June 2011 revisited for each assignment
I was pleased to receive such encouraging and constructive feedback because I had been concerned as to whether my work was at the right level for the course.
“This was an excellent first series of images and a great way to start your first module. You have taken some really positive first steps on your way to successfully completing this module and the work submitted here shows both variety and attention to detail.”
I submitted work which I had not used in the exercises, but had carried a list of contrasts required with me to look at when I was out with my camera. Once I had a few, I sat down and planned what the rest should be to fit in with them. Looking back, I can see that as my work developed over the course, I found that planning was key to achieving what I wanted.
I had had my assignment photos printed and sent them off, following the instructions in the course material. One of the comments from my tutor was to embed the subsequent assignment photos into a word document. I used this method for subsequent assignments and found it worked much better because the accompanying notes and background were all in one place.
Feedback on assignment
Comments I received from my tutor showed me that I had a basic understanding of composition and had selected some interesting pairs. My tutor thought that some of my contrasting comparisons had worked better than others, and I felt this was justified. Smooth could have been mistaken for sharp, and I see that perhaps it could. As I am a theatre nurse, I saw a set of instruments and looked at the texture as being smooth, rather than the tips being seen as sharp. It is certainly something to bear in mind for the future. I have a reflective approach to my blog which helps to evaluate why something has worked or not worked.
Learning points for future reference
- Include references into my blog and write more academically.
- Develop creativity
- More followers needed for my blog. My blog is on the OCA website and out in the public domain. It is read by people because viewing numbers go up.
- Keep a ‘physical’ journal or sketchbook, to note down ideas and research
- Keep one blog strictly for this module – I removed links to other work.
- Cartier-Bresson, H.2004:The Mind’s Eye.1st Ed. New York. Aperture Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0893818753
- Cartier-Bresson, H.2006: Europeans. London. Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0500281222
To look at the work of Cartier-Bresson. I purchased “The mind’s eye” and enjoyed reading this book. The “decisive moment” made sense to me, as all too often I have seen people taking pictures for the sake of it without any real thought behind it. One of the learning points I took from a study day I had previously attended before I started the course was a discussion around being minimalistic with the amount of photos taken of a subject, because it makes one work harder with the thought process and composition. I found it useful to re-read Cartier-Bresson’s book in preparation for assignment 5.
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