Monday 17th November

Today we were introduced to Sorla Houston, Photography Editor and Producer from Dazed and Confused. She told us all about how things work in the magazine and  in particular, her job.

Initially the editorial team look at everything from pop culture, to the politics to editorial images, current affairs.. Basically everything! From this information they all formulate ideas and the update the ‘list’. The list is a collaborative space where by all have access to it. Sorla has to keep an eye on this as it is only when it goes bold that she can start her job.

Her job involves a lot of organising, contacting people and arranging call sheets so make sure things so everything is in place for the shoot. She also has to liaison  with the creative director to make sure they are happy with the chosen photographers. She also is in control of the budget and thus how much gets allocated to where, in addition to making sure everyone is paid on time.

We then had the pleasure of being able to see her sketchbooks from degree level and get some inspiration for our current and future projects. I really like the look of a grey background with a colour layered on top. I also really like the idea of looking into using different mediums and have been inspire to go home and experiment printing onto different types of paper and materials, for example, tissue paper, acetate and tin foil. I also want to experiment with cling film and the idea of tinting photos.