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Archna Singh

Archna Singh

My journey as an OCA student of Photography

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  • Coursework
    • Part one Workflow:Landscapes and environments
      • Project 1_100 Photos
      • Project 2 Shadows
        • Exercise 1.6 Light and shadow
      • Project 3 Stillness and Movement
        • Exercise 1.12 Smash!
    • Part two Image: The Portrait
      • Project 1 Activity, depth and distance
        • Exercise 2.1 Subject Vs. Background
        • Exercise 2.2 People and activity
        • Exercise 2.3 Depth: foreground, mid-ground, background
        • Exercise 2.4 The two-dimensional plane
      • Project 2 Experimenting with portrait
        • Exercise 2.5 An identi-kit portrait
        • Exercise 2.6 Near and far
      • Project 3 Exploring the effects of light
        • Exercise 2.7 People in light
        • Exercise 2.8 Fill-flash
        • Exercise 2.9 A night portrait
      • Project 4 Three techniques
        • Exercise 2.10 Dodging and burning
        • Exercise 2.11 Split contrast
        • Exercise 2.12 Pixel painting
    • Part three Communication: Narrative
      • Project 1 Series and Sequence
        • Exercise 3.1 Searching
        • Exercise 3.2 Series
        • Exercise 3.3 Sequence
        • Exercise 3.4 Documenting change
        • Exercise 3.5 Photographs from text
      • Project 2 Genre In Photography
        • Exercise 3.6 Mixing genres
        • Exercise 3.10 A formal portrait
    • Part Four Experimentation: Still Life
      • Project 1 Experimenting with still life
        • Exercise 4.1 Fragments
        • Exercise 4.2 Constructed imagery
      • Project 2 Combining images, objects and concepts
        • Exercise 4.4 Patchwork
        • Exercise 4.5 Layers
        • Exercise 4.6 Using image layers in Photoshop
        • Exercise 4.7 Photomontage
        • Exercise 4.8 Photomontage in Photoshop
        • Exercise 4.9 Repetition
      • Project 3 Learning from other photographers
        • Exercise 4.11 Emulation
  • Assignments
    • Assignment One: One Square Mile
    • Assignment Two: Painting with light
    • Assignment Three: A narrative photograph
    • Assignment Four: Responding to a theme
    • Assignment Five – a personal project
  • Research & Reflections
    • Part two Image: The portrait
      • Reflections and thoughts on Assignment two: Painting with Light
      • Thoughts and Reflections post Assignment 2
    • Part III Communication: Narrative
      • RESEARCH – SERIES AND SEQUENCE – I – Dayanita Singh
      • RESEARCH – SERIES AND SEQUENCE – II – Robert Enoch
      • RESEARCH – SERIES AND SEQUENCE – learnings form photographers
      • TYPOLOGY – Part III – Series and Sequence
      • Relationship between Image and Text – Learning from photographers and artists
      • Project 3 Photography as visual research: Reasearch & Learning from photgraphers and coursework
    • Part IV: Experimentation: Still life
      • Thoughts and Reflections on Part four : Still life
      • Research point – Self reflection
    • Part five Exhibition: Concept
      • Reflections – Thoughts at the beginning of assignment 5: Your personal project
      • Initial Ideas – Assignment Five |A Personal Project
      • INITIAL IDEAS – ASSIGNMENT FIVE |A PERSONAL PROJECT – II
    • Picture Analysis
      • Picture analysis The Conversation
      • Picture analysis Zelt (Tent)
      • Picture analysis Laura Letinsky
      • Picture analysis Sophie Calle
    • Tutor Feedback
      • Reflections on Tutor Feedback – One Square Mile
      • Reflections on Tutor Feedback – Painting with light
      • Reflections on Tutor Feedback – A Staged Photograph
      • Reflections on Tutor feedback: Assignment 4
    • OCA Student Blogs
  • Personal
    • Muscle Power
    • Tigers of Ranthambhore
    • Leopards of India, Africa and Sri Lanka

Category: Part 1

The category containing all posts for part 1.

Posted on October 13, 2017January 9, 2018

Picture analysis The Conversation

1. Write a visual description of the photo above using short phrases and descriptive keywords.The four key elements you should describe are: • facial expression • posture and gesture • clothing • location The visual seems like a few western girls taking a break from a classical Indian dance form, “Bharatnatyam” rehearsal. a) Facial Expressions: …

Continue reading "Picture analysis The Conversation"

Posted on September 11, 2017January 9, 2018

Exercise 1.12 Smash!

Posted on August 26, 2017January 9, 2018

Exercise 1.6 Light and shadow

Posted on August 22, 2017January 16, 2018

Reflections on Tutor Feedback – One Square Mile

Posted on August 16, 2017January 9, 2018

One Square Mile

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