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This Critical Research Journal is being made as part of an accredited education programme - MA Photography with Falmouth University.
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Chris G Smith
Dec 21, 20212 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - After Photography
Fig.1 Hipplyte Bayard, Self Portrait of the Drowned Man, 1840 On the back of this picture, Hippolyte Bayard had written this text: “The...
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Chris G Smith
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Photography, Power and Others
In photography, there is the exposure triangle which is a great visual learning tool to teach the technicalities of how aperture, ISO and...
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Chris G Smith
Nov 12, 20211 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Nature and Culture
I have always believed that nature was in opposition to man made objects and environments. Although having read an article Nature Gone...
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Chris G Smith
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Audiences and Institutions
Has my audiences had an influence on my image making? The simple answer is yes. In the spaces where I share my work (predominantly on...
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Chris G Smith
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Words and Pictures
So far, I have never deliberately used text as part of my practice, apart from the occasional title for an image. I have so far always...
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Chris G Smith
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Interdisciplinary Practices
This topic was a real struggle for me until I got some advice on how my practice links to other disciplines. My practice at the moment...
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Chris G Smith
Oct 17, 20212 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Authorship and Collaboration
This weeks work was to collaborate on a theme with peers. Initially, I was apprehensive. I have never really enjoyed collaborating but it...
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Chris G Smith
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Reading Photographs
Rowland Barthes Camera Lucida - This title and practitioner keep popping up. New language learned this week: Semiotics - Science of Signs...
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Chris G Smith
Oct 8, 20211 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Methods and Meaning
I've quiet enjoyed looking at examples of Faux Pas within photography. I've seen some that I like and some not so much but it is so...
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Chris G Smith
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Positions and Practice (PHO710) - Mirrors and Windows
Using both a literal mirror and a metaphorical mirror, I created this self portrait to depict "looking but not seeing," or "searching for...
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