Unit One - Space

For my first unit at Bath Spa, I was set the project “Object and Space”. I was also set to only use a 35mm camera, which I hadn’t used in years. Learning how to use the darkroom was interesting, it was very similar to the one I used a few years ago. I chose to study a local train station with no barriers and only two platforms. Trains arrived every 5-10 minutes, so I had plenty of subjects to focus on. We were told to only shoot in one place, so after a few shoots, we had to try and think of unique ways of shooting to not repeat our previous work. For our deadline on the 17th of November, I had to have my sketch book of research, thoughts and photographs, notes of the darkroom process, and three final prints.

Overall, I really enjoyed the 35mm and darkroom experience, as I am used to shooting with my DSLR, it was refreshing to use a different medium. If I could do this unit again, I would pick a different space to photograph, as the train station wasn’t very big and got boring quickly.