Part One - Photograph as document: Reflections

Well - what a jam-packed experience this has been!  Probably largely due to the amount of off-course activities I've been doing as well, but also from the increased momentum in undertaking more academic work than actual photography.  During Part One, I have (in no particular order):

• Conducted some thorough research into Street Photography
• Understood the difference between Street Photography, Documentary and Reportage
• Learned more about and tried out Photojournalism
• Photographed the 2014 Pride and the Naked Bike Ride
• Considered my own feelings on war porn
• Investigated the nature of the neighbourhood I live in
• Created my first and last composite photograph
• Reviewed eight exhibitions
• Read nine relevant books/articles
• Met Dougie Wallace, Matt Stuart, Nils Jorgensen, David Gibson and David Solomons
• Caught up with Dave Mason
• Taken 311 photographs for Bleeding London
• Understood that I am a right-brained photographer (and successfully resisted peer pressure to keep a sketch book - what's that for??? - I would never be able to plan a photo like that!)
• Taken part in an LSP course on Street Photography and Photojournalism
• Taken part in an In-Public workshop.

No wonder I'm tired....

The highlight of the course, despite my reservations about not being able to produce 60 photographs that meet my interpretation of street photography, was in fact my day out in Brighton for the Project 3 Street Photography Exercise.  This was an amazing day and my favourite kind of day; I loved both the shooting and the editing afterwards, and I wish this had been the assignment brief!