Hannah Burgess Photography Module 2017

Throughout this term, there are many things i would have loved to have done differently. When trying to tackle many subjects and workloads from over the term, i wish i had more time to develop my ideas and take more photoshoots. I would take advantage of the library a lot more as due to recent workshop's, i realised how effective the library could be to helping develop my work. To make my theme stronger, having more time would have helped me research my theme a lot more. This may have boosted my analytic skills and ideas for possible photo shoots. In the future i would also love to experiment with flash more, as this is something i neglected due to not having enough experience. As this subject was my optional, i did not think i had very much background knowledge and experience and so found this subject quite challenging. I felt completely out of my depth. I am very proud of my images and if i had more time, i would have spent more time focusing on my shots and how the composit...

In our presentation we were asked to research about Circulation and Authorship of a photo image. Authorship is a term to describe who owns an image. Circulation in a contemporary world refers to being active on social media etc. In our reading - Analog to Digital: The Indexical Function of Photographic Images, McLuhan explains that 'the message of any medium or technology is the change of scale or pace or pattern that it introduced into human affairs'. An example can be referring back to digital technology and how we can now have access to editing, accelerating our knowledge of media ad technology.

For this weeks task, we were taken to the library and each given a journal, which we were to find in the library. We had to search for the journal, using the Sussex library website. When we found the journal on the website we then had to look for the library reference so we could then find it. I was asked to find the World Press Photo journal. The reference i was found on the website was: North Basement TR1 WOR After finding it in the library i had look through the journals but did not find anything interesting that related to my theme or inspired me in any way. However, a student i was also working with was asked to find the British Journal of Photography. I looked through this journal and found an article that i thought looked quite interesting by David Infante. David Infante talks about Surrealism and how this theme has helped inspire his own work. I particularly like this image below. The subject look broken, fragmented and unhappy. The texture almost looks ...

For this workshop task we were asked to experiment with the camera simulator. http://camerasim.com/apps/original-camerasim/web// This website allows you to experiment with the controls, as if you were using your own camera, the simulator will show you how these chosen controls will affect the final image. The options you can control are Lighting Focal Length Distance from subject ISO Shutter speed Aperture Tripod (movement) I enjoyed using this website as i could take my time and access the controls than fiddling with a camera. This helped me understand the controls a little better and how they effected a photograph. However, I would prefer experimenting with these controls in person with a physical camera rather than on a website. This is because i prefer having test shots with my own images so i can assess the difference. I don't have to pause and re-do all the controls on the website, i can alter the controls with one hand and quickly take numerous shots, one after ...

In this workshop task, we were given flashguns. We were asked to work with flash in indoor lighting. The purpose of using flash to help avoid shadows or compensate for the absence for light e.g indoors.  With the flashguns we were able to control: The mode (manual/automatic) Rotating Head- allowing us to control the direction of the light Zoom- Alter the spread of light In my opinion, i think the next two images were created quite well. The flash gun was tilted up towards the wall, and created a good light source for the subject. The images are bright and both display a good exposure. The pictures do not look artificial which is what i initially expected from using flash. However, the only drawback to this image is you can clearly see the light source to this image. The small area of over exposure could be due to standing too close, or not having the flash gun in the correct position. These two images below are ones which i think w...

Van Dijck uses Flickr as an example to demonstrate how culture is affected by connectivity. Flickr uses can access interaction through the exchange of images. Users can upload through mobile, laptop, email or camera. Social media then takes place e.g, commenting, liking and joining groups. The aim of the sit it to create 'collective perspectives', but what is this and how is media affected by this? Social media platforms are considered a 'collective effort', users engage with each other forming relationships, these experiences form into collective memories. However this assumes that the individual and the collective are separate things that are associated through platforms such as the media. This 'culture of connectivity is defined as a place where social interactions and cultural products are constantly merged in technological systems. Connections are made through social media sites such as Flickr and these platforms are embedded in a culture which is constantl...