Week eight

Video...

I must admit while I was able to think of ideas for the first two mediums in our folio I was super stumped about what to make for a video.  Then I saw the Jacob Swinney work.  I've watched more since but this is one that links easily through You Tube.

The split screen wasn't something I had ever seen or thought about before but it was so effective I hope I can use it in my video.

After seeing this clip I've been filming the weather, clouds and sunshine, wind and still trees.  Hoping to split the screen with this on one side to tell a story of whats happening on the other side.

week 7

Still on placement and not in class....  making this class tricky.

However, it's another week of photography so I took some more photos.

The bubbles are meant to show how he sees the world differently...

Week six

Away from uni for two weeks on placement so not in classes.

I took some photos though.  I"m thinking of changing my proposal from the Loss of the Aura to Self Portrait; Is this me?  I'm thinking about exploring the idea of being able to show my sons Autism in the pieces trying to address the questions is the Me about Ziggy his Autisim?  And is the most important Me thing about myself that I'm his Mother?  I took Zig to the beach to try and capture the weather and wind swirling about as a reflection of the swirling thoughts he has in his head were we have clear thoughts...

Ziggy is trying to touch his tag at the back of his neck here....it's a self soothing thing

He's uncomfortable with his bestie giving him a cuddle.  If it was anyone else this would be tears. 

Week Five

Week Five....

Photography!  I love taking photos so I'm excited to start this part of the course.  I'm going to challenge myself to take the camera off automatic and try learning and using some of the settings on there.

The examples of photographers and pictures shown in the lecture has made me start to rethink what I want to do with my folio.  Work by artists such as William Egglestone are far more interesting to me than the example images of mechanical items shown in the lecture.

I took photos of a bike in the courtyard and tried to chop the bike up into close up images that would make it difficult to tell what the photo is of.

But I'm thinking of changing my proposal....