- Pinhole -

My first project at Stockport College was pinhole photography.  My camera was made from a Quality Street tin and loaded with light sensitive paper.  It was completely light tight apart from a tiny pin-sized hole in the lid, this let the light through to create my photographs.  I scanned them in to show you...

- DiP01: Environment -

For this project, I wanted to create a set of images that communicate the feeling of time pulling you forward.  I used movement in my photographs to enhance the feeling of being dragged headfirst into the unknown.  The use of strong leading lines and a vanishing point, have allowed me to force the viewer to see what I want them to see, giving me control over how they look at my photographs.  I shot on location in a place that has a lot of significance to my work and myself. 

The feelings I want to portray within each scene are mystery, confusion and apprehension. 

- Neave -

My first newborn shoot!!! the beautiful Neave Hope, daughter of Matt & Leslie. She was so good! She slept the whole time.

More pics to follow...

- Matt & Leslie -

In the summer I was lucky enough to be able to do myfirst maternity shoot for my brother-in-law and his wife. I had a really good afternoon! The kids are so funny.

Anyway... Here are my favourites...

- End of Year Show -

 This week was the End of Year exhibition, marking the end of my course at Tameside College.  Although I am really sad about leaving, it was quite exciting being part of the show!  Here's the last project I will ever do for Tameside...

“We all start out with a false belief about ourselves. 

Some untrue thing we believe walking through our lives;

I’m not worthy, I’m not lovable, I’m gonna fail. 

Whatever your basic mistaken belief about yourself is,

you form a personality around. 

It’s the grain of sand in the oyster.”

- Jim Carrey -

In my opinion, not only do we form our personalities around these ‘mistaken beliefs’, but we also hide our true selves behind them.  Our insecurities can hold so much power over us that they control who we are and the way we act.  It is the one thing that we all have in common, a ‘mistaken belief’. 

         I want to show my models as they are.   They will all have the same circumstances, making them all equal.  I also want my models to be topless,  so they have nothing to hide behind.  I don’t want to be able to see their eyes in my images.  I want my models to be detached from the viewer to create the feeling that they are hiding something.  I want these images to show that feeling of vulnerability that we all have inside of us. 

         My inspiration for this concept is mainly my own feelings.  My inspiration for the photographs themselves came from looking at the work of Tom Hoops and Quentin Arnaud.  Using different lighting techniques, their portraits enabled their models to hide from the viewer.  

- Izay -

- Birds -