Week ending 25/10/19

Reading:

• Mary Ellen Mack – on the Portrait and the Moment
  • Interesting workshop on her thoughts about what makes a portrait work, heavy on the images, light on words – but very informative
• Sian Davey – Looking for Alice
  • Reread – one of the books I am collecting that show images of people with disabilities and how that impacts on their or their families/friends lives

Online:

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artists-share-advice-preventing-burnout?utm_content=st-V-picks&utm_medium=email&utm_source=18238497-nl-ntf&utm_campaign=ntf&fbclid=IwAR1X_aSKpHMhlioIhTk7txw44V0Lmjs1Bg6fhQUBsUvEGXS9JNsk9QUryC8

• about burnout and how to avoid

https://www.bjp-online.com/2019/10/portrait-of-humanity-defying-the-myth/?utm_campaign=Portrait%20of%20Humanity%202019&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=78427269&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8k8Kv2S–hXLmSINoLm4hMAqgkb93VIc–U9X4fHG3In6WfJBbdDxRYG4znQiq4MXlFEaUwk_N11sdWkiBs7HJtZm9OB-hVgM3vFT1lkZn-c6el0s&_hsmi=78427269

• an article about people with disabilities

Photography:

• Initial work up on images of 3 people with some trial runs looking for good viewpoints around our local abbey
• Taking images of 3 people – at the abbey, unfortunately limited by very poor light conditions so very dark inside the abbey, not practical to use a flash even if I had a set up
• Some general images of the abbey to show historical background
• Phone photography of the area and the lovely autumn colour (+ some heavy rain)
• Started working on a long-term project of taking random images of unusual rubbish on the streets – this is for personal interest and as a play project!

Work done:

• Finished initial write up on the aware and summary piece

Thinking:

• Still lacking in mojo so decided just to take pictures rather than thinking about it!
• Considering how to start working on long-term plan on showing mental health and its effects on the families