First Session - 30/9/2014

A powerpoint introducing the term context, and one about different practitioners we could look into really helped me achieve the starting point you already see on my blog. I soon saw that my blog was looking bare with actual research that inspired me, and I hadn't written down any notes from sessions I had. Well, that's all about to change.

This post is from the first session I had, I described the brief earlier on in the blog but that's not all we did. Here are a few artists that I felt were relevant to my own project from the powerpoint Matthew showed us:

John Constable, "The Haywain" (1821). What looks picturesque now wouldn't have been in 1821, the painting of the Haywain would be equivalent of including a pylon in the shot today; it just goes to show that the development of the world can change the way we view pictures. This painting was meant to shock it's viewers, now it makes those who see it wish they were in the painting.

Sand, Wind and Tide Series (1969),  The Boyle Family picked random locations all over the world and took casting from these areas to make a number of series. The way they chose their locations, and the randomness of it has had some influence on the project.

Alec Soth, "Nome, Alaska" (2008). I feel Alec Soth's work will have a prevalent influence on my work for this project. The gritty truth in his photographs really speak to me and there is no room for a fairytale nonsense. 

During this session we were also given an introduction to the ins and outs of our rights as photographers; I feel that this was very helpful as I am planning to go to my chosen location (a public road) and there could be some people within my shots, who don't want to be there, hopefully if they have a problem I'll be able to put their minds at ease with my basic knowledge of the legal system, and the fact that only my class will see the photographs!