Expired Portraits

These are two from my first shoot in my Documentary Portrait series surrounding remote control enthusiasts. It was my first 'tester' shoot, and due to a delayed delivery of Colour negative, I only had with me a single role of expired colour positive. I took some portraits, and arranged a time to come back. It was a horrible rainy day, with constant light changing conditions, so I struggled with exposures without an assistant to take the light meter readings for me. Every time I ran back to my spot, the light seemed to change. I am happy with the beginning of my project though. It's something to build on.

Remote Controlled Landscapes

My current work in progress is a documentary landscape/portrait project based around Remote Control Enthusiasts in Cornwall. For this project I have been experimenting with different mediums, Digital and 120 colour film in square format.

Falmouth Model Boat Club at Swanpool

Camborne Pondhoppers Model Boat Club at Helston

West Cornwall Radio Control Car Club at Barripper

Remote Control Flyers at Perranporth

Cornwall Model Racing Club at Perranporth

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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(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! 

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

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.

Cartel Photos

This explains what Cartel Photos is all about.
I'm proud to be a part of this.
And they used one of my images in the video.
Awesome.

Panos & Cartel

Taken from the Panos Blog....

Panos collaborates with University College Falmouth’s Cartel Photos agency

Cartel Photos is a new, specialised photography agency which aims to support students of University College Falmouth beyond education and into the professional world. Cartel Photos launched in October 2011 with the help of various funding sources from the university and the EU.

While Cartel is able to give students support at the beginning of their professional careers, Panos Pictures has now teamed up with the new agency in a mentoring capacity, bringing 4 interns over the 2012 academic year to come and work with staff and photographers at the Panos office in London. This will allow the students at the college now working to build up Cartel Photos to gain invaluable insight in the workings of the editorial, corporate and non-profit sectors.

Mal Stone, from University College Falmouth, says: “This link with Panos Pictures is a fantastic opportunity for Cartel Photos to enter the high level professional stage. The Cartel offers young photographers a stepping stone experience from photographic education in to the real world and is the first initiative of it’s kind.”

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