What do non-photographers make of professional photographers: what are the conceptions and misconceptions?

Only yesterday I was approached regarding photographing an event by a group that I have been involved in doing volunteer work, (non-photography media related work) for over 5 years. My first reaction was cringe – this group does not generally value this service, they marvel at the results but they won’t pay when anyone with any camera,

This weeks forum was about looking at our own practice away from the photography genre to the wider visual arts & beyond & how our own work may be consumed or considered for use.

While there was no one style or one person/artist that springs to mind in terms of what ‘talks to me as art’ I decided to look at film videography.
As discussed in this weeks presentation it can be argued that film represents the past in that it represents the instant of the timeline it was filmed in but film can also carry you away in a swirl of emotion,

I want to hang a sign here saying “OUT of ORDER”! I have a very nasty cold virus.

I’m thankful for the WhatsApp group for the encouragement, useful advise & the feeling that you’re not all alone out there!

I’m struggling with WordPress, & am feeling the pressure to still publish week 1 tasks. I now fully appreciate Jesse’s comment that it is good to be ready to start from the ‘freshers’

Week 1 – Objective: A remake of a recognised image of the world.

While considering the global image & what in my practice would this would constitute I was reminded of a trip to Monument Valley, a place made famous by the pages of National Geographic, Hollywood films, advertising imagery & of course news items on the plight of the Navajo Nation Reservation.

As a child Sunday afternoons were often spent watching Wild West movies &

Week 1 – View from my Window & First Impressions.

Asked to post & share the view from our window & introduce ourselves to our fellow ‘Cromarty’, the  January 2018 intake of ‘cohorts’.
Reflecting on the journey & the task ahead. This first week starts on the same day as a sad family loss – something ends & something begins, that’s life & it wasn’t unexpected but of course it was not without consequence,