January 2023 – Alison Berrow

Handmade Book Session

Posted on 29 January 20232 February 2023 by Alison

Today we congregate in the Print Bureau with Paul, Catherine and Jim for an instruction on how to make a simple photobook. We have paper, prints [selection of last semester’s submission] ruler, pencil, nail [for scoring] and a bone folder. This is quite exciting for an amateur crafter, I can’t wait to get started. With […]

The Photobook: Narrative, Edit & Sequence.

Posted on 25 January 202327 January 2023 by Alison

In today’s lecture with Paul we looked at a variety of photobooks after a lengthy discussion on the different ways they are constructed and presented by their makers. Whatever the format, the book is essentially a narrative by the photographer. We have previously looked at ‘Rays a laugh’ by Richard Billingham who tells the story […]

Hello 2023 and Semester 2!

Posted on 25 January 202331 March 2023 by Alison

Well…here we all are again! Full of hope and excitement in a brand new year and our second semester. On Thursday we gathered together with Rick, Kate and Becky and eagerly awaited our instructions for our new task! The pep talk gives us a real boost, we feel as though we can take on the […]