Month: December 2022
Week 10: Diaristic Observational and the Insider/Outsider
As a novice in the deep and meaningful artistic areas of photography, I hope I will be forgiven for my humble opinion of some of the diaristic/intimate life photography works that we have so far observed. I often feel that for some, making images of their lives are an indulgent pastime. A sticking-up of two […]
Continue ReadingWeek 9: The Social Function of Documentary Photography
When we take a photograph we keep an image of that moment, it may be something for us to remember personally, or it may be captured to show someone else, friends, relatives work colleagues, or it might be to present as an image that means something has to change? These moments can still be shared […]
Continue ReadingFriday 25th November 2022 Premier Pro part 1
So today we had a teaching instruction in Editing on Premier Pro…… Hmmmm… well, what can I say? We got about a third of the way through this session and I have to admit I held up my hands and gave up! Chris the tutor took it well and offered further help and advice at […]
Continue ReadingWeek 8: Beyond the Topographic: contemporary landscape photography
Sebastiao Salgado is described as a social documentary photographer and photojournalist. Born in Brazil but now living in Paris, France he studied economics and became a professional photographer in 1973. Although he is essentially described as a ‘social documentary photographer’ his work has progressed into bringing ecological and economical awareness of a variety of landscapes […]
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