Further inspiration from Rinko Kawauchi

Rinko Kawauchi has been an influence on my photography for some time now, and I have discussed her at length in a previous blog. However, I have now become aware of one of her pieces of work that I had not focussed on before, and find it links well to my current work around the city.

Martin Parr Foundation visit

Along with a number of colleagues from the MA course, I spent today at the Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol. Our visit included a tour of the gallery, extensive photo book library, and archive.

Urban inspiration

I visited Tate Modern yesterday to have a quick look at the room full of Martin Parr’s work before heading to his foundation today. The same general exhibition had a number of photographs that I found interesting in relation to my current work.

Continuing motion work

In continuing to work on motion and people, I’ve been making images around London. I have continued taking them from a height, and trying to find simpler paving/flooring to act as the background.

Instagram feedback

I recently uploaded this image to my personal Instagram feed. I am followed by friends, family, other MA students, and other photographers.

The digital world

Week 3 introduced us to how photography is changing in the digital world. It prompted us to consider new possibilities in terms of how work is created and viewed/experienced, how this changes the relationship between the artist, the work, and the audience, and how the world of social media has altered how artists get their work out there and how branding and advertising are done.

First motion shots feedback

The images that I discussed in Initial Abstract Work were shown at a webinar in week 3. I wanted to get responses to the different types of images, as I find feedback really helpful in terms of defining the work and determining its direction, both in terms of meaning and in terms of the images I am creating and how I am doing that.

Initial abstract work

Though the work I did based around miniature bodies interacting with objects was interesting, I felt that it did not have enough depth to be my main work for this module. Instead I decided to try an area that has interested me for a while, abstract photography.

Looking back, looking forwards

Having arrived at week 2, I have realised I really need to get going with what my photographic practice will consist of during this module.

Copyright or wrong?

Week 2 focussed on the business side of things more, including copyright. We were asked to consider the legal case Cariou v Prince and give our opinion of the situation.