Monday, Monday

It's Monday again, I think that tells me I'm much better at finding time to post on Mondays! 


I have been a little lost in my thoughts about some photographs I want to get done this week with the National Forest in mind and been working on a few little projects. So hopefully have some ideas to show in the next post.


This week has flown by and I have a list of things to do that seems to be getting ever longer! But if I'm honest I wouldn't want it any other way.


Only thing I have to share this week is that I received a surprising email from the people at D&AD. Which stated that Tim Jenkin from Making Pictures had commented to them that my portfolio was particularly strong. As a result I have been able to upload samples of my work to the Talent section of the D&AD website. As soon as it has been uploaded by their IT people I will share the link.  


For now, a little view of a photograph I took for a small, up and coming cake business.

On Friday I contemplated about my blog. Some people seem to be able to do something or see something and blog about it straight away. I however, can not. If I see something of interest or do something, I process it in my head and I'm already onto the next thing. The idea of blogging does not enter my head very often. When I am reminded I kick myself for forgetting and try to rewind the last week. Resulting in gobbledy gook and random forced postings...rather like this one.

My answer to solving this problem was to commit to one post a week. I decided I would post every Sunday, but now it's Monday.

Great start.

So what have I been up to this week? I have been taking photos! I am good at remembering to do some things...and I was super happy to see some of those photos in a few newspapers too.

The shots were to advertise the opening of the maize maze in Tatenhill. This years Shaun the Sheep inspired maze meant my day consisted of crowds of school children, a giant sheep and helicopters. Photographing out of a helicopter has definitely topped the previous scenarios of shooting off the roof of a land rover and drive by photos from a golf buggy. 

As for these photos they are just an experiment I had on my mind...a little Tillman inspired.

It's been a little while since I posted anything semi interesting. I'm still struggling with this social networking malarkey.


However things have been productive. New blood was last weekend, time on the stand was a little interesting but I got a lot out of the few days I was there. 

Certainly have ideas with next years final show in mind. 

The work displayed at the show was a little over whelming. I've always been drawn to books, particularly artist books. Here I was surrounded by them. The attention to detail, the clever ideas, the simple but effective touches that seemed so polished in everyone's work at new blood was inspiring, if not a little scary. Needed to keep reminding myself these students are third years. So it has to be said I spent most of my time talking to people about their work, stealing as many promo books as I could before retreating back to the hotel in a muddle of inspiration.

I was lucky to have been chosen as a student rep, a part of the networking and to receive a portfolio review. It meant that I got to have a really good study of the work before anyone else and look at the stands. Judging the best work was not easy but to pick a good stand display, it was clear when a stand was working.

All in all I got out of the event all that I could. The review with Tim from Making Pictures was the push that I needed. I know what I need to do, I think I know how to achieve it. Now begins the challenge of finding time and not being distracted. I have a few projects that need to be tied up first, one I'm hoping will link in with this.

I will divulge at a later date.