Monthly Archives: February 2013

Inspiration is for amateurs.

Posted on February 21, 2013 by briancooney123

I have been contemplating this week where to choose for assignment 2.  The brief is titled one acre and is basically about producing a series of images around a single area or place. I have a few possible locations in … Continue reading →

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Stephen Shore Uncommon places. The complete works.

Posted on February 12, 2013 by briancooney123

I was lucky enough to receive this book as a Christmas present and I feel now is the time to review and examine it to see what lessons I can learn and apply to my own work.  This is in … Continue reading →

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Tutor feedback on assignment 1.

Posted on February 10, 2013 by briancooney123

I received my tutor report on assignment 1 on Friday last.  It is comprehensive, complimentary, positive and really, really useful.  He says “you have not only produced a set of images that evoke the feeling of winter but also produced … Continue reading →

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Project 9:Soft Colours.

Posted on February 10, 2013 by briancooney123

  This has a neutralized colour range from the orange/mauve colour of the sky to the dull brown/yellow of the sand.   Soft Browns and reds under a blue sky. Greens and yellows set against a neutral grey sky.  I … Continue reading →

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Project 8: Colour themes.

Posted on February 10, 2013 by briancooney123

The one great benefit of all of these projects is the way they get you looking, searching and noticing things. An example of colour contrasts:  Blue to orange.  I did use a filter but only a 3 stop ND hard … Continue reading →

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Jim Vaughan: This time, this place.

Posted on February 4, 2013 by briancooney123

I have been thinking about how in the past I progressed with other projects.  One of the beneficial ways that I have found is to work by looking at the work of other photographers and artists.  Usually I look at … Continue reading →

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Project 7: Using perspective to help composition.

Posted on February 4, 2013 by briancooney123

So there are several different perspective effects that can be deployed including: Sharpness, colour perspective, arial perspective, diminishing perspective, focal length and linear perspective.  How many of theses does this image meet?  It has linear perspective created by using the … Continue reading →

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