Group work reflection

I would say group work is like Marmite. But you don't really find many lovers of it, do you? As a whole, group work is despised by many. There's always the fear that one won't pull their weight and be a bit of a let down. Or worse, more than one person.

It's all about the clutches

Everyone loves a clutch bag so why not make it a statement one for summer? Made on Polyvore.

Snapchat wit

Fragrance adverts are often wonderful and weird. To sell a fancy bottle of coloured liquid does take some doing, which is why there is often a narrative or story behind it. A few weeks ago we had to analyse a range of ads in a "Snapchat wit" frame of mind. To begin with, it was quite tough and I almost felt bad for ripping an advert apart, trying not to think of the real story or al of the hard work taken to achieve it. For example, I captioned the beautiful photograph of Natalie Portman for the Miss Dior perfume with "Waiting for bae". Once the first few were out of the way, it became much easier and we let our imagination run wild.

BLEACH LONDON - Total Bleach and The Big Pink

I'm pretty sure every girl at some point has thought of dyeing their hair a crazy colour, from dip dying it blue, going a silvery grey or becoming a pastel haired queen. I acted on this growing temptation, and I now have pink hair! If you want to find out how I achieved this pink carry on reading...

Everybody Street

Today we watched a great documentary directed by Cheryl Dunn on street photography and the photographers behind some of the most inspiring and creative snapshots in and around New York.

"digital manipulation kills photography"

Several photographers discussed the issue of digital photography. For years film was the only way they could capture a moment, but in the digital age we are currently living in a revolution in photography. 

With digital photography, everybody's a photographer now. Whether it's captured on a DSLR or an iPhone, the photographers said the outcome of the photograph will be mainly contemporary.

"change is inevitable"

Shooting with film costs money, for example each shot could be worth 50 cents. However with a digital camera and a 32GB memory card, you could take thousands of the same moment, all a millisecond apart.

"it was beauty and the beast, and sometimes the beast was beautiful"

One photographer captured his images on the subway, commenting that he would have 10 second affairs with women on the subway, and then never see them again. 

I think one thing I'm going ot take away from this film is not to hold down the button on my camera. Almost treat it like a film camera; don't review the image and only take one or possibly two photos.

Now I want to get my hands on a film camera, a bunch of film and roam the streets of New York! Although maybe I'll be better off starting with London...