Using a tin can, black plastic, an elastic band and a piece of black tape to cover the hole I had a pin hole camera. While in the dark room, I put a piece of photographic paper around the inside of the can oposite to the hole where the light would come through then attached a piece of thick black plastic over the top using a rubber band making sure also that the piece of tape was covering the hole before I went outside. Once outside I set up the camera 'tin' pointing towards the area I wanted to capture, then holding it still I removed the tape and timed 15 seconds as the sun light was quite good, after that time I stuck the tape back onto the can. Then brought it back to the dark room where it was put through 3 baths to develop before going down a shoot into a water bath where it could then be viewed. The images come out in negative and with a slight fish eye effect because of being curled around the inside of the can.


Using objects and drawing on acetate I created a set up image that I was going to place on top of a piece of photographic paper in the dark room, so when I switched the light on the objects shapes should end up printed on the paper. First I had to do a colour test to check the tones by setting up the machine and adjusting the focus and ............. once it was set I put the timer to 3 seconds and placed the paper under the area where the light would fall. Then using a piece of black card I switched the light on for 3 seconds then when it went off I moved the card over it slightly and switched the light on then repeated this about 6 times moving the card along the paper a little more each time. When I developed the paper I was able to see the different tones that it created so I could choose how long I was going to have the light on the paper for.

Communication Workshops
As part of the workshops we had reading week, three weeks to read subject journals and produce a presentation of the comparison of two related animals, I found this was quite useful as it was easier for me to take out a selection of journals, read and make notes on them at home, then I was able to prepare the presentation and have pleanty of time to work on it.

The following set of workshops involved drawing and performing as a way of showing communication. In the first session we split into two groups, each of us had a large piece of paper and we had to act as a 'tribe' creating a kind of identity for ourselves by drawing something using charcole, but we couldn't use symbols that would represent something such as a cirle and lines as the sun. We then had to move to the other groups piece of work and add something to their piece till they were full. In the following session we spent time in an area taking in the surroundings and atmosphere, then we came back and had to create a short performance piece to act out without using words, from this I learnt the importance of the unspoken communication and how much information you can give or receive without saying anything.

In the next session we were taught the basics of programs, photoshop, powerpoint, and final cut pro. We learnt the history behind things accociated with them why programs like powerpoint would be used. The first film, animation and editing. In photoshop we created a basic montage after learning anf seeing how it's been used in commercial work such as (beatles cover)

Lastly we had three photography workshops, first we worked in the darkroom starting with a pin hole camera and developing the image, then creating an image from layering objects on top the paper. In the second session we focused on self portraits, looking at other artists pieces and learning about different aproaches then working in groups of three we individually came up with an idea for the photo then had to explain what we wanted to the group so they knew what to do with the camera.