these … More Project Development-5
Week 5 Three ‘Surfaces’ This week saw the introduction of a group exhibition, a publication and a workshop and were asked to submit: Five key words describing your practice / project. Historic, Commemorate, Military, Landscape, Personal One sentence describing the aims of the work you might display. To commemorate and record WW1 & WW2 airfield sites … More Surfaces & Strategies Week 5
Week 4 Strategies of Freedom Interesting presentations this week, that offered quite a different perspective on photography. Looking at using different types of ‘apparatus’, using Google Earth, archive images and radar to name a few. At this stage I am happy to continue with using my digital camera as for me, it is the most … More Surfaces & Strategies Week 4
Critical Research Journal 