Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
I've missed reprting on a couple of weeks, but have now made up. Please have a look:
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7 (this week)
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7 (this week)
Critique Welcomed Three new uploads to my Open Uni Course Blog
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Pete Askew
Admin
Thanks Rob. Interesting and some nice shots too (I especially like the dark macro 'collage'). And now I understand why you did that street crop! Was the calibration section useful?
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
As you might imagine, the course attempts to cover so much in ten short weeks, inevitably some things - in fact most things - will get glossed over. The designers of the course have attempted to give an introduction to the main themes and techniques used throughout the history of photography, and there have been many moments when I felt I needed more information, or time to explore the topic in more depth. Of course, I can do that once the course finishes. Screen calibration is one area. They guided me through various windows to ensure I had my monitor set to the max, but they must have been using an outdated Windows version, as little of it made any connection with my current set up. But I think I found another route to the same end. Certainly, I can see text a little more clearly now...
Despite some frustration with the course, it has focussed my mind on some areas of photography I had been neglecting or had not considered. And I have learned some useful techniques. But best of all is just having someone there, gently pushing me forward - much like this forum, in fact. I don't always like where it takes me, and I don't always like the images I'm producing, but I'm aware that in the long run it will make me a more confident photographer, and that is no bad thing.
Despite some frustration with the course, it has focussed my mind on some areas of photography I had been neglecting or had not considered. And I have learned some useful techniques. But best of all is just having someone there, gently pushing me forward - much like this forum, in fact. I don't always like where it takes me, and I don't always like the images I'm producing, but I'm aware that in the long run it will make me a more confident photographer, and that is no bad thing.
