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Weird and Wonderful
Feedback
For my Weird and Wonderful project I got a 2:1 (63) which I am happy with, I know there are some parts that I could improve upon but I...
hannahcranshaw
Feb 11, 20194 min read
Bibliography
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver- Education/Understanding-Sleep#5 https://www.verywellmind.com/facts-about-dreams-27...
hannahcranshaw
Jan 16, 20191 min read
Evaluation
This project has allowed me to become more conceptual with my work allowing me to give my work more meaning than just what was on the...
hannahcranshaw
Jan 15, 20195 min read


Making my book
When it came to creating my book I thought the first step was to decide what I was going to make it out of. I chose to use mount board as...
hannahcranshaw
Jan 12, 20193 min read
Adding Text to My Book
I always knew I wanted text in my book, to add context, but I struggled to find the right thing the write. I didn't want to describe the...
hannahcranshaw
Jan 4, 20191 min read
New Ideas for book
I had a new idea to give the book more context. I am going to do this by adding in images of places people to escape and daydream. I...
hannahcranshaw
Dec 21, 20182 min read


Shoot 5
For this shoot I used a different mirror as it didn't like how traditional the one I currently using was. Like I said in my previous...
hannahcranshaw
Dec 16, 20182 min read


Hannah Starkey Photographs 1997-2007
I decided to revisit the work of Hannah Starkey so that I could get a more in-depth understanding of her work. I looked at her newest...
hannahcranshaw
Dec 12, 20182 min read


Tim Walker
I rediscovered the work of Tim Walker whilst looking through the December 2018 Edition of Vogue. The shoot he did was a collaboration...
hannahcranshaw
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Theory
I chose to look into dreams as I wanted to do a project about dreams as people overlook how weird yet wonderful dreams can be. Everyone...
hannahcranshaw
Dec 8, 20182 min read
Formative Presentation
On the 3rd December we had a formative assessment which required us to present in front of small groups. I didn't enjoy presenting it as...
hannahcranshaw
Dec 4, 20182 min read
Crit with Nicholas J R White
After the talk with Nicholas J R White on the 29th November we had the chance to have a crit session with him. He thought my images were...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 30, 20181 min read


Dreams in Cinema
I wanted to do some research into how dreams are represented in cinema as the brief mentions cinematography. I watched: Inception (2010)...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 29, 20181 min read
Fab lab
On the 26th November we had a quick induction on the laser cutter and the 3D printers in the FabLab. I think they are really interesting...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 28, 20181 min read


Laura El-Tantawy
In my crit with Amak Mahmoodian she suggested that I look at the work of Laura El-Tantawy. Laura El-Tantawy is a British/Egyptian...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 25, 20181 min read


Shoot 4
Expanding on my previous shoot I decided to purchase a light that can change colour so I could try and create more of mood. Also I need...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 20, 20182 min read


Crit with Amak Mahmoodian
Amak Mahmoodian came to talk to us on the 16th November about her work and afterwards we had the opportunity to talk to her about our...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 18, 20181 min read
Book Binding
On the 12th November we had a book binding session as we have to make a book at the end of this project. I am thinking about hand making...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 16, 20182 min read


Duane Michals
In a recent crit session it was Duane Michael is an American photographer born in 1932. He likes to mix images with text to create...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 14, 20181 min read


Maya Deren 'Meshes of the Afternoon'
We had a lecture on moving image on one of them were 'Meshes of the Afternoon' by Maya Deren as it was a very influential piece of...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 12, 20182 min read
Crit with Mohini
On the 8th November I had a tutorial with one of my lectures, we one through my work and talked about how I could improve it. These are...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 10, 20181 min read


Green-screen workshop
On the 5th November we had a green screen workshop, it was so much fun to do. You can do a serious shoot using it but we decided as we...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 7, 20182 min read


Dream Psychology
To help inform my work I decided to look dream psychology I started to read 'The Interpretation of Dreams' by Prof. Dr. Sigmund Freud,...
hannahcranshaw
Nov 5, 20185 min read


Shoot 3
For this shoot I am using one of my housemates as a model as when I talked to her about her dreams I found them really interesting. I...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 30, 20183 min read


Shoot 2 - experiment
In a group crit session we came up with the idea of cracking a mirror and photographing someone in it and replacing some of the shards of...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 23, 20182 min read


Creating a set and narrative
We got the task of creating a set and making a series of images with a narrative in groups with the third years within three hours, to...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 20, 20181 min read


Idea 1
The idea of this shoot was to use a mirror as a portal to dream. I decided to take photos of a mirror placed on a bed and use Photoshop...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Moving Image
In this lecture we looked at moving image to give us an idea of we can create. We got told to think about: What happened before/after the...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 13, 20182 min read


Crit session with Mohini and Tina
We all got told to be more forward with showing work as our work will be stronger after people have given their feedback, you can decide...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 12, 20181 min read


Project Proposal
For my Weird and Wonderful project I am going to be looking at dreams. I want to do a project around dreams as I find them really...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 11, 20181 min read


Initial Artist Research
Cody William Smith Cody William Smith‘s work varies from portraiture to landscape, he has a serious appreciation for the natural scenery...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 10, 20182 min read


Dream Statistics
To help inform my project I have done some brief research into dreams, later on in the project I am going to look into the psychology...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 8, 20181 min read


Initial Ideas
For the PHOT201 assignment the brief is Weird and Wonderful. During the briefing we got shown the work of Hannah Starkey and Gregory...
hannahcranshaw
Oct 5, 20181 min read
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