I took photos over 2 days, one day walking with Nic and Alex, using our compact camera, very sunny afternoon too. The other using Signal Films Slr camera, it was an dull and overcast day with showers. Photos from both days were used in the final selection for the exhibition. I met people along the path and asked if I could take their picture and most obliged. I also took detail shots of foliage and structures. I liked the cross-over of Industrial and nature on the path and tried to capture that.
Technically alot of my pictures could have been better with use of a tripod and setting it up better beforehand. However, I was walking miles with a two year old and I often had to just take the photo quickly so as not to hold people up. Taking pictures of strangers was new to me!
Back at the office and looking at the photographs for editing was difficult, because I had taken 'snapshot' style photos I ended up with over 800 to select from. I decided to display portrait along with detail images. I chose three of my favourite people and associated detail. Apart from cropping, no photoshop was used on the images.
Displaying my work was always going to be slightly tricky as I had opted to make it into an informal collage using gallery pins. I wanted the combination to look right and flow for the eye. I think this affect was achieved in the end. I would have preferred to have had my narrative displayed with the collage but it was decided that it would have looked out of place alongside the other artists work. I was pleased overall.
The exhibition preview was Thursday 14th October, it was well attended and people seemed to enjoy the event and the talk by guest artist Miskha Henner. The exhibition is at Artgene in the Nan Tait building, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness until the 24th October 2010. It is free and open to all.
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