Jeff Skeoch

"look again" summer project 2008

More "look again photo's"

15/09/2008

The idea here was to take some photographic images inspired by the statement 'look again'.

I was interested in the way advertisements try and capture our attention, and exactly how much effect this indirect form of advertising has on us in our fast paced society.

Quite basic stuff really but i learnt how to mess with the shutter speed and aperture to create some good effects. Some of the shots convey the message quite well with a little help from photoshop!

TUESDAY 30/09/2008

Sketch Day

Field trip number one, a day in Poole Quay to record some images with our sketchbooks and camera' s that capture the atmosphere of the area. For me, as someone who has grown up in Poole this was an interesting concept, i think most people visiting the area for the first time would feel a strong sense of history, nature, development, industry, maybe even style, contemporary living and wealth. This is a fair perception of what the area has become and the image it is trying to portray, but if anyone was to ask me or my friends for a few words to describe what the area means to us as people who grew up here? I would say, fights, trouble, squaddies, drinking, industry, smell, mess and fish. So comparing the two perceptions there is obviously a stark contrast between what Poole Quay was to a teenager who used to get beaten up by Gypsies in the arcade, and what Poole Quay is now with all its cafes, bars and luxury apartments. This is what I tried to concentrate on, the contrast between old and new, dark and light, the positive outlook for the area and the negative reputation it has tried to shake off over the last 20 years.

More Sketches

We also had the chance to capture some images with a camera, experimenting with angles subject matter and texture. I headed down on 2 separate days, one rainy cloudy day and the other a fantastic day with clear sky's. Not only are the atmosphere's of the photo's very different, I also found myself concentrating on different subject once the sun was out and the mood of the place was more optimistic.