As a class trip, we visited CCA Galleries and viewed the works of Carinthia West, Rupert Truman and Mike McCartney. Carinthia's drew me emotionally as I think she captures the emotions of her subjects so naturally. I also like the way she portrays her celebrity subjects in such a natural and carefree environment, showing how away from the limelight, they're just normal people. I also really liked Truman's photos because the more you look at them, the more minute but significant details you spot. 

I also liked a lot of Truman's work because you have to really analyse the image to make sense and realize the multiple underlying indexical meanings hidden in the images. Also I like how some of the meanings are difficult to interpret, leaving the imagination to try and sense what is going on. 

I liked some of McCartney's work, however I feel they weren't as emotionally involved as West's work. Carinthia West's work seems more raw and really catch the normalities and fun the celebrities have, and McCartney's work seems to me more forced, almost like they're staged. Although his images are aesthetically pleasing and are very interesting, especially to Beatles fans, i feel they aren't as natural and raw as West's work.