My journey as an OCA student of Photography
The parent category for research and reflection posts.
Eadweard Muybridge was the pioneer in stop-motion photography and motion picture projection. His experimentation to record fast movements in animals and people led to the discovery of stop-motion animation and it to be used as another medium to capture movements unable to be seen by the naked eye. His works were useful and utilized by …
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Part III introduces us to telling stories and exploring visual themes with photographs, to deepen our understanding of the meaning of images and the way photographs communicate. I began this part of the course by doing an in-depth research on various typologies of famous works and the resulting research of its adaptation and interpretation in …
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The second point of research for sequences was my tutor, Robert Enoch. A multi-talented personality, I had looked at Robert’s website the day I was assigned to be his student. To be quite honest, though I did look at it in great detail, much of it did not register and stay with me. When I …
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Understanding the difference between a series and a sequence, I have come to understand that a sequence is a set of photos meant to be viewed or studied in a particular sequence or order like a book whereas a series represent images revolving around a central subject or theme. As a research point for starting …
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Starting with Part III today, the first question that is posed to us is: Can you identify both the apparent subject and any other connotations from your photos from Assignment Two, for example? Having finished the second assignment successfully, I was given a constructive feedback that raised a lot of questions – like what would …
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Inspired by Ricard, I think I will finally record my learning log as a separate category. though I have been including my learnings from photographers in my various exercise and projects, I feel they are getting kind of lost. Starting from part III, I will note and record all my thoughts and my approach to …
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Reflections on Tutor feedback
