Monthly Archives: March 2013

Assignment 2. First thoughts.

Posted on March 29, 2013 by briancooney123

I have been reading and thinking on assignment 2 as well as shooting.  At first I was a little frustrated because it wasnt happening fast enough for me, I felt I should know where to begin.  Of course feeling frustrated … Continue reading →

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Assignment 1. Thoughts on revisions.

Posted on March 28, 2013 by briancooney123

These images were taken recently in the Ox mountains and I may use some of them in my assignment 1 revision.  The image above is a strong contender, its a simple image showing the mountains covered in snow.  The road … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Signs: Hooper Swans.

Posted on March 28, 2013 by briancooney123

Two images taken last week at Easkey Lough.  These are Hooper swans and they migrate south from Ireland to spend the winter in Ireland.  I was interested in processing the original colour into monochrome to see what it looked like. … Continue reading →

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Alec Soth

Posted on March 26, 2013 by briancooney123

Following on from assignment 1 my tutor recommended I take a look at the work of Alec Soth. I bought a copy of From Here To There: Alec Soth’s America. This book is like a catalogue from an exhibition of … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 23, 2013 by briancooney123

Originally posted on A social Documentary photography blog.:
I went to Dublin to attend a talk by Dr Justin Carville entitled topographies of terror.  The subject was contemporary Irish photography before and after the “Celtic Tiger”, itself a term first…

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