Evaluation to date

 Half way through the course and my thoughts are that I have learned loads. My feelings were that I was getting alittle behind with my work because not only did I not have my own manual camera when I started the course, I didn't know how to work a blog or  have any internet access at home, so I felt abit slow. Now this is sorted  and I think Ive caught up abit.

 Having been out in the field collecting relevant images:  I still need a tripod shot for my slow shutter speed image task.

 I have started to take my camera with me when I go places, rather than just on a dedicated camera out journey, because I may see things on my travels that I would have missed, especially on a sunny day...  Lunch out with my parents resulted in my 'Mooving' and 'Monster tree' shots.

I need to be thinking about the collection of 6 final images for this part of the course (assignment 102) and how to present  them at the end (assignment 107).  Also I have to plan in the total number of research pieces (10 Photographers' work).  I need to show some of their images, state why I like them, how they inspire me, and compare some of my images to their work.

 Marie has been brilliant (and others in the class which I think is really great)  and I'm loving the course and eager to come each week. Thank you to everyone that has helped me.

My first research is complete. I enjoyed it and relate my work to his (Thomas Packenham's) because I am also hunting trees to photograph. I think he respects trees in the same way I do. His choices of which trees to shoot on his travels , (determined by his three principles) and background stories, made fascinating reading with images that inspired me.  I tend to look for something alittle different with trees (ie. monsters inside) and then sometimes it can be just their form, colour, or the way the light is catching them that attracts me. I would like to read his first book in the future.

I have learned that 'light' is everything in photography and now I want to chase the light.