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I know everyone has been going through the ringer lately but what a year I pictured myself finishing my degree, moving in to Manchester...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Feb 20, 2021
- 1 min
Checking In
Well It's been a minute. I've debated starting writing on this blog again for a long time, and I'm not sure what's made me choose now as...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
At-Home Product Photography
Whilst still at university, I focused my spare time on building up my skills and knowledge with product and food photography. I shot...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
Writing for Photograd
Writing is something I have always had an interest in, and a skill I've had from being young - after seeing an advertisement on social...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Entering my Work - Competitions and Online Galleries
In order to try and showcase my work on as many platforms as possible, I have been submitting my work to online galleries. These...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 12, 2020
- 1 min
Zoom Peer Review
During the Easter break, we organised peer review groups amongst ourselves. My group used the sessions to address any problems we saw in...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
Collaborating with a Graphic Designer
I wanted the front cover to be very minimal but still visually appealing to the public eye in order to draw enough attention to my photo...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
Feedback from Tutor
I arranged a zoom call with my tutor, who's speciality and passion is collecting, learning about and publishing photo books. The feedback...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
Makings of my Photo Book
I decided to get out my printed images once more and start the process of visualising the layout of my photo book; pairing and arranging...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
New Work in Self-Isolation
As I've always been drawn to natural lighting, I used the same reasoning whilst creating new images whilst self-isolating. Although I...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 and the Effects on my Practice
Due to the virus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown, I've been unable to create new work in my preferred area (city centre). I will...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Self-teaching Skin Retouching
I wanted to start the process of improving my post-production skills, and so I've started searching online for methods of skin retouching...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Shooting Product with Phase One
Whilst trying to strengthen my skills and knowledge of product photography, I collaborated with another (photography) student and we used...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Bake Sale for Fundraising
As part of funding the costs for our end-of-year catalogue, we organised and conducted a bake sale on the uni campus. The day was very...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Assisting on a Shoot
A friend needed help to make connections, in order to find female farmers for her university project. I managed to find a renowned sheep...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Mar 29, 2020
- 1 min
One-to-one with Tutors
Over the course of several weeks, we were given 30 minute slots to have one-to-one feedback sessions with different tutors, our last...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
Discussions for Catalogue
After several fundraising events, we've now began talking about the making of the catalogue - we looked at previous years copies, for...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Corridor, Queensgate
Considering all feedback given, I wanted my next set of images to have more abstraction and attempt to pair them with any of my current...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Mar 16, 2020
- 1 min
Shooting with Phase One
As I'm trying to expand my portfolio, I decided to try out a new camera whilst photographing some products. Experiencing using the Phase...
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oliviataylorfinaluniyear
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
One-to-one with Ben Weaver
After the lecture, Ben Weaver sat with a small group of students and fave feedback on our work. Whilst seeing mine, Weaver encouraged me...
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