While I was considering my approach to the Assignment in Part 3 of the C&N course, I revisited my two earlier C&N Assignments to see what I could learn from my approach to those and, more particularly, from my tutor’s formative feedback that would assist me. This made me realise that I had not revisited […]Read Post ›
NICK TURPIN http://nickturpin.com/ Particularly his ‘Street Photography’ and ‘Through a Glass Darkly’ series. From the series ‘Through a Glass Darkly’ Copyright Nick Turpin —– o0o —– SEBASTIAO SALGADO http://www.amazonasimages.com/sebastiao-salgado A […]Read Post ›
TWO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS – TWO RESPONSES I had an excellent opportunity to compare two styles of photographs last Tuesday and to be aware of my interesting responses to them. I have recently joined a U3A photography group in order to feel some connection with fellow local photographers and to open myself to the learning opportunities […]Read Post ›
LIGHT STARTS TO BREAK THROUGH THE MIST AND CONFUSION A week is a long time in politics – and also in OCA photography courses it would seem. Since I published my ‘last post’, in which I said that I had decided to leave the C&N course and the OCA, a lot has happened. After posting […]Read Post ›
GOODBYE TO THE OCA COURSE I have come to a final and very difficult decision. After considerable thought, soul searching and indecision I have finally decided that I no longer want to continue with the Context & Narrative course and I am therefore withdrawing from the OCA Photography degree course. This is particularly difficult for me […]Read Post ›
PART THREE PROJECT 2 – MASQUERADES The subjects of this Exercise are two series of photographs by two women artists, Nikki S Lee and Trish Morrissey. Lee, an American of Korean origin, had aspirations of becoming an actress but, after pressure from her mother, chose instead to train as a photographer and now lives out […]Read Post ›
EXERCISE – AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SELF-PORTRAITURE Project 1 of Part 3 (Putting Yourself in the Picture) is entitled Autobiographical Self-Portraiture and the related Exercise asks me to reflect on the pieces of work discussed in the project and to do some further research of my own. The artists featured in the work book text are Francesca Woodman, […]Read Post ›
