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Task 2 of our Professional Practice

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Throughout our professional practice, Task 1 has been focused around writing various blog posts on guest speakers and information about the photographic world learnt during our weekly lectures. However, for Task 2 we have been asked to pick an option to focus on, out of 4 options.

 

Option 1 – a funding, residency or exhibition proposal. For option 1, you are asked to complete a proposal to either ask for funding for a project, apply for an artist residency or apply for an exhibition.

 

Option 2 – create a job application, including a cover letter. For option 2, you are asked to prepare an application to apply for a job in an area of professional employment related to photography and, you must include a cover letter.

 

Option 3 – an annotated visual portfolio presented online and a written artist statement. For option 3, you are asked to prepare a visual portfolio of your work that represents your professional self and skills in your absence. Alongside this you are asked to, include an artist statement and any other relevant information relating to the work for example; a project statement, artist biography, work dimensions, materials, installation information, contact information and links to websites and social media.

 

Option 4 – a visual portfolio presented in an oral presentation and a written artist statement. For option 4, you are asked to prepare a visual portfolio of your work which will be presented in person and include a written artist statement alongside it.

 

For task 2 I decided to opt for option 3 because, it is a good way of learning to create a professionally standard portfolio, which will help me with future endeavours when it comes to applying for a job in the photographic industry.

Dec
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Clare Griffiths – Beepurple

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Clare Griffiths is a part of the Beepurple careers and employability team. During her discussion she informed us that there are 7 key steps when it comes to succeeding in self-employment:

 

  1. You need to come up with an idea.
  2. You need to research into your chosen market.
  3. You need to write down any ideas.
  4. You need to test and refine your ideas.
  5. You can access business support for help.
  6. Don’t ever stop marketing.
  7. Remember nothing goes to plan, obstacles can get in the way.

 

When generating ideas, you need to ensure your product or service solves a problem and that it has a use that is required by the target market. You also need to remember that sometimes your original idea won’t always be the one you end up creating a business out of, so always be open-minded.

 

Whilst researching your target market ensure you are really clear on who your target market is, and what you feel their specific needs are. Always make sure you listen to your customers and clients as; they will be open to tell you what they need if you just listen.

 

When analysing your ideas, always think about questions like these: Does your product/ service meet your customers needs? Do you have the necessary skills and resources to make your ideas happen? Will you generate enough revenue to cover your costs and create a profit? And many other questions, there will always be questions you need to think about when entering the world of self-employment but, companies like Beepurple are here to guide you on your journey.

Oct
20

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What is a CV? What is a bio? What is a statement? Why do we need them?

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What is a CV? A curriculum vitae, Latin for ‘course of life’ is a short-written summary of a person’s career achievements, qualifications and education. When writing about oneself, you need to be clear, concise and conventional from the very beginning. A CV is a way of expressing to the employer how you are the perfect fit for the job, a way of highlighting all your relevant skills and past employment. At the end of the day a CV is just a list. It may be a very impressive list but, it is just a list. Be sure to keep it up-to-date and improve on it and, add to it when asked.

 

Biographies, what are they? Well, an artist’s bio is a way to express to your audience who you really are and what your work means to you. In many biographies you tend to find where the artist has come from, the journey through which they came to be where they are now and their many achievements such as; awards, shows and publications.

 

Statements … A statement can be a short introduction to many various things such as; your practice as a whole, a specific body of work, wider concerns, motivations and processes. Statements are useful for many reasons because, they introduce you and your work, they focus your thinking, they can be used for websites and press releases and finally, they are mainly used for the ongoing reflections of the artist.

 

Many people confuse the bio with the statement but, even more confuse the CV with the bio. I hope the concise information I have supplied above will help you with the understanding of the differences between CV’s, bios and statements if you ever find yourself needing to write one.

Oct
13

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What Is Blogging?

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What is blogging? Why was it started?

 

After looking over the history of blogging and ‘Students who blog > The Scopes – Otago Polytechnic’ by Rachel Gillies, I’ve come to the conclusion that blogging is a place where authors can catalogue their thoughts on the World Wide Web. (Gillies, 2009) Gillies states this in her post about the students she taught at the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Having taught them to use their blogs as a place for reflection and development, this has been a common theme in blogs since it started in 1994. I believe, the blog was created to log one’s personal thoughts in a diary-like form around what was happening in their personal life but also on the everyday news of the outside world.

 

‘The Blog’ has changed vastly from 1994-2014. By 2014, the blog was considered ‘dead’ – It stepped aside for social media also known as ‘micro-blogging’ on websites such as Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and many more. However, blogging still appears across vast genres on the internet because, in the 2018 Sensis social media report, they found that 68% of all internet users read online reviews and blogs. This shows the blog is still alive in one way or another.

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