Category: Contextural Research
Pho 705- Uta Kogelsberger
Antipodes (2014) The Antipode series consists of a series of photographic diptychs always juxtaposing two exactly opposite points of the globe in a single image. The work was shot in a three-week period, traveling from Spain, to Peru, from Peru to Hawaii, to New Zealand, to Thailand and finally to Botswana, covering the stretches of
Pho 704 Week 11 Exhibiting Thoughts
Coldwar Steve has taken a very interesting approach to his latest exhibition by inviting the public to download hi res images to print out as they like and display in any order with the aim of creating multiple exhibitions in all kinds of locations possibly globally. He challenges not only the art ‘establishment’ but also
PHO 704- Week 10- The Digital- New Possibilities-Instagram
Instagram. Love it, hate it and frustrated by it, love it again…. current status mild indifference . I have two Instagrams https://www.instagram.com/martinbrent/ This being my commercial account and Ive had it for quite a long time. For my MA and burgeoning (ie not very existent as yet) fine art career this one https://www.instagram.com/martinbrentguest/ which
PHO 704- – Photography and it’s Fine Art Markets.
Andy Hughes provided a live lecture this week, it was great and very encouraging to see his enthusiasm for his work and his passion for Climate Change Awareness and the bigger picture. It was reassuring to hear that he often, if not always revisits image to add to them and develop them further, I am
PHO 704- Week 7- Amy Simmons- Art Buyer/Project Manager Presentation.
This weeks theme was presented by Amy Simmons who is a London based integrated project manger currently at A&E DDB who Ive worked with in the past when she was AMV so it was great to see her pop up here. Her role requires her to work across the number of disciplines an integrated campaign
PHO 704- Week 5- A Story To Tell
Imagine you are being commissioned by a newspaper, or magazine, to shoot a story in five to seven images. It can be about anything – ideally something local – but the images must tell the story by themselves; be strong enough to carry the narrative. The story can be about a person, a place or
PHO 704 Week 4: The Current Commercial Environment
This week, we began to look at the different commercial environments in which photography operates and were asked the following questions. During the course of this week, has your opinion changed about which commercial environment you are operating in, or want to be operating in? Not really, Ive been working in advertising photography from being
PHO 704 Week 3: Forum – Art & Commerce
Ive always worked professionally in photography, all I ever wanted to do growing up in the recession hit 80’s Midlands was be a photographer, my early influences being ads in glossy magazines, notably at that time cigarette ads, although Ive never smoked, I was very attracted to the ads, the concepts behind the image, the
Pho 704- Week 2: Whose Image is it Anyway?
The Cariou Prince case puts me in mind of this anecdote, it has numerous forms and I’ve reconstructed this from a couple of different versions. Essentially Pablo Picasso was out dining, or drinking in a cafe when he was approached by a man, or the owner of the cafe, as I said there are various