Music....

I just bought an album by hardcore punk band H2O, it's got a song on it called Heart On My Sleeve....

You see me on the train, theres no need to explain,
I'm not what you think I am, I'm just like you with tattoos
'cos I wear my heart on my sleeve, my appearance may
Be decieving - It doesn't matter what you think because the truth is in ink

-chorus-
This is the life I chose, this is the only thing I know
So don't pass judgement on me, the places that I've been
Forever written on my skin, so don't pass judgement on me!!

Cos I wear my heart on my sleeve, my appearance may be
Decieving, It doesn't matter what you think because the truth is in ink

-repeat chorus-

-bridge-
You know you can't judge a book by it's cover
You know you got me all wrong, and I know my
Appearance may be deceiving, but, I feel, I feel it all!
So don't pass judgement on me!

-repeat chorus-


I just felt it has to do with my project and especially due to everyone's reaction to my photographs on Thursday.

This is their myspace if you want to know what they sound like http://www.myspace.com/h2ofamily

Right...

I dropped my number off at Danny's straight after the tutorial on Thursday.
Due to the guy's wife giving birth on that day it's unlikely that I'll be able to photograph him and get everything printed by Thursday.

Therefore, maybe the best thing to do is work with what I've got already....which is a real shame, I think, because I haven't been able to do what I want to do. Although I have a few images that would work well in a final set I didn't want to rely on something I did 3 or 4 weeks ago. I'm quite dissapointed really because this project started off really well.

Again...

Not posting much because I don't have much to say.
The project has come to a bit of a stand still, I'm trying my best to get a bit of inspiration and trying to get subjects but it's proving difficult.
I think I have enough back up work but I want one more set of pictures for the stuff I'm going to display at the crit. I have two people in mind but getting hold of them is not as easy as I thought it would be.

Just over a week left - now is the time I have to really push forward with this. If everything goes to pot before deadline day then I think I will have to rely on the 'Star Wars man' pictures but I'm hoping it doesn't come to that.

I'm going to keep with digital, just because the images will be quicker to process (even though I had ideas about using medium format). I don't think I can afford for anything to go wrong so late on!

I'm Slacking...

haha, finally a new post!




When I took this, I had this classic skinhead logo in mind....





I was only working from memory but now I realise that I should of got lower down and also my subject looks like he's curtseying rather than standing casually. I wanted to juxtapose the stereotypical view that all skinheads are extremely right wing with my subjects typically left wing 'ban the bomb' tattoo. There's also another element which is quite ironic - the fact he is wearing combat boots and camo trousers...