Final evaluation (AO4)

Through this examination I have produced 7 images that I consider to be my best images for Juxtaposition. I started the exam focusing on one work record but was able to progress to move on to the second work record. I think that my work has developed from the first work record to the second because in the first, I was using my own techniques and creativity, but for the second, I was more aware of what I needed to be doing. I was still using my own techniques, but applying them more efficiently so that I could fit my work into the style of Haynes'. The research didn't necessarily help with the production of my work, however, it helped visually as I was able to find a set of images by Haynes that I could look and influence my work on. I also developed my work as I was going along, for example, I was using Photoshop to improve my straight images by adding patterns and adjusting the colours. Without doing these steps, my work wouldn't prove to be showing juxtaposition and would fit more into a different category of photography. I had considered other photographer/artists in the preparation for my exam, such as Frank Gohlke with his aftermath series, but I decided on this photographer as I thought it was unique and unconventional for juxtaposition, which I find interesting.

Overall, I would say that I have been successful in this exam for reasons such as producing the set of images and explaining in detail how I achieved this. If I had more time, I would have liked to produce at least one other image and also go into more detail with the drawings. I also think that I would have saved a lot of time and produced my work differently if I had been able to print out my images and physically draw on them, just as I had planned, but considering I wasn't able to do this, I would say I did a good job using the resources that I had.