The first section of
Keith's feedback which draws attention to the work of Nick Ut, Dorothea Lange
and Robert Capa threw me straight away and I quickly realised I had missed an
opportunity with this assignment. These are all documentary photographers and
Keith makes valid points about how cropping, perhaps the simplest form of
photographic manipulation, can greatly alter how we read a photograph and our
perception of the truth it contains.
I was pleased Keith
appreciated me citing Morrissey as an influence as one of my reasons for
including him is that he had, and continues to have a keen interest in how is
worked is packaged and the images that are used to present his work. I think
Keith recognises that I did not have the courage of my convictions here to
discuss the work further. This explains my very technical approach to the
assignment, I think I focussed too much on design rather than exploring the
notion of photography and truth. Keith makes pleasing comments about my ascetic
choices for the cover design but I feel somewhat disappointed with myself here
as I have played safe and not stretched myself to move forward; I have stayed
too much in my comfort zone. If I was to complete this assignment again I think
I would pursue I more purely photographic approach and try to produce a cover
in the style of an artist with a strong visual identity like Morrissey.
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