Photography
Now into September and still hoping to get a holiday ! The stress of my dad’s dementia is completely exhausting and sadly will only get worse. But we try to focus on the positives and snatch a few hours of distraction here and there… Today We planned to go to Dudson old factory works in […]
Continue ReadingWow! Where did the summer go? Looking back, stripping Wallpaper off on the hottest day in June was about the worst idea ever! But thankfully it means we now have a newly designed light and airy bedroom, long overdue! Managed to get to an exhibition of local artist Terry Shave’s work at the Staffordshire Chambers […]
Continue ReadingMy work entitled in Novus 23 ‘Finding the Focus’ and the photo album entitled ‘ Oh forget it then’ Novus 23 – My images produced on my dads Alzheimer/dementia journey. Thursday 22nd June 2023 Bit of a random date/entry for the blog. It’s now almost eight weeks since the end of semester and […]
Continue ReadingToday we had a quick tutorial with Becky. Am I on track with the Impossible Exhibition? Doesn’t entirely feel like it if I’m honest. Although I keep chipping away at it, it is interspersed with periods of hang on ‘what do I need to do for this again?’ I’m not sure if it’s my focus, […]
Continue ReadingShort meeting for the group with Becky Nunes entitled ‘intro to brief’… Well, just when you think you have a handle on things and all your ducks in a row it all goes belly-up! (or should that be bottoms as they’re ducks?) I quite like the blog and its tasks…Wait… ‘like’ might be a tad […]
Continue ReadingGuest Speaker day – Marta Kochanek. A very interesting and driven Photographer who has had a varied career including working for six months for Annie Leibovitz and also being offered a permanent position with her! I’m not sure many can put on their c.v. ? Kochanek studied at Coventry University and is a visiting lecturer […]
Continue ReadingSpoiler alert this diary entry contains a bit of a rant! Guest Lecturer Professor Matt Johnston was invited to speak to Level 5’s on ‘Amplification and Activation’. Level 5’s were on time and seated and then advised that Level 6 have also been invited. Rant: The room is not big enough and has limited seating. […]
Continue ReadingSo we’ve had a general group discussion on what our brief is going to be for this semester. I had a few ideas on my list but mainly ran with the one on my dad who has dementia. This is still an ongoing thought mainly because I’m just a little unsure of how to present […]
Continue ReadingWell…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 […]
Continue ReadingSo 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 […]
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