Pre Reflection
I need to think more about the equipment that is available to me in and the impact it can have on a photograph. I used a tripod in some photographs but the cat, son and daughter images were taken handheld, the impact was seen more in the son and daughter images with evidence of camera shake in many of photographs this reduced the number of potentially usable images and narrowed my opinions. More thought would have made life a little easier and could have produced a larger potential number of photographs to choose from.
Serendipity…….this is something I am beginning to notice more and more. This is a continuation from EVY, of course serendipity needs to be treated very carefully and not to be used has a reason to cover up mistakes under this label. The self portrait of me and my wife is an example, a 10 second timer getting into the shot, know where my wife is within the frame but not really know where I would be, in fact I am leaning into the frame it was a few images that were taken off the cuff and really without knowing, this was the trigger. The cat also just happened and I happened by lucky to be pressing the shutter something I was not looking for
Personal response to assignments continues to feel intuitive even though I am unsure whether I should be wearing my heart my on sleeve. It is not part of my personality to be so open, I am extremely closed and private.
The research element is balanced and relevant but I still find it difficult and frustrating in terms of theory and potential philosophy has much of it overlaps and confusing in terms of placing my work potentially anywhere, placement and labeling I feel isn’t my place. This makes me reluctant maybe out of fear of my lack of knowledge and the fear of sounding like…...a dick. Maybe this will change and probably will over time.
I am unsure if the the title is to leading and fixed, the postcard cannot be denied but is it needed in the title. It something that is obvious, should I state the bleeding obvious.
It is well composed, the composition is well balanced and consistent throughout the series.
The first image (me and wife) is slightly underexposed although not detrimental to the overall series. Possibly review the edit.
I have spent too long on this submission of this assignment is not ideal but I can allow myself some leanway. I have made a huge push on completing other work related qualification an NVQ level 3 diploma and a Level 2 BTEC. This complete and will ultimately will help with time management in the new year.
Note taking would help me greatly in research rather than retrospective writing.
The overall outcome is that it I have produced two sides. It is self exploratory and I think it forms a narrative. The visual element is fairly conservative the postcard and text is quite risky. If the text fails the assignment will fail to work. There is a narrative within the photographs but it is strengthened and reinforced by the postcard and vice versa.
It is a good base to work from moving forward there is still work to do on this assignment but before it is ready for assessment.
Things to do.
I need to add to the research element I have looked at a number of photographers, maybe a little more on general culture of death, postcard history maybe a little more on philosophies and add reflection on where the work may sit within these circles
I need to use correct referencing
I need to retake the photograph of my son
I need to correct the white balance issues on the postcards
I need to rescan the postcard so they all fit within the frame
I need to match the photographs and postcard so that there both the same crop.
I need to think more about the equipment that is available to me in and the impact it can have on a photograph. I used a tripod in some photographs but the cat, son and daughter images were taken handheld, the impact was seen more in the son and daughter images with evidence of camera shake in many of photographs this reduced the number of potentially usable images and narrowed my opinions. More thought would have made life a little easier and could have produced a larger potential number of photographs to choose from.
Serendipity…….this is something I am beginning to notice more and more. This is a continuation from EVY, of course serendipity needs to be treated very carefully and not to be used has a reason to cover up mistakes under this label. The self portrait of me and my wife is an example, a 10 second timer getting into the shot, know where my wife is within the frame but not really know where I would be, in fact I am leaning into the frame it was a few images that were taken off the cuff and really without knowing, this was the trigger. The cat also just happened and I happened by lucky to be pressing the shutter something I was not looking for
Personal response to assignments continues to feel intuitive even though I am unsure whether I should be wearing my heart my on sleeve. It is not part of my personality to be so open, I am extremely closed and private.
The research element is balanced and relevant but I still find it difficult and frustrating in terms of theory and potential philosophy has much of it overlaps and confusing in terms of placing my work potentially anywhere, placement and labeling I feel isn’t my place. This makes me reluctant maybe out of fear of my lack of knowledge and the fear of sounding like…...a dick. Maybe this will change and probably will over time.
I am unsure if the the title is to leading and fixed, the postcard cannot be denied but is it needed in the title. It something that is obvious, should I state the bleeding obvious.
It is well composed, the composition is well balanced and consistent throughout the series.
The first image (me and wife) is slightly underexposed although not detrimental to the overall series. Possibly review the edit.
I have spent too long on this submission of this assignment is not ideal but I can allow myself some leanway. I have made a huge push on completing other work related qualification an NVQ level 3 diploma and a Level 2 BTEC. This complete and will ultimately will help with time management in the new year.
Note taking would help me greatly in research rather than retrospective writing.
The overall outcome is that it I have produced two sides. It is self exploratory and I think it forms a narrative. The visual element is fairly conservative the postcard and text is quite risky. If the text fails the assignment will fail to work. There is a narrative within the photographs but it is strengthened and reinforced by the postcard and vice versa.
It is a good base to work from moving forward there is still work to do on this assignment but before it is ready for assessment.
Things to do.
I need to add to the research element I have looked at a number of photographers, maybe a little more on general culture of death, postcard history maybe a little more on philosophies and add reflection on where the work may sit within these circles
I need to use correct referencing
I need to retake the photograph of my son
I need to correct the white balance issues on the postcards
I need to rescan the postcard so they all fit within the frame
I need to match the photographs and postcard so that there both the same crop.