Category: PhotoJournalism

A similar piece to my pitch is Peter Dench piece The British Abroad Peter Dench best known for his decade of work documenting England. He breaks the subject down into manageable sections with a specific theme. He graduated from the University of Derby with a degree in Photographic Studies in 1995 and has been working as a … Continue reading PhotoJournalism Research – Peter Dench

Erin Queenan moved to Leeds a year ago and struggled to find her place, now a year later her confidence has soared, and she gives credit to the city. By Jessica Trays A year ago, Erin moved to Leeds to start University she came from a small village surrounded by countryside and was shocked by … Continue reading Week 6 – Stories from the city – ‘The Reality Of Moving To A Big City’

Aperture Aperture also known as ‘F Stop’ controls the light and how in focus the image is this is also called “depth of field”. The higher the F Stop the smaller the aperture therefore less light is let through and the image will be in a higher focus. The lower the F Stop the more … Continue reading Week 4 – Controlling The Image – Aperture

Social Documentary Social documentary photography is a form of documentary photography, it has its roots in the 19th Century. This type of photography is a recording of what the world and its people currently look like, with a focus on the social aspect of people. Social documentary photography often draws attention to social issues especially … Continue reading Week 3 – Documentary Photography

For this week we practiced taking portraits of each other in the class that can be used as our “author portraits” alongside our stories. We needed to be – close to our subject, use a neutral background and a bright image. Then resize the images to 340 pixels wide. I took this picture of Molly … Continue reading Week 2 – Working with Images – Portraits