Monthly Archives: November 2013

People & Place- Exercise 15- A Public Space

For this exercise, we had to photograph a public space, such as a park, and look at how different people use it. I went to the local park, hoping for some people playing bowls or carrying out maintenance however there … Continue reading

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People & Place- Exercise 14- An Organised Event

This exercise required us to research and prepare to photograph an organised event where there would be plenty of people and where I would be able to confidently take photos with some variety. I chose to go to an event … Continue reading

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People & Place- Exercise 13- Standard focal length

This exercise required us to do the same as the previous two exercises did, however we had to use a focal length between 27mm and 32mm. I chose to use a 32mm focal length.             … Continue reading

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People & Place- Exercise 12- Close and involved

For this exercise we had to switch lenses and shoot at the widest angle we had available. I chose to photograph at an 18mm focal length. I found this exercise very difficult getting close to my subjects, especially ones that … Continue reading

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On Being a Woman Photographer

I first saw this article through the National Geographic Magazine page on Facebook and thought it would make an interesting read. http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/05/are-women-photographers-wired-differently-with-maggie-steber-and-lynn-johnson/ When I first started my degree, I sat down and made a list of photographers that i could … Continue reading

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Smile!

When I started studying photography, last year, I had to take a photo and manipulate it. I racked my brains for a suitable idea which would show what i had learnt but also something that interested me. While out shopping … Continue reading

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People & Place- Exercise 11- Standing back

For this exercise, we had to take “across the street” style compositions using a telephoto lens. I chose to take all of my photos with the focal length set to 135mm.                   … Continue reading

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