Research and Development

At the start of the project, I knew that I would be shooting up on Dartmoor. I needed to arrange how I would be getting there and where on Dartmoor I should shoot. I remembered that I had been introduced to a photographer who shoots frequently on Dartmoor. The photographer is called Richard Walker. He is a Landscape and Architectural photographer. He was more than happy to take me up on Dartmoor and show me some of the better places to shoot on there. I arranged on Facebook Messenger to go on a sunrise shoot with him. The place where we went was very difficult for me to traverse as it was beyond my physical capabilities due to my Hypermobility. We made it most of the way that he had planned for us but ultimately the shoot at the location was a bust as the cloud cover was too heavy to allow the sunlight to come through. With the rain that was closing in he was determined to give me the chance to shoot wildlife and drove me to a location where he knew there would be Dartmoor cattle, not ...

For this project I have decided that I would look at how I can get my audience to interact with my photography as well as remember it after they have left. I decided to make my own version of a Mutoscope which would have the viewer look through an eyepiece to see the images and they would need to turn a lever to rotate the images within the device. I will need to research how to make one and confer with Stephen and the woodwork team. I will also need to research other artists who may have had this idea. For the images I will be going up to Dartmoor to shoot at various time of day. I will need to work out how I will do this. I will focus on making my display method first but will make trips to Dartmoor as well. I will develop my idea and the equipment that I will need for the shoots that I will be doing for this project.