Statement of Intent

I draw my inspiration from several styles and practitioners. I like to draw my thoughts and ideas from a broader range of photographers artist and styles, such as that of the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. For example Jasper Johns use of colour throughout his career. After studying for my art A-Level I felt the need to broaden my range of creative techniques, and Photography was a medium that interest in.

Since starting my college course in 2009 I have discovered many practitioners. Two photographers that stand out in particular for me, are Irving Penn and his clean clinical style and Brassai's candid approach to photography. From Irving Penn I have learned how to photograph still life effectively in the studio, whereas with Brassai I have taken away a simpler and more truthful approach to photography, such as simply capturing images as they appear in everyday situations.

I always strive to give meaning to my personal images. With client led work, I take the client's needs and wants into consideration. Some of the images in my blog have personal themes running throughout them, such as Loss of Identity and Urban Decay. My advertising images aim to promote awareness of a subject that I personally feel strongly about. I feel there is not enough awareness generated around the subject male victims of domestic violence.

I have chosen Falmouth as one of my potential universities as it is highly praised and the photography course has a great reputation. The course has been recommend to me by a current student, and after doing my research I feel that Falmouth offers what I need in a degree course.

Street Still Life

This image is probably one of the first images I took with a DSLR, and is completely based on aesthetics with no underlying meaning.

Loss of Identity

 For these images I used a opaque infrared filter, which gave me a exposure time of 30 seconds. At 15 seconds I ask my model to change positions or move out of the shot giving the illusion that there are two "ghost" in the image.

Hair Photography

Hair and Beauty students asked the photography department for images that showed their abilities as hair dressers, that they could enter into competitions and use in their portfolio.

Fashion Stars 2010

I was approached by a fashion student who needed an image of his design to enter into the Fashion Stars 2010 competition at the local shopping centre. The image was exhibited at the Ashton Arcades for a month, and the public voted for their favourite design.

Still Life

These still life images were both shot on transparency film using a Large Format camera (bottom) and a Medium Format camera (top).  Both images have their similarities, the pocket watch, but are very different images.

Urban Decay

These images are from a self led project that focuses on the way the natural environment is trying to take back the areas we have claimed as our own. The top and bottom two images have been digitally crossed processed to enhance the colours.