This week I have been very busy out on the ground capturing and trying to move forward with my project, which you can find update here. This week I listened to a guest lecture by Sam Laughlin. I have really enjoyed listening to all the guest lectures that Falmouth have put on this year, even … More FMP – Week Eleven

This is a bit of a collective post for weeks 8-10, as I had to return home un-expectantly for compassionate reasons so instead of trying to sort my notes in chronological order I will just include them as they come. This will include updates on capturing with my large format camera and highlights from lectures … More FMP Week Eight – Ten

This week I watched the recordings of quite a few lectures either from the Falmouth face 2 face event or the guest lectures. Highlights for me were Gary McLeod’s guest lecture where he spoke about his background and how his practice evolved from college to PhD. I really liked the body of work HMS Challenger, … More FMP – Week Seven

I received my feedback from my Final Major Project Proposal, my project is still unclear with no distinct intent or outcome. Factors of concern are that I will be repeating myself and won’t be challenging. I also didn’t include enough practitioners that I have researched, which I agree as I guess I got distracted with … More FMP – Week Six

This week I focused my attentions on getting the film cut and processed. I decided to use a paper cutter and measure out 5 inches and 4 inches and build up masking tape so I could feel in the dark where the film was. Seemed to work ok but I heavily relied on using my … More FMP – Week Five

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

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

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

First week back after Christmas break and entering the Final Major Project I am excited to get started. Even though my feedback from Sustainable Prospects has left my slightly confused and knocked my confidence in project ideas, I intend to push on and hopefully make some clear decisions that I can commit to my research … More FMP – Week one