DPP: Assignment One: Workflow: Tutor Report & Reflection

Financial Centre Station (corrected)

The tutor’s report is in and contains a good bit of useful advice.

Overall a solid first assignment with no major issues and some promising visual approaches to creativity.

At first I thought there wouldn't be much in the way of specific guidance, but the tutor didn't let me down.  To view the original assignment, follow the [link].

DPP: Assignment One: Workflow

The Metro, mirror glass, and me

The Brief

The brief for Assignment One is to construct an effective workflow on a theme of choice leading to the selection of 6-12 images to be presented as an online gallery or as prints. All the steps in the workflow are to be listed and a short comment to be written against each describing what was done. An explanation of how this workflow differs from others' and personal adaptations are to be included. Finally, we are to reflect on how well this assignment meets OCA assessment criteria (essentially, grading our own assignment).

Workshop: The Working Photojournalist (Gulf Photo Plus May 2013)

Yesterday (03 May 2013) I attended the first of a 2-day workshop at Gulf Photo Plus entitled The Working Photojournalist.  The program as advertised is pasted below. 

My initial impression is that while all three speakers had interesting things to say about their experience of being photographers, I did not really learn any skills that can be deployed in current or future photography projects.  In essence, the “workshop” was little more than a chat show with working photographers.

The day ended with participants being given photographic assignments to complete in advance of next week’s lectures.  These were handed out in printed form with instructions about the number and type of images to be provided.  My brief is for 15 photos of the Dubai Metro demonstrating how it is integrated into the life of city.  From several hours of talk, here’s what I learned to help prepare me for my assignment: