For RAF Mullaghmore I was keen to visit as I had captured an aerial of the area at the start of the module, I would be keen to have aerial imagery with the corrosponding ground imagery together in my WIP. The airfield is situated 4 miles south-west of Ballymoney and was a Coastal Command base. It … More Project Development-5
For this photo shoot I went to RAF Maghaberry, used by the RAF and then United States Army Air Force for various military roles. In 1976 large proportion of the airfield was turned into a maximum-security prison. http://www.livinglegacies1914-18.ac.uk/HostedSites/RAF100CommemorateEducateInspire/RAFAirfields/Maghaberry/Maghaberry-SiteDescription/ As with all recces I start by doing a 360 degree drive around the site (if possible), to … More Project Development-4
This week we looked at who buys photography, the process and different markets available. Presentations covered 3 different sectors commercial, editorial and consumer. Each sector was explained in terms of what type of work, fees for these certain types of work, additional expenses. Although most of these points are not relevant to me at the … More Sustainable Prospects Week 8
This week looked at the commercial environment of professional photography and how our practice might fit within. The presentations had some great tips for venturing out into the commercial world, discussions on stock imagery and who owns the rights was very insightful. At the moment however, I’m pretty happy working for the MOD. The MOD … More Sustainable Prospects Week 7
This photo shoot/recce took me to RAF Sandy Bay which is situated 2 miles south-west of Glenavy, Antrim. The site was used between 1940-1944 by U.S. Naval Transport Service and RAF Transport Command. The station consisted of 12 moorings for flying boats, sheltered by Rams Island on Lough Neagh it made the ideal spot for … More Project Development-3
This week there is no set reading or presentations just time to work on and present drafts of our oral presentations. I’m super behind and only have a few notes at this point but I don’t feel I have progressed enough to critically examine my motivations for this module as of yet. However, I will … More Sustainable Prospects Week 6
This article featured online on the Places Journal with imagery by Mark Klett https://placesjournal.org/article/the-half-life-of-history/ I was interested in this article for mainly for the concepts that Fox talks about. I enjoyed looking at imagery by Mark Klett but visually I don’t think it adds perspective to my approach. The imagery and article is about Wendover … More Looking at The Half-Life of History by William L Fox
This week looked at the importance of networking, collaborating and career progression. The challenge this week was to create 3 networking opportunities and engage with them. Networking is a very important part to my project as it provides resources, ideas, funding and support. From the start of my project I have always engaged in network … More Sustainable Prospects Week 5
On the 16thOctober I attended a conference ‘Overhead and Underfoot: Legacies of the Second World War around Lough Neagh’. Throughout the day there were several interesting presentations given, some more relevant to my project and others just interesting to the history about the area. Richard Doherty gave a presentation on the second world war around … More Project Development-2
This week looked at how to define yourself as a photographer by looking back at work made before and then looking forward creating a marketing plan. When I first started out as a photographer in the RAF I had just completed 8 months intensive training on photography, work produced was always highly critiqued. I hated … More Sustainable Prospects Week 4
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