Being completely new to this type of work and module as a whole I debated whether to continue or to change to a different module and an easier fit where my other course mates were situated. After having conversations with the module leader and other students I decided that I wanted to challenge myself and try something new and interesting. The introduction to the module was clear and well delivered giving me everything I needed to take the module on.
For the first task I was instructed to go into Leeds and find an inspiring story from a local enthusiast in there field or topic of interest. Initially we were supposed to go off in pairs during the workshop time, but weather forecast interventions prevented that form happening. As a result I managed to get in touch with a contact and someone who I know to be passionate tattoo owner, who gave me an insight into each individual tattoo that he owned. Coming from someone who doesn’t own any tattoos I found the stories that he explained very moving, particularly the Manchester Bee on his forearm representing the tragic Manchester bombings, of which I included in my first post.
In terms of the photographs that I took using my iPhone I would certainly like to get some more experience in that area and I think each week I should improve. We were informed in our class that using and iPhone is totally feasible as long as its of a certain range, mine being an iPhone X it fitted the description. However, for future reference I would like to get a chance to use a DSLR camera and see the difference it makes to the shots I’m going to take.
Photographic Journalism 