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Gareth Courage

“We have forgotten more than we will ever know� Installation Sheffield Hallam University Degree Show (June 1996) Mixed Media

“We have forgotten more than we will ever know� Installation Sheffield Hallam University Degree Show (June 1996) Mixed Media

Sculptures, paintings, drawings and mixed media assemblages Sheffield Hallam University Studio practice (1993 - 1996) Mixed Media

Constructed objects Personal work (1999 - 2000) Mixed Media assembalge

“Music For Pleasure�

Personal work (2001) Set of 60 drawings and collage on reclaimed vinyl record sleeves

Sketchbooks Personal work (1999 - 2002) Collage & drawings

“A thousand different versions of yourself�

Personal work (2007) Triple exposed photograph

“1973” & “Front” Personal work (2008) Photographs on expired film stock

“Silent Hill” & “Oldham” Personal work (2008) & Published in “Puzzling Portmerion” travel guide (2008) Photographs on expired film stock

“Sea legs” & “Dane” Personal work (2007) Manipulated darkroom work

“Root” & “Whitley” Personal work (2007) Manipulated darkroom work

“Through The Viewfinder” Personal work (2007 - present) Digital photographs

“Creative Commons - A Shared Culture�

Personal photography work (2003 - 2008) used within Creative Commons promotional video (2008) Online Digital Video (http://creativecommons.org/videos/a-shared-culture)

A FEW DAYS B Y THE SEA Words and Sketches from Aberystwyth - July 2007

A World Apart They sit side by side, hand in hand, A world apart.

No amount of chit-chat, light conversation Can fill the void which lies between them now.

Their fingertips are locked, entwined; Hiding the cracks.

words: Emma Jayne Bagnall image: Hélène Thierry

Untitled Hand in hand we walk the beaches, The sand slips between our toes, like grains of an hour glass.

Fingers entwined as we watch the moon rise over the horizon.

The sea shimmering, glittering in the twilight, The stars stare as the grains slowly slip away.

Time stands still to share a moment, A moment where our heartbeats collide, So for just a single second, this IS perfection.

But Time turns against us, and the grain falls.

Words: Lucy Bromley Image: Sam Hill

“A Few Day By The Sea” Educational project. Booklet of creative writing/photography with all images & text produced by A level students on a residential course (2007 & 2009) InDesign

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General Vocabulary used in PhotoGraPhy

The following terms are the basic vocabulary used in describing photographs.

All the images have been cropped and show details from the original image.

abstract:

An image that emphasizes formal (line, shape, etc) elements rather than specific, recognizable objects.

Stadium - Tina Modotti - 1933

contents: The subject, topic or information captured in a photograph Portrait Of The Marquis De Casati - Man Ray - 1933

direct approach: Confronting a scene in a straight forward manner without using unusual angles or distortion.

Execution Of A Vietcong Prisoner - Eddie Adams - 1968

documentary photography: Photographs whose main purpose is to record a place, person(s) or event.

Omaha Beach - Robert Capa - 1944

expressive: Concerned with communicating emotion.

Boy Behind Cracked Window - Eliott Erwit - 1955

Geometric shape: Simple rectilinear or curvilinear shapes found in geometry, such as circles, squares, triangles, etc.

Fageol Ventilators - Imogen Cunningham - 1934

Poster based upon information published by Barbican Education 2006

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General Vocabulary used in PhotoGraPhy

The following terms are the basic vocabulary used in describing photographs.

All the images have been cropped and show details from the original image.

Focus:

intention:

Reson(s) why the artist made a work of art.

Providence, Rhode Island - Francessca Woodman - 1976

Practice the use of these words by asking the questions listed after them.

All the images have been cropped and show details from the original image.

space:

An image that portrays the natural environment.

Jeffrey Pine - Ansel Adams - 1940

objective:

Behind The Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris - Henri Cartier Bresson - 1932

organic shape:

What areas of the photograph are most highlighted? Are there any shadows? Is the light natural or artificial? Reflected or directed?

Photogenic Drawing- William Henry Fox Talbot - 1835

Value: Is there a range of tones from dark to light? Where is the darkest value?

Where is the lightest?

Nude - Bill Brandt - 1952

Boys in Niigata, Japan - Hiroshi Hamaya - 1942

line:

angle:

Are there objects that act as lines?

Are they straight, curvy, thick or thin? Do they create movement or direction? Do they outline?

The vantage point from which the image was taken; generally used when discussing an image taken from an unusual angle.

Madonna - Ralph Eugene Meatyard - 1964

Are there any objects, shapes or lines which repeat and create pattern?

The part of the scene or picture that is or seems to be towards the back.

shape:

An image which shows recognizable objects.

Mellas Typewriter - Tina Modotti - 1928

Beaufort, South Carolina- Robert Frank - 1955

balance:

Do you see geometrical or organic shapes? What are they?

The distribution of visual elements in a photograph.

RCA Building at night - Andreas Feiningerr - 1944

subject :

texture :

The main object or person(s) in a photograph.

Izu, Japan - Seichi Furuya - 1986

Poster based upon information published by Barbican Education 2006

If you could touch the surface of the photograph how would it feel? How would the objects in the picture look like they would feel?

Poster based upon information published by Barbican Education 2006

Bauhaus Balconies, 1926 - László Moholy-Nagy - 1926

background: Tiles- Dadio Moriyama - 1986

representational:

Use these words to describe how visual elements combine within a photograph.

All the images have been cropped and show details from the original image.

The Chantilly Viaduct - Édouard-Denis Baldus - 1855

Woman with locket - Diane Arbus - 1965

repetition:

Shapes based on natural objects such as trees, mountains, leaves, etc.

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comPosition oF the PhotoGraPh

Is there depth to the photograph or does it seem shallow? What creates this appearance?

What areas appear clearest or sharpest in the photograph? What do not?

light:

landscape:

A point of view free from personal bias, which attempts to consider all available information with equal regard and fairness.

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Visual elements

Washroom in the Dog Run of Floyd Burroughs`s House, Hale County, Alabama - Walker Evans - 1936

central Focus : The object(s) which appears most prominently and/or most clearly focused in a photograph.

Scenes on the Death of Nature, II - Anne Ferran - 1986

Blind Twins, Saint-Mandé, France - Jane Evelyn Atwood - 1980

Poster based upon information published by Barbican Education 2006

“General Vocabulary Used In Photography” Educational project. Set of 5 posters illustrating terminology used in photography criticism and appreciation and aimed at A level students. (2008) InDesign

“Skull Boy” 10 Page comic book used as location prop and animation sequence in “Homemade Vigilante” feature film (dir: The Turner Brothers) (2008) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“Dobsons Aviator�

Merchandising label and poster (2009) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

Pages from “VIEWER�

Internet distributed magazine of Personal work (2006 - 2009) Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator & InDesign

Pages from “VIEWER�

Internet distributed magazine of Personal work (2006 - 2009) Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator & InDesign

“Twenty Thousand” Personal work (2009) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“The Crystal Lake” Personal work (2009) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“First Fold Records�

Promotional illustrations for First Fold Records artists (2009) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“Magnetophone�

Promotional illustration for First Fold Records artist (2009) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“Nations shall rise�

Promotional illustration for First Fold Records artist (2009) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“Geography Of Nowhere�

Promotional illustration for First Fold Records artist (2009) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

Magnetophone - Wires & Traps EP Download art for First Fold Records (2009) Photoshop & Illustrator

Spunkle - Live Download art for First Fold Records (2009) Photoshop & Illustrator

Papa November - Book Two - The Well Download art for First Fold Records (2010) Photoshop & Illustrator

The Resource Centre - The Resource Centre Series - EP1 Download art for First Fold Records Photoshop & Illustrator

Generic CD Packaging for First Fold Records Inside sleeve art for limited edition CDs of 2010 releases. Each cover is further individually customised by the artist involved.

Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

Generic CD Packaging for First Fold Records Outer sleeve and onbody art for limited edition CDs of 2010 releases. Each cover is further individually customised by the artist involved.

Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“First Fold Records�

Magazine Advert #1 (2010) Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

“First Fold�

Generic poster #1 (2010) Photoshop & Illustrator

“Grasp

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Personal work (2010) Photoshop & Illustrator

“Tyler” Personal work (2010) Photoshop & Illustrator

Gareth Courage

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