Category Archives: Reflections

I am really happy with how my photo-journalism final project has turned out. I am content with the project idea I went with in the end as it provided a lot of sub-sections to explore and the colours of the skatepark worked really well in my photographs. The bright colours of the graffiti allowed meContinue reading “The Misconception of Skateboarding Reflection and Test-Shots”

This week, we learnt about ISO and Shutter Speed. I found this quite difficult as we weren’t taught in university due to coronavirus fears. Therefore the workshop was done via a livestream on facebook. Karl and Ruth were really helpful and supportive and answered any questions but I found it a lot harder to graspContinue reading “Iso & Shutter Speed Reflection”

This week we focused on our final project. We learnt about pitching and the correct way to pitch to publications. I found it really interesting learning about the specific details that need to go into a pitch and also the logisitics of when is best to send one to a publication. It was really valuableContinue reading “Project Planning Reflection”

This week we continued our work from last week on ‘Stories of the City’. As I already had my interview material and photos, I learnt how to optimise my photographs this week. During the workshop we played around with photoshop and grasped how to light and colour correct images. I found this really interesting andContinue reading “Stories from the City Reflection”

This week we learnt about Aperture. I found this really interesting as I have never heard of the term before and I love how much it can effect a photo and how much you can do with it. It is an essential photography skill that helps to determine how dark or bright an image isContinue reading “Aperture Reflection”