A record of my work on the Context and Narrative course
PHOTOGRAPHING THE UNSEEN – RELATIONSHIPS Having given considerable thought and planning to this Assignment as evidenced by an earlier post I have decided to explore a number of aspects of the subject of relationships in a visual way. In keeping with the aim of this Assignment I am using visual allusion and metaphor to represent […]Read Post ›
REVIEW OF PART 2 As Assignment 2 effectively asks me to explore and put into practice the ideas, practices and concepts introduced in the foregoing Projects and Exercises in Part 2 of the course it seems to me that a useful starting point for my planning of this Assignment 2 would be to briefly review […]Read Post ›
THREE CASE STUDIES I am asked to look at individual bodies of work created by three Level 3 OCA students each of whom were exploring themes in their work that are not necessarily visible. All use metaphor to portray their ideas rather than a more straight forward method of representation. The three pieces of work are […]Read Post ›
I was looking forward to this exercise! It asked me to choose a poem that resonated with me and then to interpret it through photographs. This spoke to me as a wonderful way to awaken my dormant creativity and have some fun. It was getting away from the theory side with its head scratching complexities […]Read Post ›
“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 ›
DAVID GARDNER PHOTOGRAPHY 