AUtonomies by Jessie Boylan with Emma King

Last week I went to see the latest exhibition at PhotoAccess - AUtonomies by Jessie Boylan with Emma King.

This is a fantastic exhibition and definately a must see! It is on until the 8th March.

http://www.photoaccess.org.au/files/Autonomies.pdf

AUtonomies is about the Intervention in the Northern Territory. Jessie and Emma travelled throughout the Northern Territory in late 2008 and took photographs and recorded oral histories of the people who are most affected by the intervention. I really enjoyed this exhibition and loved listening to the recordings of the people in the communities.

I really liked the way Jessie has photographed the people in their communities. Working at The Australian Institue of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and being an Indigenous person myself, I was really excited about what this exhibition had to offer and how it helps people understand more about the terrible intervention that is still continuing on today...

Frustration!!!!!

Argh....I am wanting to shoot accessories (handbags, shoes, jewellery, hats, scarves etc...) for my studio folio and after spending a rather large amount of money on 'high quality' magazines I have realised that all 'high quality' brands shoot all of their accessories either on extremely simple (black, white, silver, grey) backgrounds or they shoot with models....

I was wanting to shoot with different props in the background but am wanting a theme or something of the like to focus on the item being photographed, ie different props for the background... I cannot find any magazines that provide images with simple but great backgrounds that arent with models or white backgrounds! If anyone knows of any magazines/brochures etc that have images like this please let me know!!

You learn something new everyday!

Whilst doing some research for my small products I stumbled across this little video about Karl Largerfeld...I knew he was a designer and a fashion icon but I didn't realise he was also a renowned photographer!


http://watch.fashiontelevision.com/fashion-icons/designers/karl-lagerfeld/clip99418#clip99418


Although this is probably old news for some, I found this and his work rather interesting...He must be a very busy man!

First Post - woot!

Hmm...first post...I'm excited for this semester!! I was stressing, but now I am quite excited since getting our shot lists! Documentary Location & Small Products/Accessories Studio...I have so many ideas!!

Whilst I was researching for my small products I stumbled over this website, http://www.viewonfashion.com/index.php? which is all fashion related, but I thought it was great! It has alot of great photographs as well as gives you bio's on the designers and photographers etc!

Still deciding on my three events to photograph at the moment and am also currently in the process of talking to the manager at GUESS to see if I can photograph their accessories for my small products..