Overall over the past couple of weeks I have enjoyed photography a lot and I feel like I have come quite far from what I originally started out at. I had never had any proper experience with photography and over this semester I have learnt different aspects of photography which I have found not only interesting but self pleasing. I have learnt about aperture, how to frame an image, focusing, structuring and lighting. I think I have improved over the weeks and it has been very enjoyable  but there is still a lot for me to learn and I plan to take my skills and knowledge and expand them further.

Appropriation:

I enjoyed my first brief as I felt like I could go in depth using existing images which already have a meaning but interpret them and alter the ideology. For example my l’oreal appropriation I felt was quite gripping as I took quite a disturbing image of rabbits all locked up being tested on. Which is what many large global make up brands still do to this day which I personally find wrong and i wanted to question that, using the L’oreal slogan, you’re worth it. Is it actually worth it, all this pain and suffering these animals go through. Furthermore I found the image layout is very structurally overwhelming , they are all in a line, facing the camera. I just think it works well and It was my favourite design out of them all.

Still Life (things):

This brief I had fun with as I experimented a lot with lighting, shadowing and editing. I liked the outcome of my triptych, how they all linked and related through the element of fire but also how I photographed them. The dark but indulging mood throughout each image. It kind of relates back to shakespearian times before there was any electricity and it was all medieval. The golden orange glow from the fire and the dark ease throughout the images I really find visually pleasing.

Portraiture:

Portraiture was interesting and I did enjoy this brief a lot. Looking at existing photographers such as Steven mcCurry broadened my mind and opened it up to what possibilities and standard of work there is out there. His work especially amazed me, the way he focuses his subjects eyes into the image so it really looks deep into you. He connects the subject and the camera very well, making it engaging and in a way heart moving. You feel like you know the person from just looking at an image of them and this is what I wanted to reflect in my portraits.  I like being able to see ageing within a person and get a rough idea of what there life has been like and what type of person they are just from a still image.

Home:

For my last brief I wanted to take all the knowledge and skills I have learnt over the last few briefs and put them into this final one. I decided to take images of things that mean home to me and I want people to feel that feeling when they look at my photographs (Like Steven Mccurry’s work). Even though I didn’t fully accomplish this I know I did personally. For example when I look at the photograph of my dad I see him within that, his kind relaxed and witty personalty. Furthermore the abstract image of the humber bridge I took I think is my strongest photograph and it just shows how I have come so far from my original photography.

Overall this semester has been very enjoyable and easy paced, I have not only got skills and techniques to take away with me but some really nice photography images.