Good job I managed to get hold of a reasonable priced course reader as, when I read through the whole of project 1, I found that there were two passages that I needed to read fairly soon.
At one time course readers were automatically included in the box of goodies you received once you had paid for the module. Now, even though you are expected to study passages, you have to pay extra and sometimes the recommended books are not cheap, even as second hand.
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Recommended books
Why is it that the books the OCA recommend to accompany the course are never cheap. Up until my last module, L2 Progressing with Digital Photography, a course reader was always supplied with the module manual. Now it seems that you need a course reader but you have to buy it yourself and they are never cheap even with Amazon used.
For Gesture & Meaning I need to have;
For Gesture & Meaning I need to have;
Wells, Liz (2009) Photography: a Critical Introduction
(4th edition). Abingdon: Routledge, this is an essential part of this course.
If you’ve studied photography at Level 1, you may already have a copy of Clarke, Graham (1997) The Photograph: A Visual and Cultural History. Oxford
Answers on me having both readers is no, I didn't received these books so have to purchase them. I've already paid nearly £900 for the landscape module, then another £250 to transfer to this course and now I have to get two books for a total of nearly £30.
Well, I've ordered them so hopefully they'll be here fairly soon. Now it's time to get on with Project 1. I've got a new Nikon 1 v2 with a prime lens and a zoom lens so can nip about the town to get some images to illustrate exercise 1.
If you’ve studied photography at Level 1, you may already have a copy of Clarke, Graham (1997) The Photograph: A Visual and Cultural History. Oxford
Answers on me having both readers is no, I didn't received these books so have to purchase them. I've already paid nearly £900 for the landscape module, then another £250 to transfer to this course and now I have to get two books for a total of nearly £30.
Well, I've ordered them so hopefully they'll be here fairly soon. Now it's time to get on with Project 1. I've got a new Nikon 1 v2 with a prime lens and a zoom lens so can nip about the town to get some images to illustrate exercise 1.
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Change of Module
I've been struggling with the level 2 Landscape module and finally after 3 months decided it's not the one for me. I've downloaded the Gesture & Meaning and Social Documentary modules, given them a good read through and feel I should transfer over to the G & M module.
I'll give the OCA office a ring and discuss my situation and hope it won't cost me too much to change over.
I'll give the OCA office a ring and discuss my situation and hope it won't cost me too much to change over.
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