tutor report & reflection
A most unnerving feeling when—because your tutor posts on your blog—you know he’s looking at your work…
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the lurgy strikes
Been a hard week and I’ve not had much of a chance to post my thoughts; or do anything concrete for the next module…
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assignment 2—my take on it
Assignment 2 is done, completed—well, after a fashion it is! Now to think about how I found it…
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chosen images
Here is my initial selection for submission to my tutor for assignment 2—design elements…
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pattern
How many elements constitutes a pattern…? Know it’s the size and number of elements which makes the pattern…
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rhythm
Rhythm—the repetition or sequence of elements that force the eye to follow a direction within the image…
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implied triangles
Implied triangles were always going to be the most difficult for me to find—I just can’t see them…
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distinct shapes
Possibly the vaguest requirement of this assignment—what is a distinct, even if irregular shape?
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curves
Well, I searched and searched, but did not find the image I wanted! But then again, what I wanted was rather a tall order…
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diagonals
Diagonals were really the only design element with which I was familiar when I started TAOP…
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horizontal & vertical lines
It was always likely that my image for horizontal and vertical lines would end up being one of a large building…
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several points in a deliberate shape
Found that several points in a deliberate shape was a much more difficult concept for me to illustrate…
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2 points
Below are a couple of images taken for assignment 2 which hopefully fit the criteria for two points…
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single point
Still battling with how big a point becomes before it stops being a point…if you know what I mean?
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time to bite the bullet…
Can’t put this off any longer…months late…extension well and truly expired! Shot the assignment three or four times, each with slightly different material. Time has come to put this one to bed…
Read More »street photography links
An ever growing list of links to street photography resources—no logical order, or relevance implied by their inclusion here.
Read More »assignment delayed
Still have not finished assignment 2, and it’s killing me. I keep going out and shooting more and more images, which only adds to the confusion.
Read More »more progress with No. 2
Returned to London today, although my legs really hurt from yesterday’s walking. Was more successful—in that I managed more photos—and no-one gave me a hard time. Think I still have some missing from the set; and it is difficult to hang it all together as I wanted to.
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(no) progress with No. 2
Feeling I’ve bitten off more than I should have. Trying to not photograph the elements of design, but rather use the elements as design within images and not sure that I’m getting anywhere.
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days and days of frustration
Have not got any further this week. Need to channel energies; too dysfunctional. Learning that I must RTFM as getting to grips with the new little camera is taking some time.
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Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
Watched Philip-Lorca DiCorcia discuss his Head Series in a short 5 minute video on the Street Reverb magazine site.
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More prep for street details
Still contemplating what to do for assignment 2. Think some form of street–research today–Joel Meyerowitz, David Gibson, Thomas Leuthard, Siegfried Hansen and Erik Kim.
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street photography—the start
Starting to do research on street photography Found a number of websites giving information, which I hopefully will get time to reference properly in the preparation for assignment 2.
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