Recent person at work Contacts

Pole Fitness Instructor and athlete Freya, starts to retrain after taking a break from Pole,  Dracena Leisure centre, Falmouth, 2013

The Lads from the Blowing House Garage, Penryn, 2013

Oyster Festival Stall Holders, Falmouth 2013

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A random cheese and wine night related edit

The bottomless glass, Cheese and wine night, 0ctober 2013

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Introduction to Developing and the darkroom process

Last week I developed my first ever film, a process which seemed all to daunting at first especially when it  came to loading my first  roll  onto the spiral in the pitch black darkroom. However the actual process  was a lot simpler than first  thought.

After developing and drying my negatives, it was now time to be introduced to the darkroom printing process. A process which can be slow  and painful, however when you finally print the perfect image, the positives defiantly outweigh the negatives, even if you have spent your whole day in the darkroom. 

Test sheet, (5 second intervals, gradient 2.5, aperture 8)

Contact sheets (Aperture 2.8, Gradient 2.5, 13 secs)

First Print (16 secs, aperture 8, gradient 5)

Same print  (16 seconds, aperture of 8  but at varying gradients  of  2.5, 3.5 and 5)

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Falmouth Oyster Fringe

Despite what many students think Falmouth's Oyster Fringe, held at Discovery Quay, is not just about celebrating the native Fal Oyster season but rather another excellent opportunity for the community to once again come together and celebrate Cornwall's diversity. The large but cosy marquee was filled to the brim with festival goers, Stall Holders, Local restaurateurs and Cornwall’s finest musical talents (my favourite being the Cornish Wurzells rendition of ‘Combine Harvester’).  

The Oyster Fringe was a great success and it was lovely to see Falmouth once again bustling with laughter, merriness (even if some of it was purely down to Skinners Betty Stoggs) and  Storm troopers.

Stall holders and festival goers at Falmouth's Annual Oyster Fringe:

The Tube Coffee Van, Discovery Quay Falmouth, Oyster Fringe 2013

Indigo Flair, Discovery Quay Falmouth, Oyster Fringe 2013 

Homemade Fudge, Discovery Quay Falmouth, Oyster Fringe, 2013

Windchime seller, Discovery Quay Falmouth, Oyster Fringe, 2013

Unknown card company, Discovery Quay Falmouth,  

The Cornish Curry Company, Discovery Quay Falmouth, Oyster Fringe, 2013

Exotic Pasties, Discovery Quay Falmouth, Oyster Fringe 2013

Darth Vader and the Oyster Troopers, Falmouth high street, 2013

Falmouth Marine Band, Falmouth high street, 2013

The Standing Dog, Discovery Quay Falmouth, Oyster Fringe, 2013 

All above shots were taken on my Canon DSLR

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The works of Guy Martin

On Monday Evening  I was  lucky enough to sit in on  a short presentation by photographer, former Falmouth local and Associate Lecturer Guy Martin.

Martin's passion for photography was apparent from the very start of the lecture and when asked about his decision to pursue Photojournalism over any other form of photography Martin's describes it as 'an amazing opportunity to transfer yourself into someone else eyes', he talked about how in Photojournalism you always have to think of what you are contributing to the shot, because you don't want anyone else to produce your pictures, therefore you must remember  to be your own photographer looking for your own shot not reproducing someone else's.

Martin then went  on to talk about his time in Libya (perhaps the hardest job of his career). He talked at length about  his experience in Libya and how in this technology based generation its easy to question your role as a photographer or photojournalist as it was apparent that both the Libyan nationals  and the rebels were perfectly capable of documenting it themselves, the Rebels would even attach self printed images to their cars and rally around until the press captured what they wanted them to see.
Martin's then went on to talk about how crappy it felt to have to document the unromantic side of war, were the soldiers are not the romanticized stereotypes we imagined but self taught adolescents  who's perception of war is commonly based on video games.

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Above is one of my favourite photos from Martin's portfolio, taken during a small arms race between the soldier and the opposing rebels, this image was taken minutes before a exploding mortar shattered parts of Matin's and his crews lives. However even before Martin's spoke of the story attached to this photo I was blown away by not only the framing of the sitter but also the photos striking composition, using only minimal colour and the rooms natural shadows.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Hi

I'm Ellie a first year Press and Editorial Photographer at Falmouth University, My route on to this course has not been the clearest but I finally feel that i'm were I should be. This Blog is my way of keeping anyone and everyone up to date with current, past and future work.

Ellie