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Aesthetics in Still Life
I have been following photographer Brooke Shaden's work and how she has documented her current work on Instagram. I am drawn to the use...
Laura Marsh
Apr 14, 2021
Peer Review Presentations: Feedback and Review
Although I had planned the presentation in the couple of weeks beforehand, I did struggle while recording and I did not feel I had...
Laura Marsh
Mar 26, 2021


Video Presentation and Peer Review
A presentation in preparation for my Critical Review of Practice for Informing Contexts. I will discuss my peer's feedback and review in...
Laura Marsh
Mar 21, 2021


Still Life: Connections to The Body
Maciej Urbanek The Elders, 2012 Marciej Urbanek’s piece The Elders, 2012 is a beautifully dark and textured image of forgotten lemons and...
Laura Marsh
Mar 18, 2021


An Agent for Change?
The main area of interest that stood out to me this week was the events of 9/11. Like many of us, it was my first experience of anything...
Laura Marsh
Mar 16, 2021


Book: Dissemination Thoughts and Practitioner Research
When considering how my work could be disseminated and viewed by audiences, I need to be considering how they would appear or look like...
Laura Marsh
Mar 14, 2021


Are You Drowning Yet?
Looking back on week 6’s feedback and the weeks before from my 1:1’s and webinars, the dissemination of my work has been an area I have...
Laura Marsh
Mar 9, 2021


Aesthetic Influences: Ernst Haas and Irving Penn
Ernst Haas: I have found Ernst Haas use of colour and deep contrast an influence and inspiration for my work. His ability to focus on...
Laura Marsh
Mar 5, 2021


Bodies: The Use of Photography with the Human Body in Relation to Nature and Health
Alicja Brodowicz: Visual Exercises, A Series of Diptychs, 2008 “In nature nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be...
Laura Marsh
Mar 4, 2021


Gazing At Photographs
Fascinating Looks: Voyeurism This subject is one I have not really considered much, although I am unsure why. Within my photography...
Laura Marsh
Feb 25, 2021


Olivia Parker: Signs of Life
Olivia Parker’s work, Signs of Life (1975-1977) looks at the transformation of life and death, the intricate and aesthetically beautiful...
Laura Marsh
Feb 23, 2021


Into The Image world
So Where is The Author now? I have chosen three adverts to discuss in this forum, two of which are of the same brand but only one is made...
Laura Marsh
Feb 18, 2021


Constructed Realities
Subjective Traces, Spaces, Faces, Places Within my own work, I do not construct my images or factor in any fictional elements, this...
Laura Marsh
Feb 13, 2021


The Index and the Icon
A Question of Authenticity We view the photograph as a point of reality within the contexts of the news, TV, and internet images of...
Laura Marsh
Feb 4, 2021


Photography - The Shape Shifter
Considering the contexts in which my practice may operate in, I feel it ultimately depends on how I work. My practice currently could be...
Laura Marsh
Jan 28, 2021


Intent: Moving Forward
Intent looking ahead to Informing Contexts My intent for my research project, currently named Look Down, is aimed at highlighting the...
Laura Marsh
Jan 22, 2021


The Social Photo
Memories and Moments: Pre-module Task The Social Photo by Nathan Jurgenson is a detailed and intriguing look at how social media and...
Laura Marsh
Jan 21, 2021


Human Choices
Pre-module Tasks In his essay Understanding a Photograph, John Berger describes human choices, “A photograph is a result of the...
Laura Marsh
Jan 21, 2021
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