Introduction

For this assignment we are asked to produce 10 postcard size images on the theme of souvenirs.

This could be a collection of our own souvenirs or other people’s souvenirs. They may be real or fictitious. Experimentation is a key factor to this assignment. How far can we push our ideas and images?

We must try and use different types of cameras and experiment with them. 

Photographers use a range of skills when working professionally, which will have been developed over a period of time, through learning and personal experience. A photographer’s choice of materials, techniques and technologies will often provide their work with a unique identity or recognisable character. In some ways this becomes the photographer’s trademark. Many of these materials, techniques and technologies have health and safety guidelines on good working practice and photographers need to be aware of these and also of any changes and updates. This knowledge allows them to minimise the potential of harming themselves and others. Professional photographers use digital photography equipment and processes extensively in studio photography and design-related work (Unit 23).