tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26429730187738981532012-02-17T14:34:44.604+11:00documenting the processjeanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353915838325350830noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642973018773898153.post-64064222245392791142009-08-09T19:04:00.003+10:002009-08-09T19:04:11.679+10:00

To Tumblr. http://jeancotchin.tumblr.com/

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My Grandad will often let himself in early on a weekday morning. He brings bread, the second bakery on Batman Avenue gives him plenty for the possums. It took me a long time to accept the possum bread as ok. It’s a gift. But it did initially remind me of when the cat brought us dead birds. Anyway, it’s ok for toast. The new German supermarket is opposite and up a bit from Batman Ave. We started

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Order & Chaos: Another Brick in the Dirt, originally uploaded by jeqn. Final Print - Review 6, 200870x60cm

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Order & Chaos: There's No Place Like Now (Us), originally uploaded by jeqn. Final Print - Review 6, 200870x60cm

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Order & Chaos: Catching Up With The Past, is a symbolic exploration into the confusion of the misunderstood. Chaos being the state that precedes understanding, the satisfaction that results in the emergence of order, the goal. The investigation and construction is the process.The photographic prints presented in this review exploit dichotomies that result from order and chaos. The emergence of

jeanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353915838325350830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642973018773898153.post-48948012352572515562008-10-30T09:34:00.001+11:002008-10-30T09:34:29.333+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } the living room, originally uploaded by jeqn. It's a pretty rough stitch but just wanted to experiment a bit with it... and show this space in context.

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;_MG_1186-20-10-2008-web, originally uploaded by jeqn. just trying something different out... yea or nae?been busy learning some photoshop :)

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Inspired by a handy 'A Series' paper size guide over at wiki, I decided to create an illustration of how some traditional photographic printing sizes fit into a Canon 400D file (from RAW).

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Like a fish in water, it isn’t always easy to see the world around us. There is no doubt, however, that now is the greatest period in history of exponential technological growth ever seen. The social implications are a great source of speculation. Who are we? It’s not a new question. Who are we as a result of all this?

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http://www.box.net/shared/icn6v2rpjz I'm one of those people that in order to really learn something I need to practice it, with reference materials. Especially with Photoshop. And as a photographer, the desire to document is everpresent. So, I've come up with a grand plan to make some basic little how-to's for a friend, who I've assisted a bit in the camera & computer - hardware setup, but she's

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Rosemary Laing  Weather # 12 2006 C-Type Print 80cmx120cm Chris Jordan Plastic Cups, 2008 60x90" Depicts one million plastic cups, the number used on airline flights in the US every six hours. Detail Chris Jordan on TED

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Opening Fri Sept 12 at 6pm to Sept 25Download entry form from Picture This 08 or email your images to mark@bsgart.com.au.Entries close Friday 5 Sept 2008.$9000 IN PRIZES (ACQUISITIVE)1st Prize: Canon 5d camera kit with 24-105mm f/4L USM lens, 8gb memory valued at $50002nd Prize: Canon 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM lens valued at $25003rd Prize: Canon 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM lens valued at $1700, plus 10

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A friend of mine who has shown a desire to get into photography for as long as I can remember, is finally going digital! He doesn't want an SLR just for the bulk inconvenience factor... so I've found him the next best thing... the Canon PowerShot G9. Totally manual, RAW capabilities, changeable lenses, beautiful (masculine) design... perfect. Check out the details over at

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So I just started writing my bestie an email when I realised how utterly boring it would be for her. So here it is instead! hehe well it says in the title this is a digital version of a visual diary, I can messily rant in order to sort my thoughts out! It's not as if the net isn't already known for that...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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This is just a rough quickie to compare to the image I presented in the review. Shane (very awesomly) suggested I shift the composition, and give a bit of dodging & burning a go. I'll get back to the Real World photoshop then actually get started on doing this thing properly!Overall though, on this monitor, this v.2 actually looks a lot closer to the print in terms of colour and lighting... so

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The first draft of the new series: (apologies for the shitty colour profile transfer I can't be both'd right now and am in a hurry to go see other reviews!)Self Portrait – Kerrie (The Saboteur)My work often employs themes based around the juxtaposition of order and chaos, in an informational context. However, the process generally reveals an investigation into the psychological meanderings of

jeanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353915838325350830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642973018773898153.post-89087757018899872562008-08-15T10:44:00.006+10:002008-08-15T11:38:51.553+10:00

Just wanted to post the templates I made (kinda - with the help of iWork), in case anyone wanted to use them... I made them in the Mac version of Excel - Numbers... which is much prettier and transfers pretty nastily to Excel. Anyway, you can have either the Numbers, Excel, or a pdf to use or pretend to use. It really does help though so do it!Timeline, semester 2, 2008. Review dates etc, blank

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Of of the most incredible animations/street art I have ever seen! MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

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MacSee the Mac OS X Shortcuts page for a decent list of handy Mac timesavers. My most recent fave... Command+Tab (and Tab again) to alternate between open applications.PhotoshopTrevor over at Trevor Morris Photographics has created a comprehensive 4 page pdf for CS3 for Mac's (and plenty more for older systems and PC's).Otherwise take Shane's lead and use the space on your keyboard keys for what

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I had to write a five year plan for Professional Practice. It was scary. It forced me to overcome a lot of 'hopefully it will work itself out in time' ideas about the future... it forced me to really consider my worth and self-worth... wasn't good timing in terms of confidence. But it really did feel great to finish. Like anytime you realise you have ideas, that you can put into practice if you

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So I've become a bit more interested recently in the idea of self-publishing - not digitally, like this blog... but the old school hard copy, paper style! It's seems a bit like just being an artist - investing a lot (generally) in a project, and then working reasonably independantly to get your work out there. But for more small-scale projects it's a really valid and exciting option.Here's a few

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linkshttps://www.lifelounge.com.au/http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/Symposiums.aspxhttp://www.library.yale.edu/aob/booklinks.htmlhttp://www.tate.org.uk/research/researchservices/library/artistsbooks.htmhttp://umbrellaeditions.com/http://jab.lib.uchicago.edu/http://www.philobiblon.com/bonefolder/http://www.colophon.com/journal/exlibris/http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Crafts/Book_Arts/http://

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What's the difference between a piece of paper and a photograph? We don't often look beyond the literal reading of it and see it for the rest of it's contents. Sometimes we have no choice.I'm a collector. Not surprising, given my interest in photography. It was born out of the desire to collect. To keep a physical, tangible (or digital) file of moments, people, places... memories. Storing,

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Lars and the Real GirlThe story of an emotionally stunted young man who finds salvation in a saintly sex-doll-as-human with community support, has proven to be a difficult premise for many to accept. Why has this story gained so much more resistance than the false realities presented in so many other contemporary films?The initial discomfort in Lars' delusion (other than the uncomfortable truth

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The art show that believes there is life outside the galleries.Marcus Westbury, creator and host of the utterly fantastic ABC series Not Quite Art is working on season 2, and he wants your ideas.From the Facebook group Friends of Marcus' Not Quite Art TV Show:Dear friends of the show,Sorry for the spam but at least i am trying to consolidate these things now.1. If you loved Not Quite Art (or

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Ok so I'm using the term 'official' a bit strongly here. Either way it makes us all feel a bit more special, so why not.So other than the obvious, what are The Fuglies? Well I'm glad you asked...The Fuglies were started as an alternative to the Logies for people who wanted to vote for the worst of what has been on TV in categories that TV Week magazine keep forgetting to add to the Logies voting

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Play your way through the history of video games.How awesome is ACMI!I've been looking at this exhibition the wrong way though. As soon as I heard of it, I thought, perfect, I'm gonna shoot there. But the bigness of that idea has probably prevented me from actually going.I just wanna go and play games! After that, I'll think about whether or not I want to shoot there. My sister's coming down from

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For some reason I only really tend to get clarity and the occasional epiphany around this time of day (night/morning... whatever). I should move to the opposite side of the planet and see what happens.Anyway... I realised why I'm having trouble really visualising the images I want to make (or being comfortable enough with them in my mind to really get started).They have to be self-portraits! Go

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"I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?" --Philip Zimbardo What dictates human behavior? Everything we do is motivated by something... some past experience, association, influence. Why do we do the things we do? Our

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TheatresHiroshi Sugimoto has been working on this project since the 1970's. He takes his large format camera into the theatre and exposes the film for the duration of the screening. It's beautiful.Homepage Art 21

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So I made three prints tonight based on recent location scouting. They really aren't great... but I wanted to make them to keep develop my printing skills. This is what the events of tonight's printing have taught me:- I still have a lot to learn in Photoshop but I'm a lot better since last time. - It may be peaceful and a good work environment at uni in the pm-am... but there's no-one here to

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One of the reasons I started this was blog was to increase my productivity. I suffer from a very unreliable memory, so this is a great way for me to store information that I would like access from later and from somewhere else. I also really want to establish an effective workflow, now, while I'm still at uni, for projects, life, work... everything. For me that involves writing and recording...

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Epson Stylus Photo 2400 Specifications - Epson.co.ukPaper size - WikipediaIf I'm to print a full size A3 print on of of these printers, I can print right to the edge if I choose the right settings in the printer driver? Otherwise the margins are 3mm left/right, 20mm top/bottom.A3 paper: 297mm x 420mm/11.7" x 16.5"I'm not planning on doing this anyway but I think it's important to know the

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This series should be presented in a cinematic style.  I'll obviously have to crop the images fairly heavily if I'm going to shoot with the Hassleblad, less so if large format. Either way, I've gotta decide pretty soon which one to go for, so I can get a better idea in my head about what I want to do. I'm leaning towards cinema - 1.85:1

jeanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353915838325350830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642973018773898153.post-90195434411424366462008-04-26T07:24:00.003+10:002008-04-27T04:08:14.067+10:00

I've decided to open up the interestingess channels and invite posts from special guests.I'll be inviting academics, established and emerging artists, writers, peers and more.The content is up to the author. It would be nice if it related to my project (think 'why do we (especially generation y) feel so compelled to constantly engage in screen-based media?'), but I find everything interesting so

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Since the studio was ready, I borrowed one of the new Broncolor kits with a Hassleblad with a 50mm lens. Very exciting.I packed it all nice and safely into my car (with seatbelts!), and when I got home carefully examined the contents. 3 heads, a softbox, two barn doors, an umbrella and a sync cord.I extended the stands, with the centre column remaining close to the ground, feet out at about 45

jeanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353915838325350830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642973018773898153.post-70921455198894315642008-04-25T22:10:00.009+10:002008-12-09T11:49:45.964+11:00

Darren's week 2 class really inspired me to give lighting a shot. I was scared! Pro lighting gear is expensive, and for people who know what they're doing! But then I realised, I've studied this all before, I understand it, I just have to begin experimenting and putting it into practice... otherwise what's the point. But then the issue of location dampened my excitement. I'd heard on the

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Im trying to establish the foundations for a future business that I can then use to support myself. I've got a wedding in June, and I will learn a lot from it. Until then however, I need to work out the best ways to do this. I haven't yet had a chance to discuss this yet with the bride (who asked for me through a friend), but today I sent her an email.Firstly, I tried to establish a negotiable

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Post in progress.Wedding Phototgraphy on wikitips and techniqueswedding photojournalists associationapple iphoto booksmore on photo books:make theminfo on custom profiling for iphoto booksa useful bloganother less useful blog

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I saw some event photo's of Sapna's yesterday. The use of flash was very effective. She said she uses a Metz flash and often has someone else hold it for her. I think this would be such a great option. If anyone knows much about them, or where and how to get them cheap, let me know. Thanks.

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This post is in progress. It will ideally inform on issues of law, copyright, business, tax, etc. Fun but esssential. Feel free to share your know-how while I research. NAVA's advice centre is a great start.links:Copyright information from the Australian Copyright Council (.pdf's)Creative Commons Australia

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You know when you finally catch onto something and then you hear people refer to it several times that same week? I found Ted. Finally.These are a few of my favourite's so far:Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insightBarry Schwartz: The paradox of choiceSir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?Al Gore: New thinking on the climateAnd a couple more thanks to Kelvin:Blaise Aguera y Arcas:

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Super-cheap diy for the pov & nerdy at instructables.comCigarette pack flash diffuserDIY Photography GelsRemote Shutter Triggers for Canon dSLR's

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I've always struggled with the differences between fine-art, and pop-art (not in the Warhol sense). I should have called this blog "the embarrassingly obvious epiphanies of jean". Or perhaps Künstlerroman. It seems ridiculous to admit it here, especially because I had this same epiphany years ago with cinema. What separates the Lynch's from the Speilberg's. It's quite simple really. It's the

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I hate going to the library. I really like books though. But it's too time-consuming, and there's too many options. The pile gets too big, too heavy, and I tend to attract fines. And its not pretty like Metropolis or Readings or welcoming like Borders. I think a coffee shop would help.Anyway, I went there on Monday. I got Liz Well's Photography Reader, Ansel Adams' The Camera, Caponigro's Adobe

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George Alexander Foundation ScholarshipsOpens 21 Jan Closes 18 April.Successful students will demonstrate academic ability, the will to succeed leadership potential and/ or community involvement. The value of the Scholarship will be $7,500 per annum. Students who take up these Scholarships will undertake to contribute 15 volunteer hours and will receive 5 hours training in leadership and

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Now that I've narrowed the subject matter down to people engaging in screen-based (mostly narrative-driven) activities, I have to deal with the technical realities of it. Many of these devices (mp3 players, cameras, portable gaming consoles & mobile phones) illuminate the face of the viewer. But not well enough for photography in the lighting conditions I want (dark, Crewsonesque). So I'm going

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The following is a list of Melbourne Galleries that I have painstakingly copied & pasted from the FAP site (thanks!). Feel free to add or note in comments.Anna Schwartz Gallery 185 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000(03) 9654-6131Tues-Fri 12.00 to 6.00pm, Sat 1.00 to 5.00pm, groups by appt.mail@annaschwartzgallery.comwww.annaschwartzgallery.comDirector: Anna Schwartz (member of ACGA)Arc One Gallery 45

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The assessment option I have chosen for Professional Practice is to write a proposal to have our work exhibited. We must find a gallery (or festival, platform of any kind) and follow their submission guidelines. This is the beginning of my search.Thursday, May 1 for July 2008 June 2009 Exhibitions Seventh Gallery Inc. 155 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065Tues-Sat 12.00 to 6.00pminfo@

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I'm writing my project proposal. My sister and friend are in the same room watching Buffy. It may seem ironic (or normal!), but I'm really struggling to distract myself from it, or perhaps not allow myself to become distracted.Is it the pretty glow radiating from the screen? The engaging and attention seeking soundtrack? Or because (in JD from Scrubs' words), I'm a self-saboteur? Is it based in

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A Chaotic New World - faqModern western civilisation, especially current generations, are exposed to the biggest height in consumer culture and globalisation in history. The effects have imbedded themselves so extremely in our lives that it’s almost impossible to notice. In fact, we are, in many ways for many reasons, conditioned not to. It reminds me of a saying about trees and the forest.Q. How

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The following images were part of the basis for this idea. It probably started around the time that a friend of mine, who was in her final year of performance studies, was creating an installation based on video works that we worked on together, including an animation from an earlier post. Although the themes are quite different, I can see the link, or perhaps development of this idea from then

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image as a political tool/propoganda|industrial revolution/politics|globalisation/consumerism|mass media/marketing|consumption/identity/psychology|chaos|dissatisfaction/desire for stimulation/escapism

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The Digital Fine Print, Wednesday 9:30-1:30Assessment 1 [25%]: Class Project – Week 4This is a technical competency project to determine each student’s ability to identify and consider aspects of a digital fine print. Students present printed work that demonstrates an ability to make quality prints. Class Project Assessment Criteria: Presentation [25%]: Presented images need to reflect a

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This page will serve as an always updateable reference list. I will include recommendations, as well as things that I want to study, and things that I have studied. I haven't worked out the logistics of it yet but may sort by subject/author/date/status (recommended/read/want to read)... or perhaps I'll colour code in addition. Most other influences are noted as part of the blog but I guess I

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Yesterday evening I headed into the city to meet up with Clover to print our photos for reviews this week. Neither of us had ever used the printers at uni before. I didn't have enough money to buy inks & paper so Clover said I could use hers, and next time she can use mine. Incredibly generous. However, the evening did not get off to a great start. When I got into the city, I realised that I

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The greatest elements of cinema & photography combined. The best definitions are found in this book:Bordwell, David; Thompson, Kristin (2003). Film Art: An Introduction, 6th ed.. New York: McGraw-Hill.I attended a lecture on ambiguity and multiple narrative structures and the changing nature of modern art films or some such title by David Bordwell a few years ago. It was great. I just wanted to

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So I guess being someone who unintentionally seems to thrive on the last minute I probably shouldn't be admitting to it here, since I am likely to use this blog as evidence of research/idea development/inspirations, just like the title suggests. I'm supposed to be selling myself here... but I appreciate honesty more, especially when it comes to creating art.*Sidenote: Tonight on Triple J, John

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Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created to fulfill the creative vision of the artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism and commercial photography. Photojournalism is to promote an editorial point of view. Commercial photography's main focus being to sell a product or service. The final creative reason for a fine art photograph is the photograph itself

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Our Future Was Ours Darren Sylvester 2005 lightjet print, ed. 6 90 x 120cm While I'm thinking about genius artists that I love it's time to give a shout out to one of my all time favourite photographers, Andreas Gursky. He's again someone I really admire. The thing with people like him and Gondry and all your favourite artists is that they have original ideas, incredible and beautiful, yet

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Michel Gondry you're my hero.I saw his clip for The Stones' Like a Rolling Stone again yesterday. It's not my favourite clip but one that's always intrigued me. When I started getting into film and editing a couple of years ago I was under the impression that it was created using two techniques:- 'Bullet Time' from The Matrix; a series of still frames taken simulaneously, then played in sequence

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I was listening to Sunday Night Safran tonight. I love it but I always forget to tune in.Anyway, they were discussing some kind of weird alleged local bakery crime... and segued into a story about a man, who headed down to the scene, with the intention of appearing as an 'extra' on news reports. Mr. Weinstein, from what I gathered, is a curtains & blinds salesman in Carlisle St, Balaclava. He has

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How to avoid the chaos? Avert your gaze.Unititled 1These will be the images I will show in my first review. I've got to clean them up a bit first but this is just for reference. They're not perfect but they're a good starting point.The project's working title is A Chaotic New World, heavily inspired by the classic distopian novel by Aldous Huxley, which is in turn, inspired by Miranda's speech in

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I'm always so overwhelmed by the prospect of creating art. Why should I? Who do I think I am? I don't even know what I want to communicate! I don't have anything new or original to say! And what the hell is art anyway?!!! Am I doing this to punish myself? I'm not even starting on the actual theoretics behind it all. It all makes me crazy... but here I am.Working it all out is so chaotic, it

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This has been harder than I expected. I really thought having this kind of platform would be great for getting all my ideas, thoughts, inspirations, etc down... but I have been unable to tear myself away from the articles I'm reading and sites I'm exploring for long enough to post something! I'm a perfect example of the clichéd MTV generation. But I'm just a hungry little information cow that

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A couple of weeks ago in Professional Practice we watched the Jonathon Jones Art in Reverse DVD. I really enjoyed it... and the relationship between him and his mum was a nice little surprise. The thing that stuck with me more than anything was his embossed paper Poles; it reminded me how much I like paper, minimalism, clean, sharp perfectionism, and blank white. And I loved it when he was

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Something that's been lingering in my mind for a while now is the idea of shooting the viewer... reversing the roles. I shot this maybe a week ago in the very early hours of the morning and had given up on trying to sleep and decided to watch One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It didn't really help in making me feel any saner. But I like the image. I think it was about a 10 second exposure and I

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I made a decision today. Out of all the potential subjects I could shoot for my final year I have decided on portraits; most likely headshots. It started after learning a bit about lighting in Darren's class, and just realising how much I want to explore more in that area. Today I went to a lecture by Les, it was based on digital light and the pitfalls of Photoshop, but also about colour,

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I like seeing others' ideas. But it makes me want them for myself and then the more I see the more depressed I become because how can I ever create something so wonderful?

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