HERITAGE – IDENTITY
This was the first major project on this photography course, as such, the outcome of the project was not the best, and the path the project took was not straight forward at all. The photographs themselves were of a good quality, some of which I still think are strong as of writing this (I particularly thought the image on the top row on the right of the images below was a good concept that could be re-visited). I have written about how/what this project taught me, such as to be better at planning and more focussed on my photoshoots, and I do think that this was a vital step for my growth as a photographer. For my current personal study project, the landscape images in this project, which I consider some of the strongest, could provide an inspiration and starting point.
NEW TOPOGRAPHICS – ANTHROPOCENE
This was the second, and what I consider to be the strongest and most-enjoyable-to-produce, project of the course. The outcomes resembled the artist I was researching, the images were strong, interesting and adhered to my success criteria and the photoshoots themselves were very fun to take. This project allowed me to explore some of my favourite genres in photography, being abstract and landscape (and a mix of the two), in addition, due to referencing Andy Warhol, I experimented with colour, which I also find interesting. From the project, I learned that nature and landscape photography are what I find enjoyable and I would like to include them in my current personal study. Some of these themes can be included and improved upon in my personal study.
ISLANDNESS – MY ROCK
My Rock was the last big project before starting the personal study. This project included trips to multiple SSIs in Jersey (such as L’etacq, Le Pinnacle and Green Island) which gave me further insight not only into the island and some of its history, but also SSIs around the world and their function. As a whole, I enjoyed this project as landscapes, the genre that makes up a large majority of this project, is one of my favourites to photoshoot. I think the outcomes for this project were successful, the photomontages I created made me realise how many different directions I could take when creating a final piece and the zine gave me a better understanding of how photobooks are created and stories are told from them, which will help me greatly in my personal study.
