Michelle Hodgson

WRL4

WORK EXPERIENCE

INITIAL CONTACT• Sourcing work experience

• Wedding Fares

• Google

• Facebook, social networking (twitter, linkenin etc.)

• Telephone

• Letters

• Postcards

• Email

MY METHOD

Research where they are and what photography they

do.

Send email and letter with postcard.

Await reply.

THE INITIAL CONTACTS

Fisheye – Fisheye Photography studio

Shaun Flannery

Wendy Collins

Brian Ross Photography

Studio 32

The post card I designed to send along with my email and letters

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Included

• One of my images

• What I’m currently studying

• My contact details

ALL OF MY BRILLIANT OFFERS !!!!

Brian Ross – Photography

(and this was a gentle let down)

MY NEXT IDEA

Medical Photographer:

• I do feel that this is a career I would consider after my degree.

• Very Interesting

• Different

• Possibly in my local hospital Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

CONTACTING THEM

The Head of medical photography at DRI

My initial contact was via email, this included:• My personal details.• Contact information.• My study details.• My need from work experience.• My previous work experience (physiotherapy).

This was unsuccessful !!!No reply

So I called

……………………………………………….And called again……………………………And again……………………………………

After speaking with them I discovered that due to insurance purposes I was not able to complete any work experience.

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

RECOMMENDED CONTACT………..

Bruce DaviesOf Basement Arts Project

• Create residency programs for artists living in Leeds.

• Provides exhibition opportunities for its members.

• Support and help build new audiences.

• Provide accessible and free to the public exhibitions.

Divided we fall –Bruce Davies

This project was aimed to establish artists , organisations and audiences across Leeds.

My role was to help curate and hang/ display the works in multiple exhibition around Leeds city.

Attend opening nights, recording documenting and networking them.

EXHIBITION AT MRS. ATHA’S (CAFÉ)

My first task ;

Installation of’ ‘‘Homolonius, by Alisia Casper’’

THE INSTALLATION………

• Arrangements: 8:30am meet at MRS.Atha’s café.

• The assistant was almost 2 hours late ...............

• The owner of the café, becoming distressed !

• We had to work to a detailed plan of how the work was to be displayed.

• Short time Frame.

• Unsuccessful hanging tools!

• Plan Not followed as specified.

WHAT I LEARNED …………….

• Certain location can have time restrictions and space issues.

• Artists can be unrealistic : too much work not physically viewed the space

• Wall textures and wall fixings.

• Unforeseen issues – Frames, hanging, space, time.

• Punctuality.

• Having Back up , options and have various hanging tools for the unexpected.

• Plan and visit the space prior to installation.

• More efficient planning !!!!!!

INSTALLATION OF -KIMBAL BUMSTEAD & PHILL HARDING

MY ROLE……..

Assist curate and install exhibition at Wellington Street.

Arrange a series of photographs and hang them appropriately.

Communicate and discuss art works with various artists and installers.

Experiment with artworks and explore the other works in the exhibition.

Contribute my opinions and act on advise and orders.

The photographs I arranged and hung

DOCUMENTING EXHIBITION AT THE CORN EXCHANGE

THE DOCUMENTING ………..

Other than struggling to find the unit and location it was pretty successful.

The artist was very friendly and made me feel comfortable.

Low lighting conditions.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Tom and Ashley Paton

A small selection of Ashley's fashion work

Arrangements were made, I traveled down to Kent to assist Ashley for the following day.

But the next day due to bad weather conditions the shoot was postponed.

What I have learnt:

Always be prepared for the unexpected:• Spare equipment• Tools• Materials for the job• And planning planning planning !!!!!!!!

Be professional and respect others in the team you are working with:• Be punctual.• Have everything you need• Plan before you arrive

Communication:• Having clear and simple communication helps everyone involves, with

location, time and all other aspects.

The Weather:• Shoot can be altered• In some cases the location can be totally written off.• Different team members fail to arrive e.g.. Model, stylist, Photographer.

PunctualityProfessional

Prepared

Flexible/willing

Plan and be Organized