Throughout this shoot, I was assisting Megan, who is 3rd year, and while I was helping. I did the lighting for her theme for the shoot was on advertising brands and how almost everything people wear has a brand with a logo such as Coke cola, Adidas, and Nike.

When doing this shoot, I was learning how to get the correct lighting for specific effects. Megan wanted the lights close to the model to have less of a shadow. I also noticed when she took the images; she kept her feet in the same spot a just moved her torso to get the angle she wanted.

Distinctly brings together bodies of work by 10 of the most impactful photographers working in Britain over the last half-century. I thought Niall McDiarmid’s contemporary work on traditional street portraiture was outstanding as his use of colour is so well suited to his subjects and overall makes a calming and colourful portrait to me.

Kirsty Mackey works with those living in the streets of her Glasgow childhood. I feel this draws on the diverse communities and topographies Britain Accommodates.Marketa Luskacova, however, photograph street musicians. I found it fascinating when looking into the instruments and seeing pictures showing the individually and sense of family about the musicians.

In this talk, Brilliant City showcases work by contemporary photographers from mainland China. The results in two year commissions and highlights a diverse range of responses from modern photographic practitioners and the world changing around them. The distinctive bodies of work offer a unique insight into the experiences produced by these emerging city spaces and their historic places.

I found Dr Yan Wang speech very interesting about the golden tree project and how trees are being transplanted into other locations from all over to make the places look pretty. 

This talk has inspired me to start taking more pictures around me to see how those spaces change other the years.

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This exhibition is part of LOOK Photo Biennial 2019; it is a season of new photography from the UK and China taking place across Liverpool.

When I was looking at the exhibition, it made me think about my composition more and how I present my work to the public. I thought the work presentation was very sharp and clear so you could see how the landscape has changed and how it is affecting the climate around it.

I also found the images all had a focus point or something that grabs your attention, which means the images met their criteria.

Darkroom

By doing the Darkroom project, Joe had provided me with some negatives to experiment with different fabrics on my prints. I used scrims: cloths and different patterned textures such as bubble wrap and plastic. On the bubble wrap, I used two different sizes to experiment. The scrim and bubble wrap worked surprising well. I found by exposing the negatives for eight seconds; it was enough for the right amount of detail. By doing this, it has given me more ideas for experimenting in the darkroom by using different fabrics such as lace as I feel it will work well.