The Summer Impact

The Summer has had a huge impact on my photography, or lack of it should I say. I've found myself working hard to try and pay my rent over the summer, repair some of the damage done to my bank balance. Often working 12hour days in a very busy bar & restaurant, photography has taken second place, and most days I am left so exhausted from work, photography & the editing process is the last thing on my mind, instead I crave relaxation before the next long day.

I've also found myself finding the fast paced press events less enjoyable to work. It all feels too rushed.  I'm not living in a dream world where I think I will be able to survive off documentary work alone. I know I will be forced to take press or commercial jobs if I want to earn some pennies to support documentary work, but I havn't been enjoying press jobs recently, and I dont want photography to become a chore to me. For this reason I still haven't edited my images I took at the start of June at Peugeot & Citroen. Every time I try I just don't know where to begin, get frustrated and get nowhere. I need time, without worries, stress and tiredness from work, and the help of a couple of my close friends to edit the images.

I did dust off my camera when I went up to London last week, I wanted to be able to just enjoy photography again. I'm not fond of London, or cities in general for that matter having grown up in the countryside, but i thought with some fresh surroundings I could really get into shooting away. I struggled, I often felt like a stereotypical tourist walking around with my Nikon and rarely wanted to bring the camera to my eye. 19 frames in 3 hours and I tucked my camera away in my camera bag feeling a little dejected by my own lack of enthusiasm.

'The Long Water, Hampton Court Palace, London, 7th August 2012.'
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 ©Patrick Campbell

Joshua Campbell - 6 months have passed

On my way over to France for a very exciting shoot, I saw an opportunity to stop off and visit my Nephew.  Last time I took a portrait of him he was 3 weeks, now he is 6 months! 

"Never work with children or animals" - W.C Fields
I've had a challenging habit of working with both over the last year.

Hasselblad

Billy O'S Ollies a gap, 31st May 2012, Tremough Campus, Falmouth, United Kingdom

I attended digital hasselblad induction today, we were asked in groups to produce an image containing 3 items from a list. In our image we needed to include a domestic appliance, a cuddly toy and a hat. Luckily one of the photographers on L1 Press & Editorial Photography is a GNARLY BRO. Job done.

This image was made with the combination of efforts from Myself, Sam Barnes, Billy O'Shaughnessy and Connor Young. Artur Melez Tixiliski was with us earlier in the shoot, but had to bolt for a job. Credit to him and his lighting knowledge.

Self directed assignment

My Self directed assignment took a change after the results of Tuesdays shoot. When going to photograph the Cornish Sea Salt factory I expected to find a busy factory, with lots of workers and lots going on. On arrival I found a small factory, with machines that are monitored every half an hour by one man. I changed the direction of my story to represent this. The image below is my favourite image from my time there, although a few of my peers have suggested I cut it from my final edit of 6 images I don't feel I can. I love how bleak it is, and is a nice representation of how I often felt. Constantly looking out the windows to the beautiful scenery outside.

Binoculars, Cornish Sea Salt Co, Cornwall, 2012

Cartel Gallery

I Now have my own Gallery album on the Cartel Photos agency. It's official! It's a brilliant feeling to be part of an exhibition, an online publication which has had thousands of hits in only a couple of days, and now to have my work displayed with a photo agency who has major links with Panos pictures.

 I'm incredibly proud.

http://cartelphotos.photoshelter.com/gallery/The-story-of-St-Pirans-Patrick-Campbell/G0000Hnndexs3Um0/

Pig House Pictures & I

Yesterday we had the launch of our brand new magazine on issuu.com entitled Pig House Pictures.

We are a collective of first year students from the Press & Editorial Photography course at University College Falmouth. We wanted to set up our own publication and create an exhibition of our work before and/or during what we’ve produced on the course thus far.

The Poly, Falmouth, played host for our exhibition, which was set up by volunteers from the collective on bank holiday Monday, and we had a very successful opening yesterday.

I would like to thank everybody who came along and everybody who has checked out the magazine already (soon to be printed), and another huge thank you to everybody I am on my course with as if we weren’t as like-minded as we all are, none of this would’ve happened.

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issuu magazine

(photo by David White)

Opening night of the exhibition went to well.
So so happy!
Was even called inside whilst i was having a cigarette as someone wanted to meet me as they liked my work.
Yeah i have fans.
Winner! 

Alec Soth

This Is An Image from Alec Soth's series Niagra. I First saw this Image around October 2011.

This is an Image I took in June 2008 on the island of Boracay, Philippines. Ignore the fact It's out of focus.



Great minds think alike.

(Let me just clarify, in know way am I actually comparing myself to the brilliance that is Alec Soth)

Pig House Pictures Launch

Following the exciting launch of Pig House Pictures' introductory exhibition, I, at The Poly, Falmouth, the collective will play host to the rooms at neighbouring Toast for the evening. http://www.facebook.com/events/292907367456211/

Great pictures, good music and that ol' effective cider guaranteed, not to mention our exclusive launch party cocktail and FREE ENTRY, so please come down, bring all your friends and join us for a jiggle!

LIVE MUSIC & DJS TBC

For more information about the exhibition, see http://www.facebook.com/events/272817966137214/

Hope to see you there! 

InDesign Headache V2.0

Headache v.2.0

Indesign Headache

For our 'PEP160' Unit we were required to make our own mock up magazine spread using stories that we had previously shot. The first page must include an establishing image and headline etc, with further continuation of the story on the next page.
Now I don't like using InDesign at the best of times, I'm not particularly confident on the program. We have had fortnightly training sessions on the program however I have found these completely irrelevant due to the combination of a Indesign tutor that doesn't seem to like people, and a hot stuffy room which makes concentration impossible.
The lessons with Dave White have been much more useful, gaining inspiration from sites like Issuu, however this doesn't help with the technical side of things.
Add this to the fact I am as about a good graphic designer as I am dancer and you get one unhappy Campbell.

Anyway this is what I have produced today.

Lambs.

At the beginning of the easter break, I went to a farm to document the lambing process for my 5 picture story brief and the word 'Fragile'. My original idea for the 'Fragile' brief was to document how the Schmallenberg Virus can affect farms during the lambing season. 

This was the first shoot I used digital for since being at University, I have to say I still do enjoy the results of film more than digital and I think I still need a lot more practice with colour, and digital editing however here are the results. I now need to take these images down to 5 that gives the best story.

These lambs were segregated and put under a heat lamp when it was realised they were ill, however unfortunately they did not survive. 

More segregated lambs that were suffering from illness.

A Ewe is given orphaned or rejected lambs to feed. Its head is placed between the bars so that it cannot push the lambs away.

A Ewe is given an anti-biotics injection

A Natural birth.

Ali, one of the shepherds moves lambs from the pens to a larger one outside.

Marking the lambs

A lamb is given an anti-biotics injection.

Whilst giving birth to its second lamb there was a complication which meant the Shepherd had to intervine, pulling the lamb out by the ankles insuring safe delivery.

Jen, who came to work at this farm especially for the lambing period.

Update

So, I have been a horribly unproductive and lazy man recently, Especially within updating my blog, I feel it has gone to waste a bit. Since being back in Bridport (my home town) for Easter I have been giving myself a bit of a break. Catching up with old friends and family has taken a bit of a front seat. I have done one shoot since I've been back. Although its giving me a little head ache editing the images down.

I think I will do a major update when I am back in my new home of Falmouth and I can fully plunge myself back into photography.

So anyway, as I havnt put an image up for such a long time. Here is an old image from the St Pirans day shoot. Because I was so pleased with my film images I forgot all about my digital ones from that day.

The story of St Piran

People march for St Pirans Day on the sand dunes of Perranporth for St Pirans Day.

Part of three-act play produced by the St Piran Trust. Actors present St Piran’s life from his birth in Ireland, his arrival in Cornwall and the discovery of tin.

The discovery of tin, Part of three-act play produced by the St Piran Trust. Actors present St Piran’s life from his birth in Ireland, his arrival in Cornwall and the discovery of tin.

On Sunday 4th March, hundreds of people attended a march, followed by a three-act play, produced by the St Piran Trust. Actors present St Piran’s life from his birth in Ireland, his arrival in Cornwall and the discovery of tin.

The Event is held in Perranporth on the nearest Sunday to St Piran's Day, March 5th, as this is where according to legend St Piran washed up on a millstone from Ireland in the 5th Century AD.

I am really pleased with this set of images, Especially the first image on my blog. When I first developed the negatives and printed up the contact sheets I was disappointed with the shoot. I didn't think I had anything, but then after my tutors picked out the top image as a really nice shot, and asked me to Scan it and FTP it to Cartel Photos so they could put it up on the front page I looked harder and saw the images in a completely different light. I made an edit (the pictures above) and have sent them to the Cartel so hopefully I will have my first complete set of images up there!

I'm so happy with how my photography has developed over this Relationships brief and how much my work has improved from last term. The ideas are still taking time to come through however I am not making as many technical mistakes as I did first term and I am producing much better Images.

As Always,
patricksimoncampbell@hotmail.com

Redruth St Pirans Festivities

Today i travelled to the town of Redruth for their celebrations for St Pirans day (which actually isn't till monday, but they celebrated early). St Piran is the patron saint of Tin-miners and celebrated widely all over cornwall. He is also widely regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall. 

I unfortunately couldn't get over to Redruth in time for the parade to the rugby club, but the Rugby club had much going on inside from 1pm, and then at 3pm it was Redruth vs Hertford rugby match which was a really good game. Redruth won the match 38-24 after initially going behind.

The whole day was quite bizarre as all the different things going on. A military display, some 'street' style dancing, a choir, children running around in martial arts clothing, a lazer tag arena, steam engined tractors, a brass band and all culminated by a good old game of rugby.

Whilst i was there I shot off 4 films for my Relationships project, and some digital images aswell.

Two more from Chyan

Just for your enjoyment.