Week 5

Following on from last week in the studio, I have the images on the studio computer that I can give to people, can you all document fully what we did alongside your images please. Extended research from these sessions should be happening, such as an exploration of the brand Hasselblad and a historical investigation into the past uses and by whom should reveal a lot of landmark images from a rich variety of different areas of photography.
Populate your work with a liberal sprinkling of images and research to support your investigation of this iconic brand. Also a technical investigation into the kit equipment and techniques that have been used over the decades should reveal some interesting discoveries.

NB,
(If you read the unit descriptors on this site you will see this will go towards meeting creativity and social context).

Also by the way are you all following this tutor support site, by the end of this session can you make sure that you are all following this site along with everyone's else within the group please.

The whole linked system will allow you to comment and critique work that other people are producing in this way we have a permanent rolling critique of work and not leaving it until the end of a course when there is no time left to improve your work.

Can you all start to do this please as it will inform and drive you to develop quicker as an informed photographer who is also able to react, adapt and change their work in response to constructive criticism and feedback.

New to help your research


Again research in general is very poor in most cases, (not all), when you do research on this section of this course I am expecting you to search for photographers who work in and around the area you are working in with your clients. For example if you in the area of food or portraits you need to produce a minimum of 6 different photographers and analyse how they work with a minimum of 6 supporting images. These images will then need to be discussed and deconstructed using visual vocabulary to identify the value you can add to your own work.

Your research of the work of other photographers is a vital part of this process. It is the 'value' that you identify from this that you are able to add to your own work and photography. For example you must see what clearly shows in their work from a range of their work. These photographs you grab from the internet and upload to your blog. Then looking at these images you may see any of the following showing through as predominant throughout their work;

Composition, Colour, Shapes, Patterns, Lines, Tonal Range, Frames, Rule of thirds, Texture, Form, Focal Point, Perspective, Scale,  Denotation, Connotation, (literal and implied meanings)

Once you have used these words to help identify what value you can add to your own work. For example if one photographer uses colour, or patterns , or perspective in their work you could try adding this value into your own work.

For example the work of Rut Blees Luxemburg and her night time photography;

This image shows the use of colour, shape, lines, patterns, and also the deeper meanings of the aspirational artwork images of an ideal home within that community.

Whereas this image is more about composition and frames within frames, colour, scale, perspective, but also is a social comment on how people live stacked one upon the other.

Week by Week guide

A new week by week guide will be employed to inform and direct students as to what is happening each week as a stand alone section on this website.(see tabs at top of this website).

By using this you will be able to see all up and coming sessions. Sometimes they will change and adapt in response to how much we get to cover each week. But as a general rule they will support the assignment paper and the units you are required to cover.

They are set up so they can be 'Learner Responsive' and able to react to changes in demands from you the students.

Research what Research??

As an overview of all the work being produced their seems to be a lack of research of other photographers work, in the context of the areas you have chosen / or found clients in.

Can this be addressed please across the board as very little is being done. These research images should never stop appearing throughout this course. Only in this way can you successfully measure and gauge the level of work you are producing. This applies equally to both first and second years.

Please read the units carefully and what is required.