This information is required for task 1 of
Professional Practice to be presented within your ongoing Professional
Development Portfolio on December the 4th where you will be given
advice on how to move forward with the PDP.
•You must provide research into a minimum of
3 areas of the creative professions. These professions can range from
photographers/curators/picture editing/graphic design/art
buying/printing/retouching/agents/etc etc. This should be coherently presented
on A4 sheets. This is descriptive information about the industries
who/what/where etc.
•One of these areas must be the area you
choose or want to do your work experience/placement within. For example if you
want to work with a curator then provide information on being a curator. If you
want to work with a picture editor provide information on picture editing.
•You must provide coherent typed A4 notes
and personal reflections on 3 of the visiting lecturers who have delivered talks
and seminars within term 1.
•You must make a minimum of 3
contacts/interviews/discussions/dialogue with creative industry professionals.
These can include photographers/writers/artists/curators/picture editors/etc
If you are having any problems please
outline these during the November & December tutorials.
Please refer to the Professional Practice
brief and further information on MY UCA within the Professional Practice unit
folder.
15:15 16:30 Professional Practice. Chris Coekin. This additional session was added to help clarify the deliverables for the first section of this project. It was made clear that the folder had to be hard backed. information from the Visiting Lecturers (VL) had to be coherent and concise and include our personal reflections, and not be just rough notes. WE need to research three areas within the industry, i.e three roles, one of which will be the role we pursue for work placement. Pages are to be A4 printed, with a title page and index. Page separators would appear to be a sensible option and that way sections could be devoted to VLs and research for example. As time progresses we are expected to have three contacts (these are all minimum requirements btw), these can be interviews, and might take the form of e-mails or questionnaires for example. Work experience will start at the beginning of the next term between February and April.
SIMON WALKER -LECTURE TUES 27TH 2.30 Room 806
A further speaker that will help you with your professional practice unit has been added
On Tuesday 27th Nov at 2.30 Simon Walker is giving a lecture. Simon has been a staff photographer on the Times and their News Picture Editor. He'll be talking about his career and area of the industry and particularly about the way technology has changed the working practices of both photographers and publishers in this area. Currently he is CEO of Glopho and he will also be discussing this new company. After the lecture their may be time for a smaller group of students with a particular interest in photojournalism to meet and talk with him.
A rather interesting talk which did include some areas of photography that really interests me, it was also a talk that was used to promote Glopho. Being somewhat older than most in the room, it was interesting to hear about the progression of the technology used within the press. I also have an interest in war corrspondents and photographers, so it was interesting to meet one. Despite a fascination with war photography I can't say that I could ever see myself working in the cut and thrust world of the London press. It was an insight to yet another niche aspect of photography, one that is driven by the pursuit of drama, misery and celebrity. It was clear that politics, censorship, and exposure to the most extreme situations are all to be encountered when you join the press. It's a violent world and that was obvious from the stories about being shot or blown up, and again it's a young man's game. Not so sure about the Glopho concept, but then I'm not a news photographer, I'm a student!
23rd Friday 2012 10:30-13:00 (12:00)
Jo Broughton
At the tender age of seventeen Jo found herself an assisting role in a photographic studio. The first day of work must have been eye opening, when it turned out the studio shot still an moving images of a pornographic nature!
Jo did her BA at UCA Rochester in the first year that UCA ran the course, producing work that was to become her springboard into the industry.
She spent a considerable amount of time shooting her family, and some of this work was picked up upon and published. The work was viewed and requested for publication in 'Hotshoe Magazine' for the 'New Generation' pages. Eventually Jo progressed to doing assisting work on the editorial desk at the observer. Working at the observer for a year led to her considering her own artistic direction which led to a further step, this time in a different direction, into the RCA, which she left in 2002. All the time Jo had been working hard at self promotion and soon found herself producing work she'd never image she would be producing. Frequently using large format cameras Jo financed her studies by working three casual jobs. Continued networking and reviews frequently led to critical acclaim (and some failures). This elevation in status all helped with the next move which was to the Tom Blau gallery. In 2005 Jo was also asked by a contact the the BBC to get involved in a TV series about the changing world of photography and the emergence of new technologies and there impact 'Digital Britain'.
Jo Broughton
At the tender age of seventeen Jo found herself an assisting role in a photographic studio. The first day of work must have been eye opening, when it turned out the studio shot still an moving images of a pornographic nature!
Jo did her BA at UCA Rochester in the first year that UCA ran the course, producing work that was to become her springboard into the industry.
She spent a considerable amount of time shooting her family, and some of this work was picked up upon and published. The work was viewed and requested for publication in 'Hotshoe Magazine' for the 'New Generation' pages. Eventually Jo progressed to doing assisting work on the editorial desk at the observer. Working at the observer for a year led to her considering her own artistic direction which led to a further step, this time in a different direction, into the RCA, which she left in 2002. All the time Jo had been working hard at self promotion and soon found herself producing work she'd never image she would be producing. Frequently using large format cameras Jo financed her studies by working three casual jobs. Continued networking and reviews frequently led to critical acclaim (and some failures). This elevation in status all helped with the next move which was to the Tom Blau gallery. In 2005 Jo was also asked by a contact the the BBC to get involved in a TV series about the changing world of photography and the emergence of new technologies and there impact 'Digital Britain'.
Her list of published works includes images printed in: 'The Independant Magazine', 'Life' 'The Sunday Review', 'Marie Claire'.
Bodies of work include: 'My ex boyfriend's Girlfriends', 'Virgins' and 'Empty Porn Sets'.
Bodies of work include: 'My ex boyfriend's Girlfriends', 'Virgins' and 'Empty Porn Sets'.
Jo recommended the following association: http://www.london-photographic-association.com/index.php
Wed 14th Nov 2012 Artist Talk Professional Practice Andrew Lacon
LT 2 10:00
Optional and something I wanted to do to add some volume to my Professional Practice folder, especially as I am not going to Paris Photo. Andrews talk lasted for less than the advertised 45 minutes. I really liked the way he considered the photograph as object and i especially liked his 90 degree frame and cased image concept. I'll write up the notes as post them when complete.
http://andrewlacon.co.uk/
LT 2 10:00
Optional and something I wanted to do to add some volume to my Professional Practice folder, especially as I am not going to Paris Photo. Andrews talk lasted for less than the advertised 45 minutes. I really liked the way he considered the photograph as object and i especially liked his 90 degree frame and cased image concept. I'll write up the notes as post them when complete.
http://andrewlacon.co.uk/
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