Create a storyboard where the image does not depend on the text and the textadds something new to the narrative. For this exercise I have created a storyboard for a story titled ‘Super-forecaster/spreader (delete as appropriate) Playlist’. I have added … Continue reading Exercise 4.3 – Storyboard (P.95)
Jim Goldberg (1953 – ) is an American photographer know for producing work that combines images and text. His breakthrough work was a series titled Rich and Poor, a series of images of afflent and impoverished residents of the San Francisco Bay area, produced between 1977 and 1985. The work looks at he social divide in America in the 1970s and 80s and features black and white portraits accompanied by hand written text from the subjects. Speaking about his work to the Guardian in 2009 Goldberg stated: “There’s a thread that runs through all the work that is to do … Continue reading Jim Goldberg
Whilst looking for work by photographers that combine image and text I came across the work of Cocoa Laney, an American documentary photographer currently based in Southern US and the UK. Her series Whole House Held is a collaboration with … Continue reading Image & text
For this exercise I have to collect some images from various newspapers and for each image write some alternative captions that alter the point of view of the image. In addition I then have to write some text for each … Continue reading Exercise 4.4 – Alternative interpretations (P.95)
Demonstration of technical and visual skills Materials I will print the final images for assessment at the end of the course. Techniques I used flash for a several of images, Responsibility, Informed and Love, and experimented with slow shutter speeds … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Mirrors or Windows – reflection
As I posted in my initial thoughts on this assignment, I decided to produce a series of images that portray what I perceive to be my roles in my household, community, during the coronavisrus lockdown. From my initial long list … Continue reading Assignment 3 – Mirrors or Windows
This task is based on the essay Rhetoric of the image by Roland Barthes. How does Barthes define anchorage and relay? Barthes’ essay is not very clear in giving precise definitions of the terms anchorage and relay so I have relied on definitions from other sources. Anchorage – the words associated with an image ‘pin down’ the meaning thereby removing the need or opportunity for the viewer to develop their own interpretation. The words accompanying an image tell the viewer how to interpret the image. Relay – the text and image have a complementary relationship, the words and the image … Continue reading Research task – Rhetoric of the image
For this exercise I have to look at the series of blog posts Looking at adverts by Dawn Wooley on the weareoca website and write a commentary on whichever post I choose on my learning log. The post I have … Continue reading Exercise 4.1 – Looking at advertisements (P.90)
Peter Dench (1972-) is a British photographer who has worked as both a commercial photographer and photojournalist. Born in Weymouth, Dorset, he studied at the University of Derby, graduating with a first class degree in Photographic Studies in 1995. Between … Continue reading Peter Dench
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