David Gardner Photography “The best part of us is not what we see, it’s what we feel. We are what we feel. We are not what we look at… We’re not our eyeballs, we’re our mind. People believe their eyeballs and they’re totally wrong… That’s why I consider most photographs extremely boring – just like Muzak, inoffensive, charming, […]Read Post ›
In order to lead me into the consideration of postmodernism in art and literature, I am asked to read and reflect on two essays by Roland Barthes (1915 – 80), a French literary theorist, philosopher, linguist and critic who, inter alia, expended considerable time and effort on trying to dismantle myths of popular culture. THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR […]Read Post ›
SELF-ASSESSMENT I have reviewed the work I have done for Assignment 1 against the required Assessment Criteria Points as set out in the Course Handbook and I will now evaluate how I believe the work measures up to the Criteria. —– o0o —– Demonstration of Technical and Visual Skills My purpose for this […]Read Post ›
TWO SIDES OF THE STORY This Assignment asks me to create two sets of photographs telling different versions of the same story. The aim of the Assignment is to help me to explore the convincing nature of documentary, even though what the viewer thinks they see might not be the truth. I am asked to […]Read Post ›
I have been thinking about the C and N Assignment 1 for several weeks now and have found it very difficult to find any theme that I can get behind with any enthusiasm. I have looked at the work that other students have done for this Assignment and have noted that the range of approaches […]Read Post ›
The opportunity came up to attend a two day course in macro photography locally so, as these sort of things do not happen often, I jumped at the chance. The course, held over the weekend of 9th and 10th July 2016 was led by James Dunbar (*1) , an experienced wildlife photographer and film maker […]Read Post ›
Today is the day for me to discuss my thoughts with my tutor and I am nervous about how it will go. I do not like telephone conversations at the best of times because I find it difficult to establish a mental connection and rapport without also being able to establish a visual connection. I […]Read Post ›
I have reached a crunch point in my studying with the OCA. The question is – do I stay or do I go? Rather like the EU referendum question, there is so much to consider on both sides of the argument and so little to really get hold of to form a clear view, and it […]Read Post ›
As John Berger’s book ‘Ways of Seeing’ was the first title on the “Essential Reading” list for my course I decided to read this first. Another reason for deciding to read it now was that I have been struggling with an appreciation of much contemporary photography for a while and I hoped that learning new […]Read Post ›
THE SECTARIAN MURDER SERIES Paul Seawright, Professor of Photography and Head of Belfast School of Art at the University of Ulster, visited the locations of 1970’s sectarian murders near his home in Belfast in order to take photographs. The resulting 6 images printed as C-type prints in an edition of 5 are collectively referred to as […]Read Post ›
DAVID GARDNER PHOTOGRAPHY 