Learning log – Page 2 – Lee Abbey OCA Photography Degree

Assignment 2 – feedback and more reflection

I had a very positive session with my tutor Les just one day after submitting the work online which was great. Almost immediately he asked me if I had intended for the images to be presented in that way – this threw me a little. What did he mean? There are words on each imageContinue reading “Assignment 2 – feedback and more reflection”

Scattergun

I’m sure I wrote in my intro about my scattergun approach to things and that hopefully I could use the study to help focus my mind but haha no such luck. I have gone through several abortive attempts on Assignment 2 which have been further hampered by buggering around with a new flash and aContinue reading “Scattergun”

Research Point – Project 2

I was familiar as many are with the work of Ansel Adams before starting this course and his use of the darkroom to manipulate his images has always stayed with me and makes me believe that the closing of the shutter is the starting point of the image not the finish. Adams was a musicianContinue reading “Research Point – Project 2”

Surface & Depth

‘Photography investigates no deeper relief than surfaces. It is superficial,in the first sense of the word; it studies the shape and skin of things, that which can be seen.’ (Papageorge, 2011, p.14) So opens the piece on Surface and Depth in Expressing Your Vision. An interesting and true assessment – but is this any differentContinue reading “Surface & Depth”

Exercise 1.3 Line

Brief Take a series of images using lines to create a sense of depth…..Now take a number of shots using lines to flatten the pictorial space. Note: This exercise has been amended significantly to include reflection at the end which contains an important part of my learning journey so far. Research There are two artistsContinue reading “Exercise 1.3 Line”

Exercise 1.2 Point

UPDATE: Although I will leave the original photo’s as they are I can not seem to shake the fact that I ballsed this up somewhat. So, in order to cleanse my soul of 1.2 I have now included a set of pictures which fulfil the idea correctly. I have added them to the bottom ofContinue reading “Exercise 1.2 Point”

Exercise 1.1 The Instrument

I was familiar with the use of a histogram before this exercise but I confess it’s a tool I use in post processing more than during a shoot. Before the course I would generally shoot in Shutter mode for wildlife and Aperture mode for everything else and let the camera do the rest – sometimesContinue reading “Exercise 1.1 The Instrument”