This journal records my actual 10,000 hours photography; ten thousand hours of deliberate practice mastering the art of photography. In particular, these journal pages contain references to:
- images as they are made
- references to source materials
- thoughts that might, or might not, later form part of a full post
(Hours at start of month: 9,281)
3rd December 2024
Hours 9,287 to 9,290
(1h) creating the “Rock Cathedral Multiple Exposure” image below – exposures made on the 19th November
(1h) making the diptychs for the 19th and 20th November
(2h) Stoke Poges Photographic Club – second round of the Rosebowl – comments on my images as follows:
2nd December 2024
Hours 9,284 to 9,286
(1h) updating this journal, including new month admin
(2h) moving images from laptop to my main computer and creating the “Sibelius Monumental Multiple Exposure”, right, – exposures made on the 19th November
1st December 2024
Hours 9,281 to 9,283
(½h) shooting travel photography
(2h) Munch Museum – Oslo
Previous Munch exhibitions include:
- 20th June 2019 – “Love and Angst” at the British Museum
- 19th November – “Modern Gothic”, Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
(½h) Vanessa Baird – “Do Down With Me” exhibition at the Munch Museum
Baird claims to be inspired by Munch and at the same time is critical of him as a stereotypical lone male artist. She deals with the feminist issues of artist as parent and carer (for her elderly mother), the repetition of daily life and major political issues such as the wars in Ukraine and Palestine
