I got mugged

This seemed to have quite an impact

We had a session today when we talked about our work on the project we wish to do for the next module of the MA course.  I showed a couple of photographs I had made as part of the experiments I am undertaking with flash photography.  The photographs seemed to go down well however, for whatever reason, most people seemed to think they were something that they not i.e example of something - in this case darkness.  I tried to explain that they were just experiments, which is what we are supposed to be doing, but to no avail.   I am not sure where this experiment in flash is going to lead me, but clearly it has already produced some provocative photographs which has to be encouraging.   There were some useful feedback but I think it is far too soon to restrict the process to some theme or topic.  For now I feel the best way forward is continue the experimentation.

Woman Reading Possession Order - Tom Hunter

Tom Hunter

On a different subject  we had a great talk about counter culture photography by Tom Hunter.  His work developed in trying to counter act the stereo types of people on the margins of society.  Most of the images were interesting but I felt that as he got more mature he had lost some of the edge and anger of his youth, something I suspect we all fall foul of.  Perhaps it was the increased wealth that his work is no doubt bringing him.  One final thought on Hunter, and his world view,  he seems fixated with double glazing  as a mark of the Bourgeoisie.  Many of his references to people with money and paid employment, mortgages etc  seemed to reflect their ability to fit double glazing to their house - which if memory serves me he now has fitted to his house.