Maria Dowsett

Final Reflection on my FMP

This term at uni has been an unexpected one and that has made me face a multitude of challenged I hadn’t necessarily been prepared for. Although I am happy with the work I managed to produce in lockdown, it has made my FMP take a slightly different turn to how I think it originally would…

Creating My Final Pieces Submission

At first, I really struggled to decide what I wanted my final outcome to be. I had five photoshoots to work with so my best options were magazine editorials, exhibition pieces, or a photo book. I started off designing some magazine editorials which I initially liked, they were bold and graphic and inspired by the…

Using ArtSteps

Using Artsteps I had made a draft version of how I would display my work at the Brighton Graduate Show. This display is based on if we were using the white boards we previously used for the work in progress show. As was suggested for the work in progress show, I wanted to make one…

An Archive of my Time at University

It’s nice to reflect on my time at university given the slightly demotivating time were in, and it’s also nice to be able to see how much you’ve improved when looking at all the images you’ve taken in four years, side by side. Although I was never going to produce my best work in my…

My Portfolio!

I went with what I would call a magazine portfolio for my final outcome as it’s what had been recommended to me, and what was best considering the revised submission. It can also be translated as a box portfolio as per the original submission as it still shows the selection of images I would have…

Portfolio Research

Firstly I wanted to do some research into the types of portfolio I could make given how Coronavirus has changed out hand-in. Initially, I would have made a box portfolio but I’m quite glad this isnt a requirement anymore as I have found that I would much rather my work be displayed in a leather-bound…

Shoot 5: Personal Possessions

I first looked at Miyako Ishiuchi’s images when I was focussing my project on the more personal side of death and loss. Although my project has changed, her images are still extremely relevant to the idea of ‘absence of body’ and I especially love her series ‘Mother’ and the way it encapsulates not only loss…

Designing a Business Card and Postcards

I have found it pretty satisfying and fulfilling to design and print business and postcards at the moment because due to COVID-19, the prospect of finishing a university course seems dormant. Before going onto vista print and designing my business cards, I looked at Pinterest for some inspiration when it comes to photographic business cards….

CVs

Although I have a reasonably well-designed CV from placement year, it definitely isn’t what I would call a professional graduate CV. For one it’s two pages which just doesn’t really cut it in today’s job market, and two, its visually very boring. I need something that stands out if I’m to stand chance in getting…

Capturing Lives through Object Photography

I had already started to look at object photography when I was still on my first idea of loss and bereavement, and Jules had given me some great references including Miyako Ishiuchi. Object photography is a really facinating subject as there are so many different ways that photographers have captures different moments in time through photography….