Before applying to LCF I had seen a friend of mine doing work with creative directors and I was very envious of him even though I didn’t know what a creative director student was until the end of Term 1. Tim Walker’s work really blew me away and as I was looking at his work I thought this is what I want to do, and at that point I realised what creative director meant and what I really wanted to do.
The second semester was also the most enjoyable part of my work on narrowtive. I wanted my work to have a storytelling aspect to it and I wanted to be able to communicate with others. During my media studies I often felt inferior to my classmates, that I wasn’t as good a photographer as some, or as creative as others, or as good an editor as others. But at the same time I understand that everyone has their own style and all I can do is make myself better. I used to only like to use black and white, but since term 2 I’ve been trying to use more colours.
About the magazine ‘Youth’ is a way for me to document my life and to inspire myself. I wanted to show a sense of boldness, confidence and freedom, which is what I aspire to and what I am trying to do. I used a lot of landscapes and portraits in the ‘Youth’ magazine, but after doing the whole thing I think I still presented too few photos. I should have added more collage elements to showcase my creativity, but I think collage is my weakest part and I often don’t have the ability to imagine boldly from a single photo. After finishing editing my magazine, I went through the whole magazine and I think I am much better at editing and using colour than term1 and term2, but I think I need to improve and learn more. Although the magazine is not perfect, it is a satisfactory magazine for my current stage and I still hope I can get more tips to do better. I hope that the final piece I present will speak to the reader and that they will understand what I am trying to say.