Below is a guest blog post by the lovely Briony Canning who studied both Fine Art and Photography here last year. Please take a look at her website too (https://brionycanning160.wixsite.com/photographyandvideo/welcome), for anyone interested in photography or film it is full of some really stunning and beautiful work!
Thanks Briony!
Studying at TRC was the best decision I’ve ever made!
My name is Briony Canning and I’m an ex student from TRC, I studied
Photography, Fine Art and Media Studies from 2015-2017. The art department were
so welcoming, helpful and kind, I felt like I was able to fit in straight away.
My two years at TRC flew by, I learnt so many new skills and knowledge along
the way. I was taught about intaglio printing, lino printing, screen printing,
darkroom exposures and all the terminology that comes with it, the list really
is endless. The time and effort the art staff spend with me really set me up, ready
and striving to go straight off to university to further my studies. I really
can’t thank them enough. :)
I’m now studying Photography and Video at De Montfort
University in Leicester! I adore photography and being at a university studying
with groups of people who all share the same passion and love for the subject
is inspiring. The facilities at DMU are amazing, once we were introduced to the
photo studio and video studio and I was fixated. It’s such a mesmerizing space
and provides influence for new and developing projects of mine. My first
project in the studio was a dance piece focusing on different lighting setups,
highlighting my contemporary dancer in various ways (See images below). As my
course also includes video I’ve been introduced to different programs, ideas
and structures to create unique pieces of footage. Videographers like Jacob
Sutton with his pieces called ‘Ghost in
the Machine/ Dancers – New York Times/ MOVEment’ are some favourites of
mine, I’d advise you to go watch them if your drawn towards movement, editing, rhythm
and pace like me. This part of my course has mentally opened new and exciting
paths in my career, setting of a creative spark of mine to pursue.
Both studying at TRC and my first year DMU have built me up
in confidence to go out into the real world with my camera and actually speak to
people. Therefore, I’ve be able to make small connections with clients leading
me to take portraits of dogs currently at Thornberry Animal Sanctuary. I’ve had
the ability to help capture pictures of dogs, in need of a home, which will
hopefully get them the attention they deserve to get adopted (The link for
Thornberry is below if you want to see the dogs currently in their care). In
addition, I was invited to oversee an event run by the charity and create a
short video from the day. It just shows that one small opportunity can
literally take you to one job to the other. I love love, loveee dogs, so
bringing photography and dogs together is the dream job of mine! J
My advice to current students at TRC is to forever keep the
passion for your subject in your mind and heart, stay inspired and embrace
every opportunity that comes your way. You’ll never know where it’ll take you! Good
luck with all your exams and I hope you all succeed in whatever to choose to
pursue.
For a project I was asked to create a website to display my work,
so if you’re interested in what pieces I’ve been working on feel free to give
it a look, the link is below.
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