Contact sheets

Moodboard

Test Shoot

Group Crit

Today we joined with graphics and fashion in small groups of 8 -10 people to come together and talk about our projects so far. We gathered round with one of the tutors from graphics and each went around the table pitching our ideas to our fellow peers. We were each given two pieces of paper - one to give feedback to someone in our group and the other to evaluate how we felt we did ourselves. I think the feedback I got was pretty good, everyone said they liked my idea and that made me feel quite happy. I was also suggested some things that I could do for my project e.g places to go and shoot etc... I was also told names of a couple of artists that could help me develop my idea. I was quite nervous to do this group crit to say the least, however once I started talking I overcame that and it didn't turn out so bad. I did find this activity helpful as I got advice and help for my project whilst seeing what other people were doing as well.

Black and white

Unit 9

Today we had a lecture on unit 9 which is opportunities and progression in art and design. It was basically a talk on what we'd like to do in the future whether it be to go to university or to get a full time job. Personally, I would prefer to go to university first before getting a full time job. The universities i'm looking into at the moment are Falmouth and Brighton or to even try and get my degree in photography at pca. These uni's have the sort of courses i'd like to do - which are either photography, journalism or interior design - I haven't quite decided which  I'd like to do yet, all I know is that I want to stay in the creative industry. I would also love the opportunity to study abroad; as something else I'd love to do when I leave college is to go travelling - although I know this is costly the chance to travel is like heaven to me. At this moment in time I'd like to keep an open mind on everything as I don't want to jump straight into a decision now and regret it in the future. There are many plus sides to going to university, for example - we will be moving onto something that we are committed to and that we enjoy, we'll make new friends, have a good social life and come out of it all with a degree, however, uni has its negative sides too - we'll be away from home - our normal day to day life will be completely changed and it also isn't cheap - yes we have student loans etc...but you still have the costs of other things along with the cost of uni itself. Then once we finish uni - being in the creative industry along with many, many others it can be quite challenging to find a job which you enjoy and that pays well for you to have a nice lifestyle. Overall, I feel as if university would be a fun and amazing experience which will help me get a kick start in life.

More on progression: http://bethaneydeanunit9.blogspot.co.uk/

Double exposures

Today I had ago at editing in photoshop and trying double exposures. The process I went through was getting the image I wanted and placing another imagine on top and changing the opacity and blending mode to get the look I desired.