Today I had my tutorial with Sophie to get feedback on both my essay and mid unit review presentation. In terms of my essay, I had overall positive feedback; she said I had structured my ideas clearly and essay as a whole was written well. My area which needs improvement is my in-essay referencing, as I had referenced whole web links within my essay, which whilst writing my essay I thought looked wrong and unprofessional, however I was under the impression that that was what was expected. I now know I need to only reference the author of the piece of writing and a published date in essay, and that the web address should only be referenced in my bibliography at the end of my essay.

However she said that she had spoken to Juneko and that they had both agreed that I am not on track as far as my visual logbook and the amount of work I have done so far and this close to submission. I don't agree with this decision, and wasn't expecting it; I feel comfortable with how much work I have done, and when speaking to my peers and comparing work with people who were classed on track had produced significantly less, however I can only use this feed back and work harder; This decision could be based on the quality of my presentation which wasn't my greatest, and being offered extra sessions and help will help me regardless of the amount of work I've done so I plan to use it.

Whilst in Milan last week a giant screen outside Dolce and Gabbana in the Piazza del Duomo caught my attention. It was gathering quite a crowd  and curiosity got the better of me so I went and investigated.
What was being showed was the Dolce Rosa Excelsa by Dolce and Gabbana Advert, Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, and Music by Ennio Morricone, starring Sophia Loren. The advert really stood out to me as an interesting narrative, which all made sense in the end. 
The story was quite drawn out and didn't relate to purfume until the very end, but I found it very memorable and it was beautifully shot. Below is the full advert, along with a a promotional still which captures the true beauty of the colours and mood of the video.




            

When looking for ideas for my third brief of BA1b, I had a good idea that I wanted to photograph still life, but needed a subject. Whilst on pinterest, my main source of inspiration, I found Enrico Becker and Matt Harris, and their series titled Artificial Colours. As well as loving the colours and creativity which went into making the fruit such interesting colours, I love the originality of the name of the series as artificial colours are quite often used in many foods, with fruit and vegetables being an exception.
I don't think I will use this idea for my project three, as there isn't much development which could be done and the scope for adding my own twist to the concept isn't very big. However I really like the colours  so using similar pastels may be something I could incorporate into my own work.

This weekend I took a short trip to Milan. It has always been somewhere I wanted to go and it gave me the opportunity to shoot somewhere new. Below are four of my favourite shots, two taken with film and two digital. I really like the top three images especially the first, the yellow in the building on the left brings out the yellow of the marks on the platform, which act as leading lines, drawing the eyes to the red before the tunnel. It was getting dark when I took this image and the quality isn't the best however I really like the composition which is very strong.