My Journey ...

I am now well underway with my Masters of Arts Freelance Photography course at Birmingham City University (BCU).  I have decided to pursue this academic journey not only for my own achievement but also to help me be the best in a very competitive field! I aim to share this journey with you and would be very grateful for your support.  I am also keen to receive comments, should there be anything that you may like to comment on. 

I am blown away by the facilities at the new Parkside centre at BCU.  The media centre opened two years ago and hosts some state of the art studios for all media genres.  The photography studios are awe-inspiring and very exciting. One of my interests is to specialise in lighting, so I’m sure I will be making as much use as I can of the equipment, facility and tuition on offer!

  

My fist couple of weeks have been geared around finding my strengths and realising my specialism.  I am now very much focussed on the area of ‘Social Photography’ and of course ‘Wildlife Photography’.   

What is Social Photography?  I always knew my interest lays in portraiture, commercial, weddings and events but I was naïve to the fact that these all fall into a category!  So I am a Social Photographer!  This, I like, for it enables me to specialise in all of the fields I enjoy and have already worked on as Lemm Photography.  I love weddings, studio shoots and location work and am pleased to discover that my style suits these areas greatly. 

The first directed study assignment was to come up with a statement that best describes me as a photographer without stating that I’m a photographer.  The following mission statement will be the ‘heart-beat’ of all of my work...     

As time flies by in a flash, I aim to capture personality, emotions and the uniqueness that exists on the inside as well as the outside. The special, whimsical moments that can be cherished forever.