Feedback and Grades for FD201 and FD202

Yesterday I had looked forward to receiving my results for the two projects we had handed in before the Christmas Holiday. I was quite confident that I would pass because I knew that I had worked hard and put my heart and soul into both. I also knew that my images were not as strong as some of the work I had seen by my fellow students, but I was not unduly worried about this.

My feedback was very good. My strengths lie in contextualising my work; Louise (my lecturer) said that the content of my sketch book work was exactly what was expected of me and that I should continue in this vain. We discussed my images and she said that there were stronger images in my sketch book that perhaps I should have used for my final two.

I find it very difficult to choose final images because having looked at them for so long I tend to dismiss images without realising their strengths. Louise also commented that I seem a little hesitant in taking risks with my photographic work and that I should apply the same strategy with my images as I do with my written work. I know that she is right here. I am a little afraid to take risks with my photographs and often worry that the more creative images I shoot are not as good or as appropriate to my subject when in fact they are more so.

I am very hard on myself and as all, or definitely most artists, I am my own worst critic. I dismiss work that could in fact be received well. In future I need to remember this.  I was disappointed with my grades at first, I really want to do well and felt that I did not achieve the standard that I wanted to achieve. However having slept on it, I think that I have done very well to achieve 66% for both assignments and I refuse to beat myself up any longer about not having achieved the 70% or more that I would have liked. I have something to work towards. I will give considerable thought to Louise's comments and I will try in future to take more risks in my photographic work.

I would dearly love to achieve a first in my degree and I am determined to try my utmost best to do this. It is very important to me and I am not afraid of hard work.

This first image is one that Louise pointed out as stronger and more creative. The second image is now one that I think may have been a stronger submission.

Faith

 "A Happy Accident"

Shot on a Lubitel Medium Format Camera (120mm transparency film)

Intended as a double exposure but accidentally has three exposures.

Memories are Made of This

Two separate images shot on Mamiya Prof 67 Medium Format Camera (village shot on transparency; self portait shot on Kodak Porta Negative Film) exposures then layered together.