By Elinor Jayne
Through the Lens of Ansel Adams For my personal photography challenge, I decided to explore the work of different artists, either by taking a new photo or revisiting existing ones that represent their styles. This allows me to dive into various techniques and push myself out of my comfort zone. My first artist of choice…
Last year, I started studying Photography with the Open College of the Arts. Whenever I work on projects, I try to focus on subjects that genuinely interest me or hold significance in the world. Cyanotype Prints were a big inspiration for me, and this is why. One of my first exercises was a creative challenge,…
A couple of weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to visit the National Gallery and see Van Gogh’s original work up close. I started my day with an early train ride from Ipswich to Liverpool Street and made my way to Trafalgar Square. Before heading into the gallery, I took advantage of the lively…
University Exercise – Homage Edward Weston For this exercise, I have decided to present a homage to Edward Weston and his still life photography. Edward Weston, from the USA, was one of the most influential American photographers of the 20th century. He explored a range of subjects, but his still life photography particularly caught my…
University Exercise – The Distance Between Us Use your camera as a measuring device. This doesn’t refer to the distance scale on the focus ring. Rather, find a subject that you have an empathy with and take a sequence of shots to ‘explore the distance between you’. In this exercise, I explored the concept of distance—emotional,…
University Assignment: The (In)decisive Moment My Decisive Moment This image encapsulates the essence of a decisive moment, a perfect intersection of time and composition. The unexpected alignment of two couples of possibly different eras, mirroring each other’s posture, creates a powerful and unexpected visual narrative. Holding hands, a classic symbol of love, connects these two…
University Assignment: Collecting For this project, I was tasked with selecting a subject to ”collect” and develop into a cohesive photographic series. After some thought, I decided to focus on ‘Dogs’ as my subject. I aimed to capture their unique personalities, producing a series of eight photographs that work harmoniously together. Each image reflects the…
There is something magical about peering into the past through old family photos. My dad, Stephen, felt that spark and dived into the amazing world of ancestry! For years now, he has uncovered relatives left, right, and center, proving our family tree is more like a forest with wonderful branches reaching all over the world….
I was living in Tenerife with my toddler, on the lookout for a safe and affordable place to raise him as Tenerife just wasn’t working out for us anymore. My parents had just moved to Debenham, Suffolk, and after seeing some photos of the area I decided that was were I had to be. I…
Social Media Spring Cleaning I belong to the hard-to-place 1996 generation. It’s possible for me to be classified as either Gen Z or a member of the Millenial generation. I will go with the “Zillennials” generation, though, since I recently found out that they are individuals like me who were born in between eras. I…