“Self Knowledge is a lifelong Process” that was the line in my fortune cookie last night!

I thought it was very appropriate as I sit down to try and put my thoughts down in writing.

So first thoughts around the feedback I received from my tutor on Assignment 2 – Collecting:

at first I felt a bit despondent about the comments he made about some of my photos, but having reread the report and tried a couple of his suggestions I’m feeling much more positive.  In fact when I reflect that he has given me quite detailed technical feedback, I am encouraged that he actually thinks I can understand it, so early in the degree journey.

It’s quite a thing to put your work up for expert opinion and when you invest in it so emotionally, it can be a kick in the teeth. However, that is the very reason I am taking this course, to get out of my comfort zone, to push my knowledge and to produce images that I love and am happy to share with others.

I think I need to consider each of Clive’s points and reflect on them before I formulate my response.

I did immediately have a go at one of this suggestions though:

“Image 5 has a similar problem to 2 but not as acute.  The eye is led across the bread as you say but again is denied the interest of what it’s been lead to.  Being sharp from back to front and shot at a more propitious moment for the two figures it would have been a good companion to 1 and 4”.

I definitely do see the difference in the images and I understand Clive’s point about being able to the viewer being able to delve into to different parts of the image at their leisure. I also did an image that pulled back and gave a greater because I liked the reflection in the window.  Not sure which one I’d pick so I might pick up the courage to put them up on the critiques page to see what others think.

On reflection, I now see that the couple at the back of the photo aren’t doing anything that you could call a ‘decisive moment’ hence I am now not really happy with the image at all.