Paradigm Shift

By Denise Jones student number 17763819 There have been thousands of paradigm shifts throughout human history, and even more before our civilization existed. Within class we have looked at several shifts, the following illustrates our thinking for some of the most important ones: Capitalism – This covers a large topic of discussion, one of the

What is a spectacle?

By Denise Jones student number 17763819 Spectacle – A performance or an event that is very impressive and exciting to look at. (Oxford Dictionaries, 2019) Today’s lesson focuses on understanding spectacles. They can be good or bad, the main criteria seems to be public, unorthodox and dramatic. Below are some examples; Flash Mob – is

Critical Review of ‘The digital age reshapes our notion of photography. Not everyone is happy…’

The last 45 years have seen a paradigm shift, one that the International Centre of Photography (ICP) could not possibly imagine at its inception in 1974. There is no doubt that smartphones are rapidly being acquired and used by the majority of the UK’s populace. Thus, it is becoming extremely easy to capture images, edit and

Critical Practices: Paradigms

by 17763819 This blog is a summerisation of several assignments within the year 2 Foundation Photography module at Merthyr Tydfil College. Please use the below links to visit each of the posts: Assignments: “A Critical Review” “Op-ed” “Comparison of two critical essays” “You are the critic” Class Exercises: Paradigm Shift What is a spectacle? Dematerialisation

A critical review

In this part of the module we cover new vision, How to write a critical review Photo journalism Documentation everyday life more writting on this

Analysing and Comparing two critical reviews

The thesis of this essay shall focus on two conflicting arguments – What is the future of photography, the “Decisive Moment” or the “Constant Moment”? According to 17th Century Cardinal de Retz “l n’y a rien dans ce monde qui n’ait un moment decisive”: “There is nothing in this world that does not have a

Op-Ed

“Two steps forward, one step back” Within the past year, the council of Merthyr Tydfil have invested millions of pounds to redevelop the local area. Several buildings are being moved or have been rebuilt e.g. the Bus station and the local College respectively. In addition, the roads therefore have also been readjusted to suit the

Dematerialisation and Post-colonialism

Dematerilisation is a concept that is used throughout a range of industries. Esentially the idea is to replace a physical item with an equivalent substitute. Within photography, a physical photograph cna be replaced with a digital copy. This is a convient for several reasons: Speed – Sharing digital copies around the world is instant. A

Viewers Interpretation

Today’s lesson explored the concept of viewers interpretation. Like beauty, art is subjective to the viewer, each person has their own taste. It’s this perception that set the enormous price on the latest artwork. For example, earlier in the year Banksy’s “Love is in the bin” was in auction. While begin sold a mysterious noise

You are the critic

The overall module really takes you outside your comfort zone, making it a very challenging task. Due to the lack of literacy skills possessed by the photography student it has stretched the boundaries to a new level. From reviewing the course prospectus and comparing the actual contents, the overall expectations are different to the contents