In this week's webinar I presented the images I took at the decommissioned factory pig farm and my progress in combining the deadbox imagery with the factory being disassembled. I had already been struggling on how to make this work and sort of had a working set, but my tutor pointed out the obvious; it … Continue reading Week 10 – Work in progress
PHO702: Project Development
Week 9 – Project development
Project development proceeds at a steady pace. I decided to concentrate on creating 8 composite images for my WIP, mostly to prevent having too much work on the go and then not spending enough time on creating the composites at the quality I want to achieve. At the suggestion of my tutor I have been … Continue reading Week 9 – Project development
Week 6 – Project Progress
Managed to get out this weekend and came across a factory pig farm being dismantled. There are government incentives for farmers to move out of the business, which is slowly gathering pace. Incredibly, the buildings are unfit for alternative purposes and have to be cleared away, no up-cycling, only more waste. Factory Pig Farm, Noord … Continue reading Week 6 – Project Progress
Experimenting with Infrared
I am hovering between two related but separate pieces of work, both building on and a continuation of my research project proposal. Many of the local factory farms are in themselves interesting objects to image, they have a distinct unnerving presence which is something I want to see if I can capture. There are a … Continue reading Experimenting with Infrared
Research and progress during the Winter break
During the Winter break between modules, I have been busy with my research project and gathering images while I have some free time. The weather has been reasonable and further exploring the local area has been possible, although the farm tracks are a quagmire in places. I have identified multiple new locations for regular monitoring, … Continue reading Research and progress during the Winter break