Online meetings

PEER CRITIQUE SESSION

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These have been set up and run by another Photography level 3 student

Peer critque session 24.2.24

Shared Peer Padlet: https://oca.padlet.org/robert513937/photography-level-3-critique-sessions-feb-24th-2024-1eiusxdj97joi0hf

This was the first time I have engaged in this group. The timing was good for me as I am currently working on SYP assignment 1, and refining my BOW images so that I can share in open calls and portfolio reviews.

As always it was useful to engage with peers, reflecting on others work and sharing ideas. It gives me some perspective to see and understand what others are working on and being close to open calls and portfolio reviews now being in the seat of a critiquer was useful.

We discussed Jonathan, Kevin and Hilary’s work first. Jonathan’s work is in a naure reserve and is along Land Art lines. Kevin is working with family portraits and identity.

Regarding my work, I prepared a padlet for the process where I set out what I was looking for in the critique of my work:   https://oca.padlet.org/nicola514516/syp-image-edits-of-bow-for-final-output-what-lies-beneath-e4h3uylersvjzysh

Summary of my expectations for the peer critique session: I am finalising my images from my BOW assessment for my final SYP output which will be a book. I would welcome any thoughts on my editing process so far, as set out in the ‘editing board’ post on this padlet.

I gave context for my work by sharing the power point I submitted for BOW. Then shared my editing board for SYP: https://oca.padlet.org/nicola514516/niki-south-syp-editing-board-of-bow-final-portfolio-images-34wrm0q8udo7plnr

We looked first at my main BOW images: 1.3302, 2. 3283, 3. 3305, 4. 3273, 5. 5279, 6. 5607, 7.3259,

After some discussion there was a consensus that if I was looking for images to drop, it should be images 5 (as the lighting is different) and possibly 6, as I thought. It was mentioned there could be some benefit in adding an image or two that offers different aspects of the woodland as image 3 does currently.

The group found it hard to decide on which to swap in but eventually agreed that images that showed extra aspects to the woodland other than predominantly trees would be good. So, I have decided for now to add in possibility images 2 and 3. These were the images that the group consensus felt added some extra woodland context to the other tree images.

SYP images: 1. 3302, 2.3283, 3. 5900, 4. 3273, 5. 3305, 6. 5640, 7, 3259.

Then I shared and we discussed my BOW footnote woodland images and my suggested reworded and edited SYP footnote images. The group were complimentary about my SYP images and couldn’t suggest any changes.

I asked if they though they signposted my work too overtly; the response was that they thought they were necessary and add to the story that I am telling.

All in all a useful sessio which focused and then refined my editing process for my SYP images

PEER HANGOUT: Level 3 and OCA photography post graduates

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This group formed and ran over the past few years and has continued as some have graduated for the others at the final stages of their careers. It is both highly critical and supportive, and has been invaluable to all involved. We also support each other by email outside of the monthly hangouts.

25.1.24

This was my first student led peer hangout since starting SYP this month.

  • We shared our updates.
  • Some have had images accepted for a competition. Neil has had agreement to sea walls as a venue for his BOW as well as the OCA diversity calendar.
  • Miriam Jonathan and myself discussed applying for group funding for a group source  exhibition (AOP Graduate show). Miriam has offered to coordinate.

Those of us that have just received our assessment feedback shared.

  • Lynda and Sue were pleased with their results though I was interested to hear Lynda say she was told her work/blog is too detailed- it gave me heart!
  • Gerald gave detailed feedback about his SYP submission. I noted that he did well tough his work was not finished; he suggested that was as it showed good progression and was work that creates discourse.
  • I noted that Sue devised a questionnaire to send out for assignment 3 for secondary research, using bullet points for ease.
  •  Sue reminded us that we must speak to an audience that doesn’t know anything about the work.

Sue & Lynda suggested:

  • when pitching get your points across briefly – think in bullet points- you need to grab their attention in 3 minutes.
  • Use padlet’s to show progression
  • They did their evaluation as books? For assignment 5
  • For LOs document actual problems.

We discussed useful publications and organisations to apply to for open calls and portfolio reviews:

  • Subart magazine
  • Shutterhub- Karen Harvey recommended as a reviewer. If you join you get 1 free portfolio review a year.
  • Picter.com – join http://submit.picter.com . Set up an account to give details of calls, and after entering a competition it holds your details including images, making it easier to submit to multiple competions.
  • Lens scratch: open calls are free with a donation. They have a section of resources on open calls.
  • I clarified that dpi which is asked for is the dsame as pixels per inches. This I can set as a perameter in photoshop.

I asked for advice on building a website for my work, platforms suggested were:

  • Portfolio.box.net as inexpensive
  • Adobe portfolio is free if you have an adobe subscription with the creative cloud

General advice:

  • Advertise your good news via Instagram
  • Images at galleries are referenced with, medium, paper, size of object plus title date artsi name.

Actions:

  • Join picter.com
  • Checkout Glasgow Gallery photography
  • Checkout David Wyatt and Ariadne Tutor sessions online þ
  • Checkout ‘Free range’ graduate shows
  • Checkout the NEW York portfolio review (14th April -remote). þ Deadline was 31st Jan which was too tight for me.
  • Athens open call deadline 5th Feb too tight.

I need to get myself quickly into position where I can apply for open calls and portfolio reviews.