Understanding the Client/The Brief

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week 1) 30/09/2019 The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad?" Alice: "I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are". - Lewis Carroll Understanding the Client Brief A …

Bill Brandt

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week Zero) 09/09/2019 "I find the darkroom work most important, as I can finish the composition of a picture only under the enlarger. I do not understand why this is supposed to interfere …

Cindy Sherman

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week Zero) 04/09/2019 American photographer Cindy Sherman is known for her elaborately "disguised" self-portraits that focus on social role-playing and sexual stereotypes. National Portrait Gallery Presents One of the most contemporary, influential important artists …

Roadside Lights

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week Zero) 23/08/2019 "the landscape with the vending machine."- Eiji Ohashi In Between Modules Since starting the MA at Falmouth, I have been introduced to lots of guest lectures, reading so much more …

Submission Deadline

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week 12) 19/08/2019 "I didn't just take the photograph, I made it" Beverley Thomas You did it Yep, I did it. I managed to take part in the #Landing 2019 online exhibition, created …

Production 3

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week 11) 16/08/2019 "Northern Exposure - We paint our own reality and our dreams" Surfaces & Strategies Oral Presentation https://vimeo.com/353421706 https://vimeo.com/353421706 The one thing I am never too keen on is producing is …

Ontology of Photography

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week 11) 14/08/2019 "Photography completely satisfies our appetite for illusion by means of a process of mechanical reproduction in which there is no human agency at work." - Bazin Ontology and the nature …

Untitled

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week 11) 13/08/2019 "A Thousand little Suns" A Thousand little Suns © Martina Lindqvist. 2011. Untitled 05 (A Thousand little Suns) During the next module I will look at Martina Lindqvist's A Thousand …

#Landings 2019

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week 11) 12/08/2019 "That's One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong #LANDINGS 2019 https://www.beverleythomasphotography.uk/northern-exposure What is Landings? Landings is an ‘art-trail’ type collection of self-initiated, small-scale local …

Production 2

Beverley Thomas's Critical Research Journal for Falmouth University MA Photography This blog is being made as part of an accredited educational programme. (Week 10) 09/08/2019 "Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light." - George Eastman Keep Going The Digital Darkroom My book titled Northern Exposure has been sent …