Author Archives: shotbyma3

APPRAISAL At the beginning of the year I was excited to create new work on a professional level, build my skill set as a photographer and person. I have learnt various skills in the studio in regards to equipment and lighting. I’m a massive networking fan and I began creating contacts during my studies inContinue reading “REFLECTING ON MY YEAR”

EIZO is a world leader in colour space management and the designer, innovator and manufacturer ofcolour accurate monitors. Considered as the industry standard by many creative professions, the EIZO ColorEdge range of monitors are specifically designed for use within post-production, digital photography, retouching, film and design. The BriefColour is more than a palette. It isContinue reading “EIZO COMPETITION”

On Thursday we had Laia Abril a research based artist working with photography, text, video and sound. She presented her work and talked to us about her previous projects that focus on photography where she decided to start telling intimate stories that raise uneasy and hidden realities related with sexuality, eating disorders and gender equality. AbrilContinue reading “Laia Abril”

Being an Editorial and Fashion photographer is difficult during this time as social distancing is very important and we can’t have contact with others. I met Wilfred when I was out in Leeds, made friends with him and planned to shoot for another project before isolation struck. After seeing many photographers I follow doing photoshootsContinue reading “FACETIME PHOTOSHOOT”

It’s a tough time for us all currently, being away from the world, our loved ones and facilities. I had some time to lounge, binge watch many TV series and eat loads ; but I had a creative block so today I did a self portrait photo shoot using what I had. I dug outContinue reading “SELF ISOLATION SHOOT”

Last month we had Roz Doherty come in and talk to us about Mini Click, a photography organisation that curates free talks and discussions, hosts events, workshops, exhibitions and publishes affordable photography books and ‘zines with the remit of being open and accessible to all – experimenting with different ways of looking at images and focusingContinue reading “MINI CLICK TALK – ROZ DOHERTY”

As we now have moved to online working and lectures, many of us needed some inspiration to spark our creativity. Today we were lucky enough to have David Brandon Geeting a photographer based in New York who shoots in a democratic fashion, finding equal potential in both the mundane and the exclusive. He’s been extremelyContinue reading “DAVID BRANDON GEETING”

Today we had an alumni speaker called Kristy Noble who is a still life freelance photographer, come and explain her journey of how she got to the point in her career currently. It was really inspiring hearing an ex student who used to study at Leeds Arts University talk about her success and struggles sheContinue reading “KRISTY NOBLE”

In February I was lucky enough to be apart of an exhibition organised by our Leeds Arts Union and Afro Caribbean society but curated by Natasha Clarke. It was an exhibition made for our B.A.M.E students to celebrate the amazing talent that is in our University and society. We had photographers, textiles artists, Animators, fineContinue reading “2020 – ‘Black Beauty’”

Back in November 2019 during the first term of LAU, I was invited to a surprise event for Ikram Abdi Omar. Ikram is a fashion model and the first hijabi model to feature in the Winter Burberry Campaign, which is a massive achievement. We wanted to celebrate this and show her how proud everyone isContinue reading “BURBERRY CELEBRATION EVENT”