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Final Evaluation
The aim of my project was to get to know my family history, and in particular get more involved in my grandparents’ lives. I wanted to...
May 24, 2021


Printing and Binding
To create my final outcome, I had to print the pages, cut them to the custom size I had chosen, and bind them together. To be able to...
May 21, 2021


Paper Type Testing
I went to the Print Bureau at UCA and I had a look at the available paper types. My favourite was Bokingford watercolour inkjet 190gsm,...
May 20, 2021


Book Layout Research and Planning
When I asked for feedback from my friends, one of the things that was noted was that I should have a blank spread before the pages start....
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021


Informal Feedback
As I got my final book design mostly finished, I wanted to see how other people perceived it, so I asked a few friends to take a look....
May 19, 2021


Layout
Over the last week, I have printed out my work and started to create a layout for my book. I have also had to decide which images were...
May 16, 2021


Self-Portraiture (Part 5)
After deciding I didn't want to use digital images for my work, I had to set up my lighting setups again in the studio and reshoot on...
May 12, 2021


Self-Portraiture (Part 4)
From the beginning of this project I've wanted to incorporate analogue processes into my work, so I took my self-portraits and printed...
May 12, 2021


Darkroom Manipulation
When I was doing my first darkroom prints for my self-portraits, Maddy was telling me how editing was done in the darkroom before digital...
May 8, 2021


Self-Portraiture (Part 3)
When I was in the beginning stages of this project, my aunt on my Dad's side sent me a few portraits of my grandmother from all stages of...
May 8, 2021


Self Portraiture (Part 2)
I wanted to recreate one of my grandfather's portraits in the studio, from when he was in his 20s. I booked studio time with Sam Chick to...
May 8, 2021


Colour Darkroom Session
The colour darkroom essentially works the same way as the black and white one, except there's no red safety light and each enlarger is in...
May 5, 2021


Family Photoshoot (Part 2)
Using the same concept as my first shoot, I made some collage images with family photos from my grandparents. I decided to use a digital...
May 3, 2021


Self-portraiture (Part 1)
I started by taking a look at some of the portraits I was sent by family members, and picking apart the lighting setups. Then, I used...
May 1, 2021


Page Mock-ups
I've decided I want to have way more images in my book, and I also want to present them in a creative way alongside the text, so I've...
Apr 28, 2021


Kensuke Koike Artist Study
I decided to try and replicate Koike's collage style with my grandfather's portrait. I printed a hexagon pattern on a piece of paper,...
Apr 25, 2021


Clarence Bull
Clarence Bull was a portrait photographer who worked for film studios during the "Golden Age of Hollywood". His work was massively...
Apr 25, 2021


Kensuke Koike
Koike works in collage, usually with forgotten vintage portraits found at flea markets. I love how he never adds or removes any element...
Apr 25, 2021


Cindy Sherman - Untitled Film Stills
Cindy Sherman's work is mostly made up of self-portrait as different characters. Her most notable work takes the form 87 photographs...
Apr 23, 2021
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