PEP210 Portraits- Environmental

For the environmental lit portrait i'd really like to set it up at the beach or maybe in a woodland as i enjoy the aesthetics of these locations however a more urban environment may also be very effective depending on the subject.

I am in contact with a Volleyball player which i think would make a great subject for the image. The player could stand back turned to the sea with the ball under her arm and the net to her side at an angle.
I would shoot this image in early evening(golden hour) to capture the beautiful autumn colours. To light the image i would use two lights a key light in front of the player to fully illuminate the front of the subject while having a second light placed behind the player at an angle to act as a rim light, creating some depth within the image. a reflector may also be used to ensure even lighting across the face.

The setup for this image may look something like this without the white backdrop of course.

PEP 210- Sport

The Sport segment of the 12 part portfolio we've been assigned this semester is perhaps the most exciting segment of them all to me. outside of uni sport and portraiture are pretty much my forte and so i'm excited to get out to see various sports and capture some gripping action shots.

So far i have one shoot lined up which may even cover other areas of the brief such as group shots and lit environmental portraits. I've arranged to photograph the Volley ball teams at their next match however no date has been booked thus far.

Volley ball to me sounds like the perfect sport for action shots because of the constant jumping and diving that goes on and the highly expressive faces of the players. For this shoot i'm hoping to shoot low down and capture the moments where the players dive to the sand and dig the ball as they force sand to spray all over. this shot would be great as it would be highly dramatic and the timing would need to be impeccable therefore it would be a great achievement for me and a great addition to my portfolio. other shots could include taller shots of the players spiking the ball over the net and  the teams working together in the fast way that they do.
For the volley ball match i intend to shoot on my 18-140mm lens aswell as a 300mm which would allow me to get some tighter shots of the action although the court isn't that big a 140mm may still feel restricting.

Im also in the process of trying to organize shoots with BMX racers and the FXU Tridents (american football team). the tridents are largely a back up simply because of how late the next game is with it being mid November its definitely not ideal despite how great the shots i could achieve there would be.

PEP160 Reflective Blog

Before the PEP160 brief I have always looked over magazines as a potential path for getting work within the freelance photography sector, focussing more on newspapers and private clients, However, with the new brief being centred around the magazines and the editorial sector specifically I’ve had the opportunity to experiment with my style of work, looking at various genres of content from the high fashion in Vogue to small local stories in Cornwall today and even looking at niche areas of the editorial sector such as Vegan Life. This wide array of genres has given me the chance to try different ideas that I wouldn’t otherwise pursue for a story.

So having looked at many different genres of magazine I decided to try and find 4 stories to capture that are completely different and would suit 4 very different magazines. The original 4 were Bike magazine, Cornwall Today, Vegan Life and Red Magazine all of which are printed magazines that can be found within stores across the UK. After reading several copies of each magazine online and in print I developed a relatively good understanding of the type of content each magazine desires  for example I knew that for bike magazine I would have to find a story that would be entertaining to the adrenaline hungry audience and would require a very clean style with lots of creative lighting and well framed images of bikes, engines and relevant people within the story, I also knew that they used a lot of double page spreads and portraits were often a lot smaller on the page, knowing this would change the way I shot for this piece as it was clear that portraits were less important and that the real focus is on the bikes and the action happening around the people.

The assignment has pushed me out of the comfort of my existing ways of photographing a story and has forced me to try new styles of imagery while I try to frame shots in a way that will allow them to be cropped in a variety of ways later on to better fit the page once I start editing it all together on Adobe Indesign. Since college I’ve always used the basic 5 shots when trying to fully encompass an event or narrative within my photography: establishing image, portrait, detail, action and the wow shot. These five images definitely allow you to give the audience a pretty good understanding of the story you are trying to convey provided you get the composition, lighting, etc correct, however shooting for a specific magazine in mind took my shooting to another level as it forced me to consider more factors when deciding what to capture. This has got me to slow down a bit when shooting as i had to consider whether or not the image I’m attempting would suit my client’s needs. One thing I noticed about the images I was shooting was that I had started to develop the habit of stepping back more from the subject to allow for negative space that could be used for headlines and text.

Before this unit I have only ever used bridge and photoshop for producing my work for hand in and so I have enjoyed getting to grips with new software this term. Indesign is one of adobe’s products that I haven’t ever thought about learning before now however I now know it is a mere essential to have in my arsenal when I finish university and go out in the real world. I have struggled quite a lot with this software because it isn’t as intuitive as other adobe software which has led me to spend a lot of time on Lynda.com and Youtube as I try to figure out how things are done. Admittedly the spreads I produced are not exactly how I desired them to turn out especially my spring/summer fashion piece which when printed had cut off the top of the text despite the fact that my text fit into the frame on Indesign and I also feel that my spread titled “is veganism viable” could have been vastly improved with some more time spent looking at different design techniques. More specifically I have a circle in the middle of some text that contains an outtake from the main bulk of the text as I found this was something which voxx magazine, the target magazine was quite typical for their designs, However, having looked back at this part of that article it lacks any design and is almost as if the text was just placed there without much thought. Another improvement that could be made for the article is the title. The title for “is veganism viable” was printed in black ink which looked great on the screen however my screen has quite a low contrast in comparison to what is printed and so the piece would greatly benefit from being checked on a calibrated screen to ensure that there wasn’t too many shadow tones surrounding the title text. To fix this issue I also could have taken a sample of the colours in the image and utilized one of those for the colour of the text which may have helped the text stand out a bit better rather than blending the background and the text together. As far as the content for this article such as the images I feel that there is room for something more. All three of the images featured in the piece are food photography which is definitely relevant considering the subject however it doesn’t completely capture my experience of spending a week living on a plant based diet. In my opinion the images lack context for example they could have been placed in any food magazine under an umbrella of different scenarios. If I were to re-shoot this article I would focus on capturing the wider view of the story from me taking the time to learn about veganism through my friend and the magazines and books he gave me to the preparation of the food. To a degree I feel that the text within this piece does help recover some of the lost information from the images however it focuses mostly on nutrition rather my experience and the story of my journey.

 Spring/Summer fashion with little ellie mai is a piece I shot while considering two different approaches to the story on the one hand I was going to do a profile of Ellie which would explore her story about being a fashion, lifestyle and theatre blogger however on the other hand I was also looking at completely disregarding that part and focussing solely on the fashion much more like a piece for Elle or Vogue. However from the very start I knew that red magazine was the target editorial space for the story mainly because of how flexible it is for content, for example, Red magazine have a spotlight area within the magazine which looks more at the person in question and gives them the chance to talk a little about themselves and their opinions while being accompanied with high quality fashion style images but they also have other areas of the magazine which focus much more on just the fashion with text down the middle of the page and lots of smaller images depicting products and clothing etc placed around the text at angles almost like a mood board of that seasons fashion. In the end I decided that as a photographer I much preferred the spotlight section of the magazines with large glossy professionally captured portraits. The final product ended up being almost exactly how I hoped except for the text cut off at the top due to some cropping from the printer. I particularly enjoy the large double page spread of Ellie stood on the rocks with flowers laying on the ground as this provided an abundance of negative space for text and titles.

The other two pieces I produced where “The death of the high street” which focused on capturing a local story that looked at the impact of introducing large corporate business into small towns as well as the effect of business rates on the high street. The other story I used was almost like a profile looking at an up and coming group in the plant based food industry that has been featured in some of the smaller news outlets. The story was aimed at Vegan Life because they haven’t featured AllPlants yet and none of the vegan magazines have done a story of more than a single page on this young business yet despite the huge leaps they are taking to push the industry and so I thought it might make for an interesting story to approach them with.

Overall PEP160 has definitely been one of the largest learning curves for me throughout the first year and I have learnt a lot about the industry through completing the work however I am still not completely competent with Indesign and so i am considering doing the Indesign adobe qualification to provide me with a better understanding of the software. 

Elena Shumilova

Elena Shumilova was my biggest inspiration for the relationship brief. To provide some background she is a russian mother of a young child whom loves to get outside and adores playing with their pets. The images Elena produces are some of the most aesthetic portraits iv'e ever seen with incredibly soft and creative lighting she almost tells the story without the model and props. The depth of field plays a huge part in some of her photos as she creates the balance between isolating her subjects and capturing the surrounding environment in order to capture the full narrative around the relationships in the images.With her main focus on the relationship between animals and children the images played a big part in the way i shot with Freja and Bella. However one thing that Elena has utilized that i failed to do so was shooting within the golden hour. The ambient lighting in Elena's images is warm and the shadows are soft which is key to producing that aesthetic however when i shot my photos i just missed golden hour and so the lighting was a little more harsh.

All Plants

While i was in London a few weeks ago i made contact with a young company called "allplants"whom  started up in 2016 producing a range of vegan frozen meals. I found this business to have an interesting story because of its beliefs and goals, The food produced by all plants is completely preservative and chemical free as they literally only use plants within the recipes and they also use completely recyclable packaging and encouraging customers to send back the boxes used for shipping so that they can be re-used.On the day of the shoot the i was met by the two founders of the business whom took me for a tour of the facility and then let me loose to explore and capture the story. The first image i captured(as seen above) was a portrait of the two founders JP and Alex.The two guys were alot of fun and incredibly passionate and so i wanted to capture that within the portrait.being in the middle of an industrial estate in seven sisters london i was unable to get them outside which was unfortunate as i feel that a more exciting location would have made for a great opening portrait to the story.despite this i do feel that the white background will be useful within an editorial context for PEP160 as it provides me with negative space to place text.

On the day that i was there the kitchen was mostly empty as it was the tasting day which meant that one of each meal they produced that week is cooked and the team were tasting them to ensure the dish is right.
 The images i achieved at this shoot were not 100% what i was aiming for however i do feel that as an editorial piece i have enough content to produce 2 double page spreads.

Pal Hansen

By far one of the best lectures we had during London week came from Pal Hansen and his assistant.
Pal was the first guest lecture of the week and it was incredibly refreshing to have a guest lecture that wasn't there to simply sell us his new book at the end. He discussed the importance of personal projects outside of our work as a way to fuel our ambition and creativity.He believes in personal projects as being a great way to produce meaningful work that you can then take and show to potential clients and employers.
Pal later explained that it is important to lose out attachment to social media for pushing or work into the world, everyone does that nowadays and so the it is essential to find fresh creative ways to stand out from the crowd. He suggested that going to the effort of travelling to showcase your work in person with a nice printed portfolio is now rare and will surely put you out there as it isn't the mass audience and lots of clicks and likes you need to worry about as a freelance its making sure that the right people see your work. the kind of people that can actually pay you and give you jobs in the future.

Further more pal discussed the importance of a diverse skill set in today's world it simpy isn't enough to be a good photographer,employers need someone they can trust to do several things such as the writing or videography that may need to accompany the images you shoot. although the client will often only commission you for one of those skills at any one time it provides you with more opportunities to be commissioned

I also learn't that in order for me to become successful in my field i am going to need to spend a lot of time practicing and honing my social skills as this is a crucial skill when it comes to getting your subject to open up and provide a more authentic depiction of your subject.

Finally Pal gave the stage to his assistant for a while.Pat(Pals assistant) explained that assisting jobs are priceless gifts allowing you to get paid while providing you time to learn from a professional until your ready to move on and work for yourself.He reminded us to make sure we know what we are worth as it is easy to be taken advantage of by some professionals but that we should also be prepared to work exceedingly hard.

London Week, 5 picture story

London was amazing with so many potential subjects to photograph i could've shot every assignment while i was there!.

For the 5 picture story i wanted to capture the unseen side of london. Having never been to london before that week i was able to look at london from an outsiders perspective because nothing was familiar to me even down to the culture and lifestyle.For the final 5 images i took to the streets to find something which i simply wasnt expecting based on the stories and stereotypes of london that i have been told. Early on Thursday morning i discovered a small corner of london just off of Brick lane called the nomadic garden, i instantly began shooting it, with no one about i couldn't capture any portraits to help tel the story. instead i focused on capturing 5 images which provided an insight into the gardens which were more like an exhibition for incredibly artistic individuals that needed an outlet to display their work.from graffiti to sculptures made from all manner of objects to make shift buildings there was something new around every corner.

The 5 images i chose are a mere peek into the diverse range of things i captured while there. with such a hipster vibe around the location i would be interested in returning when there are people there to capture the full story as i find the small spaces in a place like london can often be the most interesting. once you get off the beaten track, that's when the real stories begin to piece together 

SDA- Health of the Highstreet in Cornwall

With a keen interest in the news and things that are not just effecting large aspects of the country but also having a detrimental effect on a local level i have been researching and tracking changes in the high street since Christmas and have found that countless local small business' loved by the local people are being forced to close die to hikes in business rates,rents and the increase in large corporate business' that can charge far less than any local business can dream of.
I first visited "Party Zone" in January of this year which i have talked about in previous posts and since then have found a recurrence of the same story from business to business and not just in one market for example cafe's, fancy dress shops, bridal dress companies have all been effected by the same two or three factors and the list can go on.

Last week i visited a sweet shop in Falmouth called "the chocolate box" this time i found that the story again related to corporate competition that they simply compete with any longer. The owners of the business have agreed to an interview over email to ensure that they can get there message out there within the editorial section of the SDA which will be presented to various Cornwall focused magazines such as Cornwall live.
In hind sight i definitely should taken a flash with me to this shoot as the lighting in the shop was incredibly poor and the large windows didn't provide enough ambient light as they were covered over with large closing down stickers.

Spring/Summer fashion second shoot

After the first shoot i learn't a lot about lighting, composition and ensuring location conveyed the correct connotations to fit the theme.
The second shoot was carried out at Pendennis point on a hot, sunny day and despite waiting until 4pm to shoot the sun was still high in the sky and was producing some harsh shadows while also causing my model to squint although that was partly the fault of the strong winds present at the coast on the day.

The shoot consisted of two different outfits which both me and the model/fashion blogger agreed where suitable for a spring/summer article. we tried several locations for shooting to create diversity within the work and also find various lighting scenarios.
Throughout the shoot i experimented with different compositions as i was baring in mind that the images where to be used in an editorial context which allowed me to try compositions which may not otherwise work such as the image seen below. This image would usually contain too much negative space to be considered as a final shot or atleast for me, However the extreme volume of negative space in this context allows for headlines, interviews and intros. My only issue with this image would be the pose which while shooting became un avoidable because of the wind.We tried multiple poses but this was the only one which looked remotely natural and comfortable for both the model and the audience

This next image is one which i have mixed feelings about from a technical stand point.The aim for this image was to create something which could work as a double page spread and also be cropped into to work as a tighter portrait if required and from that idea it totally works however, because of the sunlight there were some harsh shadows casting across the model which usually i could easily blow out by simply using some fill flash. This image though was shot between 150-300mm meaning that i was stood quite a way back from the model in order to capture this composition using the aperture settings i desired meaning that even with some fill flash added it simply didn't make too much of a difference because of inverse square law.I also tried to use the flash a slave however this didn't seem to work which is something for me to practice before future shoots. So my problem with this image is the distracting shadows which cover the clothing and the models face and will be something i discuss with my lecturers.

I will leave this blog post with just a few more examples of images from the shoot.

Spring/Summer Fashion

PEP160 has me experimenting with many different genres within photography as i try to find my niche.So this week i have been doing a shoot based around fashion designed for fashion magazines such as Vogue. The shoot for this editorial piece is happening in two parts.the first part of the shoot being the content within this blog where i met up with a popular fashion blogger to photograph one outfit in the woods in order to bring a sense of adventure and create a more aesthetic scene for portraying the idealized vision the magazines portray.

so my idea for this shoot was to combine ambient light with a hint of fill flash to create soft aesthetic images that compliment the clothing in order to work successfully as a fashion editorial set. I looked at posing and location to create narrative and the colour pallet for the shoot was picked out by Ellie after i had briefed her on the exactly what i was aiming for

Relationships- Freja and Bella visit Kennall Vale

Kennall Vale nature reserve , Cornwall, UK,, 26/02/17

This weekend i decided to crack on and shoot my relationships assignment and so i contacted my model and we met in the beautiful setting of Kennall vale nature reserve. The setting was perfect, the winding river and the abandoned old mills created a real sense of adventure which was great for capturing emotive images that portrayed the relationship between my model and her pet spaniel Bella.
Despite the weather being a little overcast i found that there was a good opportunity for portraits as the trees weren't casting shadows all over the model or causing her and the dog to squint.

The biggest challenge that i encountered while doing this shoot was keeping up with Bella, being an excited puppy she was running all over the place which took me a few moments to get used to, however once i did i think i really started to capture some interesting images that depict a connection between the two subjects.
I also stepped away from the relationship photos and practiced panning techniques which i also feel turned out quite well

Overall i captured a lot of  images for the relationship and so its quite a challenge for me to edit it down to 5 however i will show a few of them below.

This is one of my favourite images from the shoot because it really has everything i was trying to capture. Firstly and most obviously is the connection between the two subjects, due to the facial expression and the body language i have captured a really telling moment about the relationship that Freja has with Bella. I also really enjoy the lighting within the images as it is very flattering on the subjects and has produced a beautiful background when combined with depth of field. Composition is another good quality of this image as i really draws your eye around the frame while capturing the relationship and bringing in some context using background .

While this image isn't a candid moment of the relationship between the two subjects i do feel that it is successful as an image for this brief as it kind of acts as your formal portrait within the set however it has a bit of flavour to help project the narrative more effectively. I found as the shoot went on i started to enjoy more an more shots like this where i was finding interesting ways to place my subjects within the environment adding further context to the narrative im trying to create.

For this image i wanted to step back from my subject a little therefore i had the ability to capture a main theme that can be found within the relationship which is adventure. Being a conservation student Freja often enjoys taking her dog all over to explore new places. Kennall vale is one of her favourite places to go with Bella and so i decided this would be a fitting location for the shoot if i am to capture the relationship most effectively.

This image was captured towards the end of the shoot when Bella was all muddy from running around the woods and the old buildings for a few hours and so Freja was trying to get Bella to clean off in the river and so i decided to take some photos as she promised her treats if she went in the water to wash the mud out of her fur.

Lottie Davies

Lottie Davies was our guest lecture a few days ago and i found this to be one of the best ones weve had so far. many of the guest lectures simply show us too many images to process before promoting their latest book and giving us some information that often times wont apply to us until we actually have a name within the industry.

Lottie was completely different. the content provided on the powerpoint seemed not to be a random compilation of the images she had captured throughout her career but they told a story. i found it interesting to see the various types of work that she had created and where these personal projects had led. it proved to me that the ideas which i often brush off because i cant see an audience are often some of the ideas which will bring you the most work in the future. I think that some of the advice which was given is some of the most helpful so far for example, the methods which lottie has used to make her way into the industry through small projects and working as an assistant etc, this is a realistic model which i feel any budding photographer could roughly follow to a degree and find some sort of success.

Feedback

So the first term ended and i recently got my feedback which i am to take into account and further improve my work, this post is really just a document that compiles all of this feedback so that i can easily look back and remind myself of the areas i need to work on.

The first piece of feedback which is quite clear is that i need to work on a calibrated monitor as the images that i have produced, many of them are either too dark from post production or have colour casts which diminish how effective the images are. Working on a calibrated monitor would allow me to accurately see the images with a realistic representation of colour and tones.

I also need to consider my lighting more so that i can produce images which are not only composed correctly but also have an aesthetic and effective quality of light so that my semiotics can be more accurately expressed.

In terms of my presentation skills i am in need of some great improvements which i knew right from the get go that this was the case.
My interaction with the audience was minimal, my thoughts were all over the place and the presentation lacked pace and effective delivery. the information was all there it was just the way that i presented the information which was flawed and so this is an area i need to work on and practice.

When it came to my professional studies i feel i did pretty good however i received some confusing feedback regarding my bio which states that i need to have a third person bio in the about me section. the about me section of my website has always been third person and so this is something which i need to ask about. other than that the main thing i need to look at is my CV the language used within my CV  could be tightened up  little to ensure i can get the most out of the things i have put on it.
I have also been informed of some typos within my website. i will strive to fix this as son as possible.

PEP 160

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I am really excited for this new assignment which we have been given around the production of an editorial piece.

4 client specific projects one of which is to be my self directed piece which is also to be used in PEP 140.

This is the direction i feel i will go once i complete this course and move into the real world and so i find this interesting while giving me a chance to experiment with my content and find my niche'.
I am a lover of magazines and so there are so many that spring to mind when i begin trying to find the magazines which interest me for this piece however when looking at magazines that might suit the area of photography that i enjoy i find it much easier to narrow down.

Motorcycle news is a must for me i am an avid lover of the motor sport world and regularly read this magazine/paper which covers everything motorbike related that is happening in the industry.
Aswell as loving to read about and watch motorcycles one of my most captured subjects is motorcycles therefore i will definitely be looking at this magazine for PEP 160

https://www.isubscribe.co.uk/Motorcycle-News-Magazine-Subscription.cfm

Although i read national geographic magazine almost every month and it would be a dream of mine to one day work for them i do not think that for this assignment i will be looking at this magazine as it is too obvious and shall not push me beyond my comfort zone.

Being a man im sure there must be something in the male magazines such as GQ magazine that i would find interesting enough to pursue working for. This magazine focuses on men and the trends and topics which most men would find either relatable  or interesting to read about such as Fashion, lifestyle, grooming, news and culture

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/magazine

I will be looking at much smaller produced magazines and online publications as i continue my research into this topic, i intend to look at things such as Pighouse Pictures because of its focus on images within its content.

Plymouth 24hr shoot

With Plymouth only a couple of weeks away i have been conducting some research into the city and some of the things around it. So far my ideas for the 5 images are very limited as research is one area in which i need to improve and become more proficient.

While studying this town which i have never been to or known anything about iv'e noticed there is quite a long coastline.There is an island just off this coast and as expected there is a ferry which runs between the island and the city this could be part of one of my ideas. i could contact the ferry and see if they would be interested in having capture some images of exactly what they do and the narrative that lays within their work. This could work for a 5 image story about Plymouth as this ferry is important for the tourism within Plymouth.

I also found that there is an old lighthouse on the coastline of Plymouth. this probably  doesn't have enough potential content to work for a 5 picture story however it is just a thought ive had while conducting my research.

Iv'e considered looking into getting access to the coastguard and spending time capturing their work however i do not feel that this is really a piece that would highlight Plymouth therefore i am unlikely to pursue this direction.

I am certain that there are many more ideas that will come to me over these next few weeks as i continue my search for content and so i shall produce another blog post regarding any more ideas which may come to me.

The relationship Idea generation

The relationship

Since researching countless photographers and art works centered around relationship i have a few ideas on how i might go about shooting this assignment.

My first idea is to create a set of 5 images which follow a pair of brothers hrough " a day in the life" this would create a set theme and a sense of consistency throughout my images while still providing me with the opportunity to capture 5 different relationship that the brothers may come across throughout a day.
for example my images my be something like this:

• brotherhood
• one of the bothers with his girlfriend
• brothers spending time with friends
• one of the brothers conversing with a shop owner they see regularly
• spending time with a pet

For this idea i already have permission from my friends which are twins and so i will be shooting this within the up coming weeks.

My second idea is more simple and would simply comprise of 5 images which capture the relationship that people have with their pets. taking inspiration fro john liot's dogs of Falmouth i would be capturing not only the dogs but also the owners and the connection which they share.

 for this idea i would have to take to the streets and push my self out of my comfort zone. 

To sea again: Faraz PJ

So recently i was conducting research into relationships and the different types of relationships that can be found all around us which make for an interesting photo essay.
I stumbled across a piece that was captured in my home town Grimsby. To sea again by Faraz PJ  takes a peak at the lives of the fisherman who once prospered in the worlds largest fishing port that i myself call home. The piece delves deep into the east marsh estate in an area of grimsby many will avoid for fear of the own safety and damage to their propery however what Faraz has found in this area is the part charity run building named "the square" where the ex-fisherman live out the rest of their lives with very little money. However it is not the back story that i find most intriguing about this piece of work but the relationships that can be seen depicted on each image.
The age old friendships captured bring character to the images and add a sense of humor and life to an image that would otherwise be quite dark and serious when a viewer understands the narrative behind the image.

the images and full story can be found in the link below :

http://www.boomson.com/grimsby/xtm89e45hqmrm5r18ho38bp3lvzemm

Seacole: Chris Killip

Between 1983 and 1984 Chris Killip visited a small community several times in order to document their activities. When Killip arrived at Lynemouth in the north east side of the UK he discovered a close knit, hardworking community that was making a living from collecting the coal found along the coastline and selling it.

Killips images focus not only on the manual labor but also the families, the children and the life style that they had built for them selves.The images depict relationships and just how reliant the community is on one another. The depictions in Seacole portray the relationship the workers have with their horses and the roles that they each play as they carry out the miserable and laboring work.

Some of the images which i felt were interesting where the ones which looked away from the action and focused back onto the families with depictions of the workers spending time with their children along with the establishing images of hovels and caravans in which they lived. As poor as they may have been the images of the children are all very positive showing the children performing for the camera and laughing as they do so.

The diverse range of relationships within this photo book are what bind it all together and the story of the seacole has been clearly demonstrated.

Further more i find this work to be of great inspiration for my own project that is to be based around relationships. If i were not to focus on workers then their are still some fantastic aspects of the work that i could translate into almost any documentary piece.

Party Zone

On the 20th January 2017 "Party Zone" Falmouth's  only fancy dress shop is closing its doors for the final time. After 8 years Lawrence Fenton has made the decision to close the store as it is no longer deemed profitable.

For the past 8 years Party Zone has had steady business supported by the booming student presence that has only increased in recent years. Mr Fenton told me that it wasn't the lack of customers that forced this decision but instead the drastic fluctuation in business rates put in place by the Cornwall council

.With a steady increase in previous years the rates took a massive step forward for 2017 increasing the costs from £27,000 to £31,000 meaning that the business would be paying almost  £1000 per week just to simply keep its doors open.

With court cases being cancelled left right and center Mr Fenton concluded that the closure of the store is the best option at this time and has a sale on all through the week up until its closure date on the 20th

.Mr Fenton said "With the massive hikes in business rates it wont be long before shops on the high street will be a thing of the past especially in small towns such as Falmouth where the revenue is reliant on the students which in recent times haven't been staying during the holiday months"