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Assignment 3 – Self Portrait: Final Rework

Posted on June 29, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Introduction to Rework Following my tutor’s initial feedback (here) and subsequent conversations I have reworked the presentation of assignment 3 for a second time. I have built on his comments regarding the contact sheet for this series by building in a … Continue reading →

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Assignment 3 Self Portrait

Posted on June 14, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Susan Bright’s (1) argues that the self portrait is a photographic compulsion, an argument supported by the rise of the selfie (see here), but in nearly fifty years of photography I cannot remember taking a single, intentional self portrait. Self portraiture is a … Continue reading →

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Themes in Assignment 3 Self Portrait

Posted on June 14, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

The shadow self portrait has deep roots in the history of art and I wanted to position my series in this context, to reference my images, not just to photographers such as Friedlander, Maier and Stielglitz but to other artists like Renoir and Monet. By connecting my … Continue reading →

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Shadow Self Portrait

Posted on May 19, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Initial thoughts for assignment 3 were to work with reflections, an area I have previously explored with a modicum of success (here), and there did seem to be the opportunity to take this idea further. I briefly researched reflective self … Continue reading →

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