This blog is being made as part of an accredited education programme: MA Photography with Falmouth University
Following on from last weeks webinar with Sophie I have spent the last few days working on a methodology to fit within Nature and Wellbeing theme for my Work in Progress Portfolio (WIP). The challenge still exits where the subject matter is still very large, so I am now further simplifying down. Of the three […]
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For this weeks Forum request, we were asked to think about who our audiences and markets are and to find a way to market and sell one picture. As part of this module, I was inspired to establish and develop a stock sales account as a test for my photography work. This was for all […]
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This week’s webinar has been a complete revelation. I was able to speak with Sophie for around 45 minutes on my work and its direction. I was struggling with finding a common link to the work and an angle that would tie all the images together. I was finding that the collecting of images was […]
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This week the focus was on draft Oral Presentations. I was not able to take part in the session so instead, I focused on looking further into ideas. One of the subjective areas has been the work of Jon Tonks. Especially around his methods of documenting a story through his images. I found his work […]
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These weeks challenge we were tasked with meeting someone new. And the task was to network with others. I feel that this week I shall combine both of these into one. Firstly networking. I chose to develop my online collaboration and find ways of interacting and meeting photographers from all over the world. I recently […]
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This week’s lectures are called Stronger Together .. and that has been very much the case. Following last weeks lows around my creative direction, I looked to revisit some of my old methods of photography. Growing up and over the last few years, I use to take images of what I saw to be interesting, […]
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For this week’s activity, we were asked to create a marketing plan for our practice which covers the next 10 weeks. 1.The marketing plan – draft 1.1 2. The vision The scope of my business idea is to develop a series of images that encompass the life, culture, people and journey of the River Otter […]
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Profound experiences of place. That’s one of the key ambitions for this project. But this week I have struggled to be profound. In fact, I have struggled even to be remotely a photographer. The river, by its very nature, is a big area and the opportunities numerous and at times overwhelming. I am very much […]
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This weeks development work was focused on exploring concepts of underwater photography. I was looking to experiment more around ways to showcase the river from differing angles and bring the viewer into a more hidden world. One they would not normally experience. Inspiration has come from Tanja Deman’s work. In particular her work on Saltwater […]
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As I am new to developing my photography business, I was nervous about conducting this weeks challenge. The concept of starting a viral image, which could then go onto creating issues with new and potential clients was a too greater risk for me at this time, largely as its a small world where I live! […]
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Outside of this week’s challenge I have been looking back through feedback from the last module – Surfaces and Strategies and developing the next stages for my work in progress portfolio. One key area of consideration for me was Yan Wang Preston’s – Mother River. This was the study of the Yangtze River – at over […]
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In this week’s presentations, we looked at the importance of running a business properly to be successful. For the week’s activity, we were asked to think about the following three areas in relation to our own practice: A Mission Statement The Product The Market The following is a summary of my own business: A Mission […]
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Hello, I’m Rob Jones and welcome to my CRJ for the Sustainable Prospects module. Firstly we need to contextualise my practice in order to understand its direction and my aims for my master’s degree. I see my practice fitting within Conservation photography. More specifically the use of photography to connect the viewer to the natural […]
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This is my Oral Presentation for the Surfaces and Strategies module of the Photography MA at Falmouth University – PHO703 17:18 Part Time Study Block – August 2018.
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Rob Jones Photography Critical Research Journal 