Assignment 5 – Walls of China – Rework

The purpose of this rework is to consider the use of captions and add more refinement to the text. Walls of China  China is famous the world over for its wall, The Great Wall. Today it’s a symbol of human achievement and draws an estimated ten million visitors every year, and all for good reason....

Assignment 4 – Image and Text – Rework

The aim of this version to clarify the point of the text. Title - Inspiration We write down our experiences in diaries and books, we tell stories to our children and we may even create poems to express how we feel, yet despite our limitless imagination life somehow has a way of surprising us all. ...

Poems inspired by events and places – Research

To add better context to this assignment I decided to do an entry about other poetry which was inspired by either places or the realities of life. The first website I visited was  dedicated to the many places in the UK that have inspired people to write poetry. It was useful starting point and one...

Assignment 5 – Tutor feedback

Formative feedback Overall Comments Well done on completing I&P, David, and for finishing off with a project that is simple and really engaging. The approach you’ve taken is markedly more straightforward and better managed than some of the other work you’ve made on the unit, and it’d be great to see you carry this into...

Assignment 1 – The non Familiar – Rework

For this rework I aim to rewrite the text so its more concise and informative. Opening statement An expatriate life can be challenging, everyday you are faced with the uncertain and unpredictable nature of a new culture but like many that challenge is exactly the reason I came here in the first place. The issues...

Assessment criteria – Assignment 5

Assessment criteria points The assessment criteria for this course are as follows: Demonstration of technical and visual skills (40%) – materials, techniques, observational skills, visual awareness, design and compositional skills. Despite the abstract / simple nature of the shots I did my best to ensure they were all taken from roughly the same distance from...

Assignment 5 – Contact sheet

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Assignment 5 – Walls of China – Final

Walls of China  China is famous the world over for its wall, The Great Wall. Today it’s a symbol of human achievement and draws an estimated ten million visitors every year, and all for good reason. With a history dating back to the 5th century BC one cannot question the dedication and human sacrifice made...

Additional information needed

In an attempt to get more information into my series I went out today in search of inspiration. Not much came my way but I did realise there I can broaden my search by thinking not only about how the walls have aged over time but also how we use them to communicate things. I...

Caption refresher – Research

I read through a guide today about captioning to remind myself of the approaches available to me as well as the things to be avoided. I feel this assignment is leaning towards photo journalism so I thought it would be a good idea to refresh my memory. Out of the all the things I read...