the IMPOSSIBLE project

I went to manchester on Thursday and found this amazing second hand camera shop by accident. The camera choice was amazing and they had so much specialist equipment & lenes. I bourght a book on black & white developing book and got their card for future reference.

The staff were telling me about the impossible project which has bourght the rights to make poloroid and ive had a little look into their work. It's very interesting & great to see people who care about the product taking it back to basics.

http://www.the-impossible-project.com/projects/about


The same day i had my interview with boohoo.com and I really really hope i get the role as it seems like an amazing company thats expanding and has opportunities. So fingers crossed!

This weeks Work

I've produced a lot of material over the last two weeks having done four shoots and collating all the imagery I'm really pleased. I emailed Max to see him today but had no reply, in fact i emailed him yesterday with no reply!

I have videod the whole pool and just sections. the best portrait was when the swimmer was really pushing it so i thought i could ask them to do 5 lengths so they are genuinel tired. There faces were not portraying enough for me!

I'm pleased with the black and white though and getting them printed properly saves time and worry as I know they will work! Andy gave me some really good feedback and suggested i take a look at Bill Viola, Reflecting Pool, video. Its a way of making it about art and not swimming and i can consider incorporating both I guess.

I have my interview with Boohoo tommorrow in Manchester and then my lesson on Friday Morning. I will go and see the video technician after as i cant really do anything on my work over the weekend. Saying that Im working this weekend so i doubt I'd get much done.


Right best do some more preparation for my interview and heres a sneak peak at my video....

the start of it....

www.wix.com/natalietheobald/natalietheobald

My Website

Im just working on my website through www.wix.com and its going really well. Im using a template but I love it and Im really pleased with it so far. I have an interview this week and I just want it finished. I'll post a link once its finished and im going to add some more imagery from old work once I have it. Thats the problem with having an old PC a lot of the work is on there and I want to use the Images with the ring flash that I took in my first year.

I had a callback from my application to Bohoo.com tonight and I'm so excited for it. Need to book my train and no matter what the outcome Its experience and good interview skills too. Im happy to work in Leeds if It falls through but fingers crossed. My team leader was more than happy to give me a reference so we are going to fill that in tommorrow. I may email zone 3 to see if they can too.

How exciting!!

List of To do...

Degree show Plan – 09 to the 16/april
Fri – Sat- Sun
1. Find CV on E.H or re-write it
2. Find annotated version of CV and re-edit in American and work experience
3. Find swim negatives and contacts sheet-circle usable
4. Start website set up
5. Make folder for portfolio and start collating images
6. Message make up artist about shoot
7. Cover letters for three jobs- get address
8. Research cost of screen
Mon – Work 9-2 – Swim 9-10
1. Work
2. See if space in uni is available
3. Buy Gaffa tape for Shoot – Dictaphone?
4. Go to estore and get Film SLR or at least with auto focus
5. Mac Suite- download and Edit SCR images-use guidelines
6. Re upload to web albums and email james – ask for reference
Swim Preparation
1. Get bag with camera, film X2 digital SLR, Films, Tripod, Chair, Tape and white sheet.
2. Make marks on floor for tripod and chair and hang white sheet.
STAGE 1
Film Images
1. Potrait of them sat on chair directly at camera zoomed out so white hits the side.
2. Stood up and zoom into face and sections
3. Full body portrait
Digital Images
1. Video of 20 second physicing themselves up
2. Interview with question and answer like a monologue – What is your personal best? Are you feeling fit? DO you think you are racing to the best of your ability at University? What else is on your mind when you are trainin? What about when you are racing? Are you struggling to focus? DO you feel pressured to perform well at the university or by your peers?

STAGE 2
Digital Images
1. Record 50m sprint from each end of the pool in tight focus.
Film Images
2. Portrait in pool as they finish
3. Get them to jump out and stand and sit after they’ve swum
Repeat for each swimmer.
Tuesday –( Work – 9-2) Swim 9-10
1. Work
2. Upload footage onto Laptop and back up on external Hard drive. Take this to uni
3. Develop film at uni – need scissors, developer an paper and negative carrier.
4. When drying go to Mac Suite and organise prints from last night into editable.
5. Once dried make contact sheet and go back and eat
Swim Session
1. Record interview with coach (DIGITAL)
2. Portrait of coach (FILM)
3. Reshoot anything or anyone that wasn’t yesterday
Wednesday – (Work 9-2) (Hospital at 3)
1. Work
2. Hospital
3. Upload images from Tuesday Session and bck up on E.HD

Thursday – (Work – 9-2)
1. Develop Tuesdays film
2. Make contact sheet
3. Make prints from contact sheets to show Andy and Max
4. Review all footage and make a plan from swim session.
Friday
1. Meet with andy for feedback
2. Make new plan for next week

Zone 3 Images,Job Hunting and a Plan

Its frustrating that I don't have photoshop on my laptop. All the pictures are ready to edit so i have uploaded the specified files to web albums so I can download them at uni and edit them on the Macs. Then if I need assistance I have the technicians and I'm going to take my notes from my photoshop classes too.

I really want to enhance the imagery so I will go in after work on Monday and get cracking. Its a shame that the weather conditions are not better and I wonder if it would be worth re shooting them in better weather. However Photoshop is an amazing programme so I should be able to make them a lot brighter.

I have started applying for a few jobs and am going to spend tomorrow afternoon re writing my CV and getting some covering letters written for a few positions that I'm really interested in. One is an internship in London which would be great and mean that I'm in the city. I'd probably have to work full hours through the day and get a night time job but it would be worth it if it means i get an intense course.

I'm going to go plan Monday and Tuesdays Photo shoots now. Just write a word for word of what I'm going to do as I'll only have the hour and i need to utilise it. I need myself and the models to know exactly what i expect. Although a little acting may be needed! I will have to ask for the starting blocks too. SO on Monday I will go and check out available film equipment and then go edit the SCR Zone 3 images. Go home eat and then go take photos at swimming. On Tuesday I can develop the film after work and then do a test sheet and prints if i have time before re shooting on the Tuesday night. I will take both Film and digital so its all backed up. Sounds like a plan to me!!

Look Book Fashion Images

I Did some work for some lovely textiles students before going to spain and didn't get chance to pop them on here.I was really pleased with the imagery and their garnments were very impressive. I had very limited time but got the shots quickly and used the natural light coming through the windows above. We enchanced them on photoshop and they will be used in their lookbooks which is great exposure for me too.

SportsVest Photography

I had a great Time photographing the sports out in Spain. Joe had a brilliant fisheye lens which i loved using. I have an old Yashica lens 28mm and im gong to see if its compatible with my digital SLR. He was telling me about The london camera exchange and I really want to have a look there and see if I can find myself a bargain.




With the events being in much better light or outside my images were so much better and I love the hockey shots especially. The sun was bright the sky was clear and the pitch was in great condition. I used the fisheye , the 200mm and teh 18-105mm to get a range of images that I'm really pleased with. It definietly shown what I am capable of and I do need to invest in more equipment, but now doesn't feel like the right time. I have thought about my degree show a lot an no one can say that my ideas have not developed!

I love taking photos and I need to keep that passion and drive and put it into the right project.Ive written a to do list too. I just need to make my way through it.


1. Email four photos and text to Sean
2. Decide which 5 swimmers to photograph
3. Contact them by making a letter stating what my aim is
4. Look through old negatives of swimmers
5. Go through kit to see if equipment works on digital camera
6. Check with Uni if they have Film SLR
7. Get Black and White films and check paper supply order more if needed
8. Get Big piece of cotton and figure out how to use it as back drop
9. Bring back dads Projector and screen
10. Take photos at swimming
11. Video swimmers doing 50m
12. Write questions for interview
13. Do a prep video of myself
14. Make a mock up with flashing images
15. Ask them to do a 20sec video of preparation
16. Get audio from other events or creative commons sites
17. Print a portrait of each swimmer in dark room
18. Create a sequence for each swimmer and put them in sequence and loop
19. Get headphones for added audio( if necessary?)

Degree show
Business cards- moo cards?
Website- look more into hosting sites and get domain name
Space- Call the uni regarding the space i want.
Portfolio imagery – start looking at printers and the book


Lets get cracking!!