The main worry for me is how to present my work for 'hand in' and what to do with my portfolio. I still want to include my flat collage illustration work as well as the 3d sets I have been creating. So who would be more perfect to ask than Lord Whitney?
So here is the incredibly helpful email I received back from Amy Lord:
"Hi Jadine,
Firstly don't panic! Your work looks lovely and you'll look back at this moment and be all like 'what the hell was I fretting about!' trust me!
I think photography is the key to presenting these things at uni and ready for life in the real world. As you will always need some sort of digital image if you are going to use them on the web or to send to people.
With the subject being jeans it might be quite interesting to look at fashion photography as there are many different styles and you might be able to tie this research into your project I know levis adds have always been quite iconic it might be good to look at these they might spark a style. One suggestion would be to maybe collaborate with a photography student on this - i know that might be hard with everyone so busy at this time of year but they might want some more work for their portfolio too, maybe speak to the photography tutor they might know of someone. It is hard Bek really struggled with this at uni as it's impossible to be good at everything! Finding a photographer is the best bet, maybe even a 2nd year?!?
Another idea if you were thinking of staging an exhibition is to do exactly that and just stage one? All you need is a blank wall and you could set something up as if it was in an exhibition and photograph it? Or display it in a window? not sure where i'm going with this.... just thinking maybe think outside the box a bit...
With your portfolio it will be hard as your piece will probably be a jumble of stuff- like ours- rather than neat finshed one sheet piece of work. Maybe think about creating some sort of mood board/layouts for a project showing the making and designing stages too? we always love seeing that side of thing but then with a nice finished photo. If you want to come over at some point we will have a bit of time i think at the start of May? is that too late?
Hope this helps, feel free to fire over any more questions or pics anytime!
Amy
x"
I think photography is the key to presenting these things at uni and ready for life in the real world. As you will always need some sort of digital image if you are going to use them on the web or to send to people.
With the subject being jeans it might be quite interesting to look at fashion photography as there are many different styles and you might be able to tie this research into your project I know levis adds have always been quite iconic it might be good to look at these they might spark a style. One suggestion would be to maybe collaborate with a photography student on this - i know that might be hard with everyone so busy at this time of year but they might want some more work for their portfolio too, maybe speak to the photography tutor they might know of someone. It is hard Bek really struggled with this at uni as it's impossible to be good at everything! Finding a photographer is the best bet, maybe even a 2nd year?!?
Another idea if you were thinking of staging an exhibition is to do exactly that and just stage one? All you need is a blank wall and you could set something up as if it was in an exhibition and photograph it? Or display it in a window? not sure where i'm going with this.... just thinking maybe think outside the box a bit...
With your portfolio it will be hard as your piece will probably be a jumble of stuff- like ours- rather than neat finshed one sheet piece of work. Maybe think about creating some sort of mood board/layouts for a project showing the making and designing stages too? we always love seeing that side of thing but then with a nice finished photo. If you want to come over at some point we will have a bit of time i think at the start of May? is that too late?
Hope this helps, feel free to fire over any more questions or pics anytime!
Amy
x"
I have gone ahead spoken to the tutor who runs the commercial photography course at university and I have booked some studio time with a 1st year student in a couple of weeks. Sadly it is going to be quite close to my final deadline, but at least I can make sure everything is completely ready and maybe even think of some more ideas. I will have a little bit of time to tweak the images too if necessary. I have been looking at other designers photography work so that I can show the photography student what it is I want.
Image source: http://www.annalomax.com/#/project/creative-review-photography-annual/ [18.04.13]
This Creative Review cover by Anna Lomax is a perfect example to show how I want my work to look. I like the fact you can see the studio space behind. My images are quite crude so I don't mind people being able to see that perhaps there is a piece of string holding something up, or that the floor has a bit of paint on it etc..
Lord Whitney have also said that I can email some of my photographs over to them as soon as they are read. That way, they can let me know what they think and I can act upon any advice given before the deadline.
I have also taken them up on the offer of a portfolio visit in May. The girls have an exciting exhibition in Leeds called Mock and Roll, which will run until the 7th of May- Perfect timing! I can always go and see the show before going to visit their studio.
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