Writing a report

Structure :

Title Page
name, question, title

Acknowledgements

Contents
sections of report, (do this part last)

Summary
(do this part second last), methods, main contents, conclusion

Introduction
content, objectives, define limits, background, method

Methodology
how have I researched? compare both primary and secondary

Results and Findings
graphs, tables, percentages, diagram

Discussion
analyse, explain, problems, important issues

Conclusion and Recommendation
no new information to be included

References
precise, use the helpful information on Study Skills, alphabetical by authors last name, write the information needed when researching.

Appendices
additional information, questionnaires



Keep it simple
question and answers
bullet points
sub sections
Spiral binding (leave wide margins and time)
clear headings and labels
lots of drafts

Morals in Photographing

Every person has their own set of moral principles that they live by, same as in the workplace companies have codes of practice that they follow. Some codes are obvious such as doctors swearing the Hippocratic Oath but in the photographic industry their is no specific code as what is allowed and what isn't, this is only limited to the photographers personal moral code.

Many practices are widely agreed to be morally wrong and are avoided however not by everybody. This includes Street Photography as many people feel it's wrong to take photographs of people that haven't given permission, it is also a touchy subject to photograph children without permission from the parents and personally I would not photograph anybody without permission as I would not like to be in their position.

Decisions are not always easy as people may have conflicting morals and it creates a very complex dilemma.

Cleveland Police Counter Terrorism

A Cleveland Police Counter Terrorism spokesperson came in to talk to both photography and film students about how suspicious we can look while out with the cameras and the way the police are trained to ask questions about who we are/what we are doing/why we are photographing and to maybe see the photographs, however they should not delete our photographs or ruin the film as it is against the law and they would be deleting evidence if they needed it.

The talk made me realise how suspicious photographing and filming can look and it maybe that the police officers are tired after a long shift and would not want to start an argument so we were asked to keep calm and explain who we are, our university and why/what we are photographing.

Faking It

Faking It: Radiographer to Fashion Photographer

This series of faking it shows a series of people who are taken from their jobs and have a week to learn about another job and pass a judging by experts in the field.

In this lesson we watched the episode in which a radiographer is converted into a fashion photographer and has to perform a photo shoot in-front of judges who decided which contestant in the shoot was faking being a photographer, he was convincing enough that the judges thought a real photographer was the faker.

It showed me that I need to have more confidence in myself as that's what the judges picked up on; that the faker was very confident whereas the real photographer who was thought to be faking was not very confident.

What is Professional Studies ?

In this blog I am going to be learning about the professional and business side of the photography industry.

I will be looking into subjects such as:

• Being a professional photographer
• The industry
• Careers within the industry
• Genres of photography
• Model release forms
• Legal issues
• Newspaper articles
• Trade shows
• Exhibitions
• Research for my report

In the first lesson we had we were shown a time management scheme that I think is going to be very useful.