A record of my work on the Context and Narrative course
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 ›
I have been following and contributing to an interesting and developing forum on the OCA website which has thrown up many issues and ideas for me to consider. The link to the thread is : – http://www.oca-student.com/content/personal-voice It started off as a discussion on the question of a ‘personal voice’ and the merits of finding […]Read Post ›
The camera never lies! I was brought up with this saying and it was always stated as being an absolute fact. From an early age I wondered about whether a belief in the truth of the saying depended on whether one was on the side of the ‘defence’ or the ‘prosecution’ as this would seriously influence one’s […]Read Post ›
This first Exercise asks me to find some examples of news stories where ‘citizen journalism’ has exposed or highlighted abuses of power. It then asks the questions : – How do these pictures affect the story, if at all? Are these pictures objective? Can pictures ever be objective? ‘Citizen journalism’ is a recent concept which […]Read Post ›
GETTING OFF THE GROUND AGAIN! As I set out on my next phase of the Photography BA course, Level 1 – Context and Narrative, I do so with the usual mix of excitement and trepidation. I believe that as a result of my experience of working on the previous Level 1 course – The […]Read Post ›
DAVID GARDNER PHOTOGRAPHY 