I have been busy at work and not spent much time on this blog or on my studies :( But have started reading "The photograph" which is a book that accompanied the course material, and have bought MF's "The Photographer's eye" and Annie Leibovitz: "At Work" and a book on Ansel Adams' colour photographs!! I know! AA in colour when he is best known for B&W landscapes.I started Annie's book first for no particular reason. Just browsing through some of her photos and the ones that stand out (at first glance) are the one of Yoko and John with Yoko fully clothed and John Naked and in the foetal position and the ones of the Queen. The ones of the Queen are particularly striking. The Queen and her kingdom. alone. despite the pomp and the ceremony of all the royal garb and the sumptuous background that are the rooms and grounds of Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty's solitude and burden remain no lighter than those of a religious hermit. Very sad. And then skipped to the book on AA in colour. wow. A treasure trove of lost work. well not lost but hidden from general knowledge.
So, my tools (so far) are the coursework material and 4 books. Knowing how i study is not going to make life easier for readers of this blog. In a word: Chaos. I wont read one piece at a time but rather will draw from each at various stages and then from none at others!
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