After completing the establishing practice module, I am beginning to understand more the type of photographer that I want to be. One of the main reasons for doing a MA course was to find out what sort of photographer I want to be, and I now realise that fine art photography is something that really appeals to me. Overall I was happy with the work I produced for establishing practice and want to stick with the theme of mental health, especially the link to my own issues. However, I want to consider how I present a final piece of work. I feel that instead of just simply handing in prints or a book like I did with the previous module, I want to consider how I can present work in a more creative way.
The idea of installation art and sculptures is something that has always appealed to me. For this module, I aim to create ‘an object’ rather than just prints, which incorporate photography as well as other skills that I intend to develop. Decopatch is something that I have wanted to learn for a while now, and I feel that this is the perfect project to begin this. Decopatch is the process of decorating an object by covering it in coloured paper and textures. Instead of using patterned paper which is what Decopatch normally involves, I want to consider ways of using photographs instead to cover an object.
One of the things that stood out for me in my last project was the anonymity within the work. I unintentionally started the module photographing myself without showing my face. This theme continued and I ended up naming the book ‘Behind the mask’. The idea of using a mask is something I want to include within the new module. Something that I also began experimenting with was the use of text a long with photographs. Although I have always been into writing, I have never used it with my images. This is something that I want to experiment with a lot more within the project, being one of the main aspects of the work.
When producing images, I technically keep the set up simple, using natural light and my surroundings to produce a photograph rather than equipment. This is something that I want to carry on with, however I would like to practice using higher end cameras. At the moment, I use my own Canon 60D but feel with the work I want to produce I would like to experiment using cameras such as Canon 5D or 7D.
Interrogating Practice 