Final Print

After spending two full days in the studio I am finally ready to print, my test strip has printed really well and I can’t wait to see the final results.

Reflecting On My Time At College

Reflecting on my time at College, I struggle to find a way to meaningfully summarise three years of such diverse projects,  my work has taken me to new  highs, working with a range of inspiring people and organisations tackling a variety of social issues. I am now thinking of my future within Community Photography around […]

Press Release

At Thursdays exhibition meeting we also had to write the press release for the Chinese Arts Centre to distribute above you can see the result it was a very productive meeting well done everyone.

Equipment used for my Shoot

Equipment Continuous light source Reflectors Camera  Nikon D700 Lens Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF–ED Tripod Substitutions: Working with slow shutter speeds so you will need secure stabilization. Props Although there are many symbols in the original Vanitas style paintings I could have incorporated into the photographs I chose to only use Janet’s belongings as I didn’t […]

Photoshop

I was very happy with the way my shoot went yesterday after a small amount of work in Photoshop, helped by one of my fellow students Solomon Hughes my photos were ready to do a test strip with Graham Holt. The strip came out fine I thought I would be using three of the photographs […]

Studio Test Shots Take 2

Today I was in the Studio bright and early 8:30am armed with new supplies, after watching Apples, Pears and Paint How to Make a Still Life Painting I think I have solved the issues with yesterdays photographs, I have brought in an old oak table fingers crossed It will make all the difference. I’m very pleased […]

Studio Test Shots

my first day in the studio I had taken a black background cloth with me and used a plinth as a table as the day went on the shots got better I was using low key lighting with barn doors on the head with flash and a continuous light on the back ground that gave […]

Emily Speed

Her interests lie in the relationship between people and buildings and her work explores the body and its relationship to architecture. The idea of shelter and the inhabitant is at the core of much of her work; how a person is shaped by the buildings they have occupied and how a person occupies their own […]