Chas Bedford's OCA learning blog (BA Photography 2 • Landscape, Place and Environment)
Although you’re not expected to produce any kind of installation or exhibition of your projects at Level 2 (HE5), there is certainly no reason why you shouldn’t be thinking about where you could present your work, and how the meaning of your photographs could be strengthened or expanded by their physical location. Think about whether... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week I returned to Haysden Country Park to make a more thorough survey of the graffiti. My previous visit had been part of a guided walk, in which I saw the graffiti for the first time and formed the idea to use it for my self-directed assignment. Haysden is in an edgelands location... Continue Reading →
Yesterday’s Zoom call with my tutor covered feedback on Assignment 6 and discussion (feedforward?) of my plans for assignment 5. This was followed up with written notes. As usual, I have copied (below) an edited version of Matt’s comments (in blue) and my responses (in black) Overall feedback Back-up plan good – The assignment brief... Continue Reading →
Having seen ‘wild’ graffiti at Shornemead Fort, my next expedition was very different. The location is a road bridge under the A299 Thanet Way at Chestfield (near Herne Bay). The artwork here was financed by a grant from the parish council in 2019, to overpaint and replace previous wild graffiti. This copy of the parish... Continue Reading →
Read John A Walker’s essay ‘Context as a Determinant of Photographic Meaning’, first published in 1980. The text is not devoted to site-specific work in particular; however, it addresses the themes encountered in Part Five. Summarise Walker’s key points and note down your personal reflections. http://www.scribd.com/doc/19997617/Context-as-a-Determinanrt-of- Photographic-Meaningwps Context is a vital part of understanding the... Continue Reading →
A pilot expedition to find graffiti in the landscape took me to Shornemead Fort, on the south bank of the Thames a few miles east of Gravesend. I had seen the fort before, when I was photographing the Saxon Shore Way for an I&P assignment but not stopped to view it in detail. It was... Continue Reading →
I have now completed Assignment 6 and submitted it to my tutor for feedback. The assignment notes are presented as a Word document here. The visual outcome is in three parts: A 50-second timelapse video of the allotments, made in Powerpoint and presented in both .mp4 and .pps formats. The .mp4 has been published (unlisted)... Continue Reading →
Write a project proposal for the self-directed project that you’ll submit as Assignment Five. Don’t write more than 500 words. The purpose of this document is to formulate and communicate your ideas to your tutor, for them to approve and provide comments, suggestions and any other feedback. The project proposal is not a binding contract.... Continue Reading →
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