This week I have begun to select and review a number of outcomes which I have made over the course of this 6 week project. I have recently pieced together my manifesto of the type of work and am hoping to create. When reviewing images and video for potential final outcomes, I will compare them to the principles of my Manifesto, along with another forms of influence I have learned. I want all my outcomes to be diverse and varied, in order to highlight the many different themes which I have attempted to explore.

I want my work to reflect my developed awareness as a photographer and artist. The many political themes and ideas which I have learned over the course of this topic have interested me greatly, and therefore I want this work to be evidence of the progressive journey that I have undertaken. In order to achieve this, I will look at my outcomes in great depth and decide whether they are relative to any of the different artistic movements that I have learned about. The intent and meaning behind my work will therefore be critical in evaluating the success of my outcomes, due to the fact that this course primarily related to context and theme, instead of form and structure, which I covered in Units 1 and 2 of my AS Year. I will also consolidate my ideas with Mr Toft, and review the advice and suggestions that he gives.

Experiments: Any outcomes which show evidence of me thinking deeply about meaning and ideas, and/or attempts o display any recognition of the contextual aspects related to performance photography, but which do not however result in successful outcome, I will treat as an ‘experiment’. I few of my experiments I feel worthy of some form of recognition will be put onto the blog under ‘experiments’, and I will briefly describe and explain the meanings behind what I have done. I will do this in order to show evidence of my development of thought processes, as well as my ability to take risks.

Finals: After I have selected and edited my final outcomes – both photos and video –  I will then create a new blog post for each outcome and explain my reasoning behind why I have chosen it, what I like about it, and how it relates to the overall theme of ‘Performance and Photography’. I will then evaluate the effectiveness of my outcomes and compare it to a few examples of my own influences behind what I have done.

I am looking forward to putting together my final outcomes as a way of reviewing how well I have responded to this challenging but extremely interesting topic.