Category Archives: Week Five

‘Sleeping by the Mississippi’ (2004) is one of my favourite Alec Soth books, because of how the photos tell a story. The series was taken during a series of road trips along the Mississippi River and I think it really feels as though you are going on a journey along with Soth as you navigateContinue reading “Sleeping by the Mississippi – Alec Soth”

I decided to look at some of Alec Soth’s work as I particularly like his books and how his images work and sequence together. I think I will also have a closer look at his book ‘Sleeping by the Mississippi’ as this is a particular favourite of mine and one he is well known for.Continue reading “Visual Research: Alec Soth”

Although I have a while to go with this project, I think it would be sensible to start thinking about how I want my work to be presented at the end, so that I can begin reflecting this in my photographs. I’d love to make some kind of book about this work. This is ourContinue reading “Considering Final Outcome/Telling a story through my work…”

I know Luke Saxon from discovering him on Instagram a couple of years ago and his work quickly became some of my favourite. I love his use of colour; the bubblegum pinks and vibrant blues often remind me a lot of Eggleston’s work. I also like his use of collage. Sometimes he will join twoContinue reading “Visual Research: Luke Saxon”

It’s important to me that I continue to develop my ideas each week. It’s easy to shoot everyday things, as we are surrounded by them all the time, but I want each shoot to have a purpose behind it. After stopping to consider how my project is going and thinking again about what I reallyContinue reading “Shoot: ‘Perspective’”

Last week I took some time to reflect on my project so far. I decided that it’s important to establish what it is I really want to say through my work. Looking at a short article about Luke Saxon’s work, also inspired me to really think about what I want to gain and achieve throughContinue reading “What do I want my work to say?”

Luke Saxon, is a photographer that I’ve followed on Instagram for a while and I absolutely love his work. Often, the intention behind his photographs is also to find beauty in the ordinary. I found a really short article in C41 Magazine, about his project ‘True North’. ‘True North’ is a series that Saxon tookContinue reading “Theoretical Research: ‘Luke Saxon recalls his nostalgic childhood gaze’”