Things have been busy for me these past couples of months with a new job – career change actually, as a teacher so I have neglected my blogging for the OCA so time to catch up.
When I submitted my assignment 2, I was quite proud of my work as it was quite a departure from what I have ever shot over the many years I have been a photographer. I deliberately kept my assignment notes to a minimal length after my notes for the “square mile” were a bit too technical based.
While I did feel the major flaw with the work was it was a one trick pony – to which my tutor agreed to a degree it was with mixed feeling that I read the feedback.
Yes, the images sit well as a set and are technically well composed, but my tutor said l I am too focused on the technicalities of the shot (which is a fair point). Also, that I am tending to see the exercises and assignments as just that, exercises which need to be completed not just a mini project which needs time to develop a little (again another fair point).
My tutor also queried my experimentation on the setting and situations – while I have not formally experimented with the camera setting I knew, instinctively, what look I wanted for the low angle shots, with a shallow depth of field and close focus which separated but not fully removed the background. Perhaps in future, I have shown why rationals by experimentation or explain more clearly in the notes
There were a couple of technical errors in the set missed focus that I missed as I edited on my MacBook air – not a good excuse I know but I’ll use this as a starting point for the re-work.
I will look at a proper statement of intent and tidy the edit up.
Will then consider additional shots with the rubbish in motion, i.e. being dropped, or trampled although I do have one shot of a show in the shot.
I will expand on the assignment notes to cover more of my thinking and why these images we shot.