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A New Module
I’ve now started a new module with the OCA, “Context and Narrative”. My new blog can be found over at https://lucyscontextandnarrativelog.wordpress.com/.
Assessment Results
So, I found out this week that I’ve passed the Art of Photography module, which is great news. My final mark was 58%, which wasn’t quite as high as I was hoping, although I don’t think it’s particularly unfair. A couple of extra % would have been nice though.. The marks were broken down as […]
Art of Photography – Reflection
I’ve now completed all the work for the Art of Photography and it has been sent off for assessment. So this will be my last post until I receive my results from the assessment in July. I’ve seen a definite improvement in my photographs, but more importantly it’s changed my approach to photography. I’m thinking […]
Useful Tools to Help Studying
Having now come to the end of the Art of Photography and having received many positive comments about this blog, I thought it’d be useful to explain what software I’ve used to help with my studies. This is not a definitive list and I expect there are better ways of doing many of the tasks. […]
Alex Stirpe: A Narrative Picture Essay
I had a slightly unusual and unexpected photography experience a few weeks back. During our weekly Thursday night role-playing game, our group was asked if we’d mind having our pictures taken by a student, Alex Strirpe, who’s studying for a degree in film and media studies. Alex needed some photographs for some coursework on recording/creating […]
Abi’s Captain America Shoot
Abi and I have worked together on a few photo shoots in the past – that makes it sound much more professional than it really is – I’ve occasionally taken photographs of Abi’s stock or helped out in larger shoots. Abi is a friend, who is a keen photographer, as well as a very talented, […]
Frog Photography Course, The Manchester Museum
I attended a very enjoyable one day wildlife photography course at the Manchester Museum. The teacher was Chris Mattison, a talented and experienced wildlife photographer. The museum has featured in several of my exercises for the AOP, so this seemed like a good opportunity to meet the animals properly and to get some really good […]
I never meant to leave it so long..
I never meant to leave it so long between posts. The house was bought in October and the move happened in November. This meant December was devoted to unpacking, fixing up the house and preparing for Christmas. Now it’s January and I have all sorts of new year’s resolutions, some new running shoes, and a […]
Hardware and Software Improvements
This section of the course has seen some important hardware and software changes for me. Leading to an improvement in workflow and hopefully image quality. Gone is my cheapy, old monitor with the blue colour cast and in is a shiny new IPS Dell monitor. I felt that it was important to have a good […]
52 Weeks Review
At the end of 2012, I completed a 52 weeks project. It was good fun, challenging at times, but nowhere near as difficult as the 365 project I did the year before. The full set of photos are up on Flickr: A couple of the photos were featured by the Guardian in their Flickr group, […]
Lucy's OCA Learning Log 