Looking at Before Endeavours Fade – Rose Coombs

I came across this guidebook ‘Before Endeavours fade’ by Rose E. B. Coombs whilst researching practitioner Michael St Maur Sheil. This publication is also mentioned in the essays by Val Williams Warworks, which you can find the post here. I was intrigued how Michael St Maur Sheil used this book as a reference point to … More Looking at Before Endeavours Fade – Rose Coombs

FMP – Week four

This week I worked on putting together my Final Project Proposal and you can see it here. I used Adobe Indesign for the first time, I watched a couple of Youtube videos so I could figure at the basics. Although I produced a simple design, I absolutely loved the programme and found it really effective … More FMP – Week four

FMP – Week three

This week I started putting together my project proposal and going back to my feedback from my tutor that my project needed something, I really started to think about the current equipment I am using. I did a bit of research on 5×4 cameras and the various types and what I would need to get … More FMP – Week three

Looking at Warworks – Val Williams

This book came as a recommendation from my tutor last module. Val Williams’ collective essays discuss not only war reportage but other kinds of photography such as family portraits, guide book illustrations and photo series. Within the introduction Williams says “When we see a photo-story about war, we subliminally anticipate a number of visual elements- … More Looking at Warworks – Val Williams

FMP – Week two

This week I spoke to my module supervisor, which we viewed my presentation and discussed my project ideas. We mainly spoke about the research proposal and a couple of CRJ points. I explained my frustrations with my project and last module, at this moment in time I’m not sure if I even want to continue … More FMP – Week two