Author Archives: Craig J Murray

After listening to so many compelling academic readings over the last few months, deciding what question/ quote to examine has been a mentally straining task. If I had understood a fraction of what was said this task might have been easier. Finally opting to base my essay on the writing of Walter Benjamin, in particular,ContinueContinue reading “THE ERA OF MASS PRODUCED VISUALS”

Maybe not the first name that pops into peoples heads when they think of photography or art but in reality Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton aka Papa Flash helped advance high speed photography in ways previously unachievable. An engineering professor at MIT he began working on a way to freeze the motion of a motor inContinueContinue reading “Harold Eugene Edgerton”

My author’s voice project in response to the brief. With my main interest within photography being sports based work, after some soul searching, I discovered it’s the ability to freeze action that appeals to me. The capability to halt momentum perfectly, allowing for the viewer to study moments that pass faster than an eye blinks,ContinueContinue reading “Poetry in motion”

With my main focus on becoming a professional sports photographer, my main research will focus on the works of photographers who have the experience in the fields I hope to work within in the near future.This will be the main basis of my personal projects this year. while shooting sports normally involves fast action images,ContinueContinue reading “Project 1”

Another area of photography I knew little of but whole heartedly enjoyed covering was documentary photography. Having such a short shooting time frame meant it was always going to be a struggle finding a subject that visually told a story, could be edited and compiled into a printed photobook within 18 weeks. Grassroots football wasContinueContinue reading “Documentary”

Photoshop, it’s a bit like marmite really. You either love it or hate it, it’s that simple. Easy to use for basic image tweaks and tasks, but underneath it holds an amazing world of manipulation and wizardry that can be a pain to master. I use Photoshop almost everyday, it’s the standard operating procedure butContinueContinue reading “Advanced Image Editing”

  Ano ages wae not a mutter aff me and now am spamming your email with blog updates galore, shocking ano but needs must and come on I don’t really show off my work much. Photojournalism was a subject I looked forward to at the start of term, ignorant of the subject other than myContinueContinue reading “Photojournalism”