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  • Project 2:1 Measuring Device

    For this exercise I decided to use my Panasonic Lumix DCM-TZ70 camera.  Before I had a suitable smartphone camera the Lumix was my go-to camera if I was out and about not specifically for photography.  It has a 30X optical zoom which is way better than the 4X of my current smartphone. I’ve chosen this…

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  • Project 1 References and Bibliography

    Books consulted on the reading list. Bate, David. Photography: The Key Concepts. 2nd edition. London New York: Routledge, 2019 Rideal, Liz, and Julian Bell. 500 Self-Portraits. 1st edition. London : New York, NY: Phaidon Press, 2018. Other Sources Johnston, K. (2019) 15 (incredibly) intimate photos of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, British GQ. Available at: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/gallery/patti-smith-robert-mapplethorpe…

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  • Project 1 Research

    On looking at the suggested photographer / artists in the course material I am struck by how the repetition of a successful idea, technique or process results in an exploratory project that becomes a body of work. Vivian Maier Vivian Maier’s popularisation has focused our attention on the art of self-portraiture and street photography in…

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