Log LO4.5

Thoughts and feelings at the beginnings

What interests me about the work

Concerns

How I think the project will turn out

What I hope to learn

Initial ideas in response to the brief

Disciplines I’m likely to use

Skills I will need to use and develop

Important deadlines

Date	Lesson
12/09/11	At the beginning of the introduction to the Commission I was slightly worried as I didn’t know what sort of company I was going to work for. However I am interested in the work because it allows me to make something, which I enjoy doing for a company that earns money and I am interested in seeing what my chosen company would like me to do. I have no concerns at this moment in time. I think the project could potentially turn out well if I’m focused in my work and keep to deadlines. At this stage I don’t have any idea of the potential things that I could learn, therefore I cannot hope to learn something. I find the brief slightly confusing, however I’m sure as the project goes on I will able to understand the brief fully. I am likely to use disciplines such as photography or graphic design.
19/09/11	I felt confident that I could find a company or organisation that would want me to work for them. I’m interested in the idea of being told what to make and see how the final product turns out in the end. At this moment in time I don’t really have any concerns to do with this project. Now that I know roughly what I’m doing and I’ve put in some research into how I’m going to achieve my product I think it will turn out quite well. I hope to learn how to use a camera better so I am able to take photographs of a high standard to achieve high praise for my product. I finally understand the brief and think I will be able to work well to it. I will be using photography to create my product. I also will need to develop my photography skills so that I am able to take good quality photographs.
26/09/11	Today I looked further into the topic of my project with is unstaged photography. By researching more and looking at different pictures of unstaged photography that have been taken by other people, I am highly confident that I will be able to create a product to a high standard. I am now more interested in my project as it involves photography which I already have an interest in therefore I will most likely find the project much more entertaining. I am slightly concerned that I am going to able to finish the project for the final deadline. However this is just a minor concern. I will my project could potentially be really good if I put the right amount of effort and work into it as I can.
3/10/11	Today I started on working on the written work for my project. By doing this it has allowed me to feel more confident in what I am creating for my project and how I am going to achieve this. I will need to develop my photography skills further so that I am able to take some good photographs for my project that people will be able to understand and enjoy looking at. I’m slightly worried about the deadline and if I will be able to finish the project in time, however if I put a lot of effort and time into my project I will most likely be able to finish it.
10/10/11
17/10/11	Today I looked into what kind of target audience I was aiming my project at. Students, teachers and members of the public were my chosen target audience. As there would be members of the public seeing my work I had to look into what would be appropriate to have in my photographs and wouldn’t. By doing this, it has helped me to see what kind of photographs I can actually take and what I need to avoid taking photographs of so someone people do not get the wrong idea about the college or my project. I’m highly confident that my project will go well as I’m almost certain exactly what I need to do and how to achieve it.
31/10/11	Today I started to think about what I’m actually going to take photographs of, whether it is students in lessons, students out of lessons, etc. By doing this I am able to organize myself so I know exactly what I’m doing for my shoot. It also gives me a chance to show the people who I’m working for what kind of ideas I have come up with and if they have any feedback for me, or if I need to improve on my ideas in anyway at all.
7/11/11	Today spent the lesson writing my proposal for my project. After speaking with and getting feedback from the people I am working with I was able to come up with my final idea for my project and develop the idea so that it was of a high standard and so I will be able to actually complete the project. After writing my proposal I feel more confident in knowing what I’m doing and I am now able to plan my shoots and keep up with deadlines.
14/11/11	In this lesson I wrote up a production plan table to allow me to keep track of when, what and where I am taking photographs. This will keep me organized so that I am able to set myself a deadline of when the actual photographs should being taken by. I feel confident that I will be able to take the photographs in time for my deadline.
21/11/11	I spent this lesson putting all my work onto my blog. This helped me to make sure that I haven’t missed out any pieces of work and that I am up to date and my written work is to a high enough standard. Now that I have all of my work up to date as far as I can I am able to concentrate on taking photographs for my project so I am able to finish it on time.
28/11/11	Today I went out and took some photographs of the things that students get up to when they’re not in lessons. Mostly they were either in the library doing work, or socializing outside or in the canteen. By doing this I am also improving my photography skills further and taking some decent photographs. My interest in the project has developed more and more because of the photography side. At this moment in time I am concerned about the written work of the project and whether I will get it finished in time or not.
5/12/11	Today I went out and took some photographs of the things that students get up to when they’re not in lessons. Mostly they were either in the library doing work, or socializing outside or in the canteen. By doing this I am also improving my photography skills further and taking some decent photographs. My interest in the project has developed more and more because of the photography side. At this moment in time I am concerned about the written work of the project and whether I will get it finished in time or not.
12/12/11	Today I went to The Henley Rugby and football club to take photographs of some of the Henley students taking part in rugby. By doing this I was able to see what other kinds of activities students take part in when they’re not in lessons. At this moment in time I am confident that my project will turn out well as I’m starting to get good pictures together. As I’m doing a photography based project, which I already have an interest in, I’m developing my photography skills. As today I had to use shutter speed to be able to capture the rugby players running. I’m confident that I will be able to finish my project on time and produce some good work.
9/1/2011	Today I chose what photographs I wanted to have as my 10 photographs in order for my client to choose which three they wanted to use. I edited these 10 photographs so that they were of better quality. I’m happy with the photographs that I have taken and I’m sure my client will be happy with them also. Editing these photographs has given me the chance to practice my editing skills in order to change the lighting and other imperfections on the photographs.