My Final Major Project 'Visual Obsession' was a collaborative project with the Cape Town Brief
'Select an aspect of life in the North West that appeals to you photographically . . . representing a positive aspect of life in the North West of England'
so I therefore decided to incorporate my visual obsession, that being my daughter, using a photo-journalistic style of photography, capturing and highlighting a personal, positive aspect of her life as a child . . . although keeping in mind that the final photographs would possibly be exhibited in Cape Town, South Africa depicting life within the North West of England.
For my final images I decided to choose 2 from each photo shoot, therefore creating diversity of the activities and places to which I photographed my daughter around the North West. My style of photography is documentary in the essence that I am seeing moments in time and capturing events as they unfold on the day.
Accrington May Day Fair
'Bouncing Show Off'
Kids are full of energy and love to enjoy themselves. A customary trip to the fair has been evident throughout English culture for decades, it is a fun filled land of entertainment to keeping the children amused during their holidays.
After a group critique in regards to selecting images to be used for exhibition in Cape Town, the images captured on my fair ground shoot were not felt as strongly as others for depicting a sense of British or English culture. Fun fairs can be located throughout the world and visually their is no evidence to state that this image was taken on English soil. However both images have captivated a sentimental and personal, positive aspect of her life as my original 'Visual Obsession' concept stated.
'Say Neigh to Waltzers'
A Easter Monday afternoon in Blackpool
'Line up for your Horse and Carriage Ride'
'The Little Gambler'
Blackpool Images, possibility of being Exhibited in Cape Town
These are two of the images chosen after the group critique to possibly be selected for exhibition in Cape Town. I feel that this may have been due to the representation and cultural visual codes displayed within both images. That being in both images they are displaying Britain as a true multi-rational country, also evident in the lower photograph of people eating customary Fish and Chips along the North West's most famous promenade.
Red, White and Blue Day at St.John's with St.Augustine's Primary School
'Ain't milk brilliant'
The above image was the main one of my images selected at the group critique, funnily enough it being my favourite one of the day also. It depicts Britain's culture perfectly, the patriot flag on the foreground child's tea-shirt to the customary dance around the Maypole
'Shannon in Wonderland'
The images selected above were to symbolize the intention of the organised community event, that being play through learning and discovery. I intended to capture my daughter's movements as she pieced together the puzzles whilst roaming around the historical place of Tatton Park.
A day out to Welly Bob's
My reasoning's to using a ambient lighting pre-set was to give a beautifully lit feel to the overall image. The sunlight symbolizing life as well as the young of both the children and animals. I feel that my decisive moment was perfectly captured, detailing the happiness of the two friends. The image may have been even more successful given I had used a wider angle lens
'Queens of the Castle'
A complete sense of juxtaposition is evident in the respect of detailing British patriotism within this photograph as well as being combined with a visual irony and with the background detailing the North West landscape beyond.
Another of my final images that may be selected to be exhibited in Cape Town, South Africa
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