tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76232847210898112782024-03-05T03:01:12.287-08:00The Good, the Bad and the UglyFrances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-47694706475832909732011-11-25T07:00:00.000-08:002011-11-25T07:00:05.509-08:00Rationale<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%;font-family:'Georgia','serif'font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#339999;">I used to think blogging was for people who had far too much time on their hands. After creating my own, I now understand why it has become so popular in the last few years and to some extent, an addiction. It has opened my eyes to the world around me and made me connect with others who share my interests. On a daily basis, I am constantly searching my surroundings for creative ideas whether it being on the streets or at my university. Even whilst at the supermarket, I am always searching the shelves for good design and often I will try a product just because of its appealing packaging.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%;font-family:'Georgia','serif'font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#339999;">My creative blog contains a wide variety of design as I am interested in many areas. This reflects my versatile approach to my practical artwork where I am constantly changing the media I use. Although there are specific jobs out there for design and I realise that one day I am going to have to narrow it down to one, I think it is still good to be open minded and look at all aspects of design. I also want to comment on design I do not like and also look at the controversy design has caused in the past, hence the title, ‘The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%;font-family:'Georgia','serif'font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="color:#339999;">Although I consider myself a fine artist, I seem to be more interested in advertising. My passion for it can be seen by the abundance of advertisements in my blog and for this reason, I am considering moving into that direction in terms of a career.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-22839994744235817272010-02-06T14:48:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:54:30.849-07:00Successful Advertisements aimed at Students<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpbNViGN1l_0pKbLvuMKzDsPk8LNdeagEZOvkwV95NZqb5bArw7nUpbagZbjY7_C9-CAS6RXUsZSFrsWspFZkI3SGY187YPuD0eAZpAZ06IIK8lEUmfrXogQZf4P225ShtdOobtME0h0/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><span style="color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404714223091987442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpbNViGN1l_0pKbLvuMKzDsPk8LNdeagEZOvkwV95NZqb5bArw7nUpbagZbjY7_C9-CAS6RXUsZSFrsWspFZkI3SGY187YPuD0eAZpAZ06IIK8lEUmfrXogQZf4P225ShtdOobtME0h0/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><br /></span><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#339999;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">I am a student and I find that everywhere we go, we are hunted down by people on the streets who try to lure us gullable students into buying their products. If I am not hassled on the street, my letter box is abused by take away services and adverts of nights out in Leeds. We seem to be constantly exposed to advertising messages designed to make us believe we cannot live without a certain product or cannot miss a certain night out without the reputation of our social lives being hindered. I am so frustrated by these people who try to buy our love that I now ignore anyone who flaps a leaflet in front of my face and I will even pretend to be on the phone to avoid the eye contact with these evil people. However, I came across this advertisement that stands out as it is not distorting the truth to make the product seem better than it really is. Instead, it contains an honest, humorous photograph that students can relate to and may have even been subject to. It is more like a normal photograph taken by a student from a night out than an advert and I think this is what gives it so much appeal. It also tells you straight away who the product is aimed at, what it does and overall I think it is a very successful means of advertising.</span> </span></div>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-49360153872039787732010-01-25T06:34:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:48:30.607-07:00Absolut success and a few disasters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWXhybSnQ1vBIoAKrxANSrFVwfStMBt557tQChHfdJ5RaJ4IorgL6iG-S3Kvg3JwO66PynFE0RtURsbq55wdhIUDtB9dnrRCnG_zQcwcCSTuaPKGnX2vLLfsBVqnPRbamwysz0etx_AA/s1600/Absolut+series.jpg"><span style="color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408050070386669586" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWXhybSnQ1vBIoAKrxANSrFVwfStMBt557tQChHfdJ5RaJ4IorgL6iG-S3Kvg3JwO66PynFE0RtURsbq55wdhIUDtB9dnrRCnG_zQcwcCSTuaPKGnX2vLLfsBVqnPRbamwysz0etx_AA/s400/Absolut+series.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Advertising can have such a huge impact on the product as it can either boost sales or even make a product unpopular. The best example of a product, which has become so popular due to its advertising campaign is Absolut Vodka. This campaign has been running nonstop for fifteen years, which, in advertising, is practically forever. The first Absolut advert appeared in 1980 giving birth to an award winning campaign centred upon the distinctive shape of the Absolut bottle, which appears in some form or another. It is now considered to be one of the most successful campaigns in the history of advertising. The main reason for its success is because it is such a versatile advert yet it is still always very distinctive as being an Absolut vodka product. They are full of wit, artistry , and imagination and I am so inspired by them that I created a few of my own, which can be seen on my website. Hundreds of these adverts now exist however I have discovered a fan site, which contains every single one ever made: </span></span><a title="Absolut Ad website" href="http://www.absolutad.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">AbsolutAd.com</span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rn0lwGk4u9o&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rn0lwGk4u9o&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">Advertising can also have the reverse effect and create a bad name for products. A recent example is A Tetley advert, which was banned by the TV watchdog for misleading viewers. In the commercial, a woman decides to drink a cup of green tea rather than go jogging and the words 'as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle' appear on screen. The ASA said the commercial breached codes dealing with evidence and accuracy because it implied health benefits without evidence to back up the claims.<br /><br />One advertisement, which I particularly like because of its colloquial nature was sadly banned for its use of a swear word. So where the bloody hell are you? was an advertising campaign launched in 2006 by Tourism Australia created by the Sydney office of the London advertising agency M&C Saatchi. The campaign received a huge press coverage however despite this, it was soon deemed a failure and withdrawn. The reason behind this was it was banned by the Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre in the United Kingdom because they would not allow the word “bloody” in television versions of the commercial. After watching it, it really made me want to visit Australia because the people in the advert seemed so friendly and welcoming and so it was a shame it had to be banned.</span>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-2634784547052212262009-11-25T06:13:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:51:19.662-07:00Smoking campaigns<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY5GFiUkUOOcewU7V_tYIiWWtZobZhPCva0iWjiiMQwndfRZC_y89jOoHaByB3jQNeHYDnv7SBUi03uBOE7xNLCbzRf7oJxsXMD1B2vcZfvomFb0XsxOOM6YnBr3b1raSgRTxn1ngJT4/s1600/cigarette+bed.bmp"><span style="color:#336666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408044724911446034" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY5GFiUkUOOcewU7V_tYIiWWtZobZhPCva0iWjiiMQwndfRZC_y89jOoHaByB3jQNeHYDnv7SBUi03uBOE7xNLCbzRf7oJxsXMD1B2vcZfvomFb0XsxOOM6YnBr3b1raSgRTxn1ngJT4/s400/cigarette+bed.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#336666;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#336666;">Smoking used to be seen as glamorous and sexy with A-list celebrities and models advertising various brands. With today’s knowledge of the health effects associated with smoking, advertising has now taken a completely different approach where there are now a wide range of campaigns out there encouraging the public to stop smoking. I thought this simple image of the hospital bed was extremely powerful. The colour of the bed instantly tells you the advert relates to cigarettes and the use of the hospital bed directly links this to suffering or even death. It’s amazing how much information you can get out of a plain image without words.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEcEYghvD4ShZxAphfu2IQWRxAe-lHl9dMxAeL1wNYaUbfUj_xZOOsyaq6JVQsoBbJq5ZIW7xeqFHwvKUiP8czT9xoVKzY5h4ohViS8OC9yspeRM4bQmO-YNySxZMbj8kxVq23UV1WDc/s1600/preview_600_885%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#336666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408045022547026162" style="WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEcEYghvD4ShZxAphfu2IQWRxAe-lHl9dMxAeL1wNYaUbfUj_xZOOsyaq6JVQsoBbJq5ZIW7xeqFHwvKUiP8czT9xoVKzY5h4ohViS8OC9yspeRM4bQmO-YNySxZMbj8kxVq23UV1WDc/s400/preview_600_885%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#336666;">Passive smoking is also a very common theme in advertising these days. I found a very unique one by the advertising company, CHI and Partners. I particularly like it because of its surreal qualities, which I am particularly interested by.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZTCKW8bb_Fgz-m74UYPwrx8dojhueUQQJU5bCJ33WNlG16AttvKdcaV3lOmSI7Vf_t5pSRAhBTT7gsP3F6AjLQvqf4-6ibkxV031fT4dCqqattf8629G5QKW2pnUJ2pt7vTyg1wzpQQ/s1600/Surreal+images.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#336666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408046605775712434" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZTCKW8bb_Fgz-m74UYPwrx8dojhueUQQJU5bCJ33WNlG16AttvKdcaV3lOmSI7Vf_t5pSRAhBTT7gsP3F6AjLQvqf4-6ibkxV031fT4dCqqattf8629G5QKW2pnUJ2pt7vTyg1wzpQQ/s400/Surreal+images.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#336666;">Here is some more surreal imagery, which I am greatly inspired by for my own Surreal photographs, which can be seen on my photography website at </span></span><a href="http://www.francesphotography.co.uk/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#336666;">www.francesphotography.co.uk</span></span></a></p>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-13899606473683411942009-11-17T04:02:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:53:28.700-07:00Art Exhibitions in London<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">During 2007-2008, I did an art foundation year in Wimbledon in London. During this time, I visited a wide range of art exhibitions and discovered new galleries other than the well known ones such as The Tate, The National Gallery, The Serpentine and The Royal Academy of Arts. I now regularly visit these lesser known galleries during my free time.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;"></span></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdC0-u_57WksJIsIz08O09a9AIZMx3Zmjnu3HPSIbARJahuVYrGPjP3PM3L5cvgkx0_7ao4aCxJxPyllRn0ewsrjl1sXjImn0lWuU1etcNZiM6MnIOSCL3EyiPdw9loWghWLpOmkgTAA/s1600/Graham+Dean.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405047550072394674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdC0-u_57WksJIsIz08O09a9AIZMx3Zmjnu3HPSIbARJahuVYrGPjP3PM3L5cvgkx0_7ao4aCxJxPyllRn0ewsrjl1sXjImn0lWuU1etcNZiM6MnIOSCL3EyiPdw9loWghWLpOmkgTAA/s400/Graham+Dean.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">Previously I was not aware of any privately owned galleries however now I am a regular visitor to many such as the ones in Green Park and Cork Street. One artist that particularly stood out for me at one of the galleries on Cork Street was Graham Dean. Dean uses the figure to convey ideas, emotions and psychological states. He paints with watercolour onto porous handmade Indian paper in order to achieve beautiful, painterly effects. </span></span></p><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><span style="color:#339999;"></span></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZonIsxhN7E0ovzq3l_UYZm149cyY0yL5bjdmXQR8jRWNDXo3i-JBbeuC74ZG4c803J_HxhIpAdBDRlEvXwaWcBxuE7FXiTkLanqTD8yHRPGx0cWX3IsYIujGrEvD-z3TEJpWRsnsJffI/s1600/Untitled-4.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405047787824606514" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 83px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZonIsxhN7E0ovzq3l_UYZm149cyY0yL5bjdmXQR8jRWNDXo3i-JBbeuC74ZG4c803J_HxhIpAdBDRlEvXwaWcBxuE7FXiTkLanqTD8yHRPGx0cWX3IsYIujGrEvD-z3TEJpWRsnsJffI/s400/Untitled-4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">During my year living in London, I also visited a few art fairs such as the Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park and The Art Fair at the Business Design Centre in Islington, which both display work from new and established artists. The space was so vast and in each there was a huge mass of visitors, which was a nice change from the usual quiet confinements of a normal gallery space. The art was suitable for all ages and for a modern audience and there was a buzz and liveliness at each, which made the experience more exciting. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><span style="color:#339999;"></span></span></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoPYIKaynrghwHF8s6Xb-acg1pDk6Del1bz6ySKK9Om7IwDZ93I6spSbZToZn2Y2tLPkq5dTUkgojYoNzop23ngStWeS2XQSEDZvtmF9w9pW1vBhT7r41hbcT1Oif9pqZBV5vZCMwB3g/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405043139215824546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 89px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoPYIKaynrghwHF8s6Xb-acg1pDk6Del1bz6ySKK9Om7IwDZ93I6spSbZToZn2Y2tLPkq5dTUkgojYoNzop23ngStWeS2XQSEDZvtmF9w9pW1vBhT7r41hbcT1Oif9pqZBV5vZCMwB3g/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">I always enjoy going to see The BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery as I am astounded by the realism of all the paintings. I am not keen on realistic painting however I admire the work as so much skill is involved and it also interests me as often there is a story associated with the portrait. This annual competition is the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, promoting the very best in contemporary portrait painting.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><span style="color:#339999;"></span></span></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-E3GaVtdBPWosiFr9J7uN-V6kIoEr-DMN3UnXCLJG7zvEL012IxZY5XyByFwN5xznEQSMnui10O5bzqvUJ4pDwJlSsy1IKgOM2F8qOW2TVRtclXD8yFS0oiVWBAUPVsKj8VcyeYKXs4/s1600/Untitled-3.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405043338239495202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-E3GaVtdBPWosiFr9J7uN-V6kIoEr-DMN3UnXCLJG7zvEL012IxZY5XyByFwN5xznEQSMnui10O5bzqvUJ4pDwJlSsy1IKgOM2F8qOW2TVRtclXD8yFS0oiVWBAUPVsKj8VcyeYKXs4/s400/Untitled-3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The Saatchi gallery moved to Chelsea in 2008 and it is now much more <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>successful and popular amongst the public than at its previous site. The gallery space is ideal; there are high ceilings and clean, white washed walls with ample light streaming through the large glass windows. There is a wide range of media on show and it all is engaging and appealing to all ages. Another reason why I like it so much is it is free, which is </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Saatchi Gallery’s aim to bring contemporary art to the widest audience possible. Many artists showing at The Saatchi Gallery are unknown when first exhibited, not only to the general public but also to the commercial art world. I visited the New Art from the Middle East exhibition, which contained some extremely eye catching work.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtytzWUwm1JDSstzrX6nBPBL-rM0YAh09x9sntH8AcwpSmNzA4hC-RVxtH7SBX3llxtmRP2Uk46iKIuR6DGYga7VWut2KRsclBD9Jdnks1AcbwJ-LW7lymqDf-3EzkZl9jEvQZJOEzRs/s1600/09%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405043768840744850" style="WIDTH: 335px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtytzWUwm1JDSstzrX6nBPBL-rM0YAh09x9sntH8AcwpSmNzA4hC-RVxtH7SBX3llxtmRP2Uk46iKIuR6DGYga7VWut2KRsclBD9Jdnks1AcbwJ-LW7lymqDf-3EzkZl9jEvQZJOEzRs/s400/09%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHhQinbC_3LOMz8jyXLZrhrNxfnUDANfsVS7__Vv_N2ezBxMmFgL65wKQuPI78zHZAo7w93KZc2iHBv87OsbASfpXsX2-NCc1Eu-VuS_IpBbEmcGHLWuHhBSDfC0z2vrx1k300nJIiD4/s1600/51%5B1%5D+(2).jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405043986299382802" style="WIDTH: 335px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHhQinbC_3LOMz8jyXLZrhrNxfnUDANfsVS7__Vv_N2ezBxMmFgL65wKQuPI78zHZAo7w93KZc2iHBv87OsbASfpXsX2-NCc1Eu-VuS_IpBbEmcGHLWuHhBSDfC0z2vrx1k300nJIiD4/s400/51%5B1%5D+(2).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">The Wildlife Photographer of the year at The Natural History Museum is an International </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-: EN-GB">Competition, which showcases the very best nature photography. At age 11, one of my photographs was shortlisted to the top 25 from 3000 entries. I am now competing against professionals and so it is very difficult to be shortlisted but I still enjoy going as it is definitely my favourite annual exhibition in London.</span><br /></span></span></p>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-91993905702668711792009-11-05T04:45:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:55:07.347-07:00Drink Driving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9n9ysDdN6JrZcfZXhZq36u7v7DY8vrc796_dwSOxdinTSsp4RXqvSwFyx810aRoftxW3GOkt0xjD7QAzZ3TazrV6XJQOyu7pd-zgcHAbdEig7128gUMld64O6tSPwuNu-LlU0kIi8PU/s1600/creativeadvertising3%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404713946285082162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9n9ysDdN6JrZcfZXhZq36u7v7DY8vrc796_dwSOxdinTSsp4RXqvSwFyx810aRoftxW3GOkt0xjD7QAzZ3TazrV6XJQOyu7pd-zgcHAbdEig7128gUMld64O6tSPwuNu-LlU0kIi8PU/s320/creativeadvertising3%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioz0BTeGGj72VJoWbB_sG5yS7Y2S8Op5_l02Zb24qmWvOgPOvN3PPHoVuhwk8PudndNGhLTskuCxW4PCqJZJ2psaXVFAlhTB9F_n36PH_3Cn8WOLEX6E3OhrdcssBzg9Cx4Bb9plUdfH8/s1600-h/creativeadvertising3%5B1%5D.jpg"></a></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">Drink driving is certainly a huge issue, particularly amongst young drivers who hit the legal drinking age at the same time as when they have the freedom of being able to drive. The government is desperately trying to tackle this problem and reduce the numbers. So far this has involved campaigns such as Safe Drive Stay Alive, which is a project that educates young drivers by using a hard-hitting approach where people who have been involved in life threatening accidents or have lost loved ones to such accidents talk about their experiences. There have also been many successful advertising campaigns such as ‘Think!’ I came across this one, which is very powerful and I also chose it because I like the use of advertising directly within the environment. </span></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">The THINK! campaigns focus more on avoiding distraction, being visible and reinforcing basic road safety principles. These adverts need to be powerful and memorable as road accidents between vehicles and pedestrians and cyclists are the biggest single cause of accidental death for 12 to 16 year olds. Whenever I see a cyclist on the road, my attention is always focused on it now all because of this advert, which has stayed in my mind ever since first viewing it.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"></span></div></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/47LCLoidJh4&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/47LCLoidJh4&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;">There may be some successful advertisements out there created to encourage the public to reduce their alcohol consumption, however I think the best are in fact, those which promote alcohol. Here are some of my favourite, most memorable advertisements for beer:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ldeh1VwRmE0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ldeh1VwRmE0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/crTCgkjX9K0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/crTCgkjX9K0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMzoWqnTb5I&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMzoWqnTb5I&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-37982631780873875482009-11-04T05:24:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:55:34.644-07:00Rankin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKVJGbNZJZDRuhQxisvLKVmzCTCxWgvEo5isdirtLjpmalwKOJIUueShbUo3SRc6EYYNHmRtdc7caRyno97_TABJ407mpnHuPlOU2AJutabtiWyn0cZ_JfBiQIC6tvkI_wMyL7BcMBi4/s1600/Untitled-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404772415163547090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 40px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKVJGbNZJZDRuhQxisvLKVmzCTCxWgvEo5isdirtLjpmalwKOJIUueShbUo3SRc6EYYNHmRtdc7caRyno97_TABJ407mpnHuPlOU2AJutabtiWyn0cZ_JfBiQIC6tvkI_wMyL7BcMBi4/s400/Untitled-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-theme: 191">Rankin is one of my favourite photographers as his images are so innovative and a lot of his work directly benefits charitable causes. I have been lucky enough to have taken part in one of his recent, ambitious projects called Rankin Live. This involved inviting 1000 of the British public, who had a distinctive style, sense of British eccentricity, and enthusiasm. To apply, you had to send in a photograph of yourself and the lucky participants were invited to the Rankin exhibition at London's Truman Brewery in August to sit for their personal shoot. The portraits produced on the day were hung as part of his exhibition, showcasing his work from the past 22 years and they were also uploaded online to the Rankin Live website:</span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><br /><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="http://www.rankinlive.com/#/live_shoot/196/s/Frances"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-theme: 191font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;" >http://www.rankinlive.com/#/live_shoot/196/s/Frances</span></a></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-theme: 191font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;" >His most recent project involves a series of striking images of close-ups of women’s faces with heavy makeup. At first glance the images appear to be advertising the latest in edgy style from the more extreme reaches of high-end fashion however they are actually intended to highlight the millions of women around the world who have gone blind. His purpose is to make more people aware that two-thirds of blind people are women, 90% of whom live in developing countries. I think these images are very effective as they look very fashionable rather than a disturbing one, which we would discard and not look twice at.</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9W4LgJyvjc8BZCnu10u6tRcCiY6Bc_PMW7n7xSQE1R1nzG5pPnZCOyN9FSBe9gRsd30HjvHZtLTFRzegtoqoukgUE7kamTCl7uyYPYa48KFtgTzMP9qpOdogob_4XzLQ67YrhYiEHbo/s1600/Rankin+blind+faces.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404705790354156978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9W4LgJyvjc8BZCnu10u6tRcCiY6Bc_PMW7n7xSQE1R1nzG5pPnZCOyN9FSBe9gRsd30HjvHZtLTFRzegtoqoukgUE7kamTCl7uyYPYa48KFtgTzMP9qpOdogob_4XzLQ67YrhYiEHbo/s320/Rankin+blind+faces.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#339999;"><br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"></p></div></div></div></div>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-32004810074608746612009-11-02T06:32:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:56:05.003-07:00Nick Brandt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAA52DD9VmGygqKqyGAOzsKskifCGw_DS74l9GVsog2gqh8OKYF9ObrMs7TyXroFS3TioBEkWql38QSRcaJqwQlFeYoVOlsCLraRu01h97FbAMK7pvZznY0XxYq8ofAPz1QLcBHtonZg/s1600/nick_brandt_photography1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404713072279767106" style="WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAA52DD9VmGygqKqyGAOzsKskifCGw_DS74l9GVsog2gqh8OKYF9ObrMs7TyXroFS3TioBEkWql38QSRcaJqwQlFeYoVOlsCLraRu01h97FbAMK7pvZznY0XxYq8ofAPz1QLcBHtonZg/s320/nick_brandt_photography1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwN7eTZpf2z-IuMSHvGjabx13dQLHJ8SOazAK7930bntB0_zFyfvLDPozB35v65uDl0rCJACd-YfAKVd1ZvyrKIkmw5ZuqXUA6PkV-8POHYhmWH1a0QBAz_kQWVoCPHaaQ9-pJ46Zct8/s1600/3%2520Zebras%2520Turning%2520Heads%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404712956224263202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwN7eTZpf2z-IuMSHvGjabx13dQLHJ8SOazAK7930bntB0_zFyfvLDPozB35v65uDl0rCJACd-YfAKVd1ZvyrKIkmw5ZuqXUA6PkV-8POHYhmWH1a0QBAz_kQWVoCPHaaQ9-pJ46Zct8/s320/3%2520Zebras%2520Turning%2520Heads%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJDw3Qvcq0tLqsPy5DSvuRXsknFU1wUnculn_Xjlu64Kvxt1TOUglekwGmgtj4Y8Xcdmx1oHZAUzeZ4i6sVxC603-CJuM5IMwHClmLRd7sdu1eMYNJSstUa3rpJUW547aojLNMxmui2g/s1600/022_Giraffes-In-Evening-Light%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404712739974629250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJDw3Qvcq0tLqsPy5DSvuRXsknFU1wUnculn_Xjlu64Kvxt1TOUglekwGmgtj4Y8Xcdmx1oHZAUzeZ4i6sVxC603-CJuM5IMwHClmLRd7sdu1eMYNJSstUa3rpJUW547aojLNMxmui2g/s320/022_Giraffes-In-Evening-Light%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwAPxe_bWJ93_6XHneI-etiEX46Ur85HtCudh2ynZHOfKQp53cEAEPLZ5e4GqriRCPQuKu8ERL65zP_kfuGqkJ5a6qiVwImNNnCN-L8OAXTeUTR_CsALa3oIXL_MTV1mRvS496u4Iaq4/s1600/RhinosinLake%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404712585269253954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwAPxe_bWJ93_6XHneI-etiEX46Ur85HtCudh2ynZHOfKQp53cEAEPLZ5e4GqriRCPQuKu8ERL65zP_kfuGqkJ5a6qiVwImNNnCN-L8OAXTeUTR_CsALa3oIXL_MTV1mRvS496u4Iaq4/s320/RhinosinLake%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-theme: 191font-family:'Georgia','serif';font-size:15;" >My interest in photography has stemmed from my annual visits to the national parks in South Africa. Today, African wildlife is one of the most overexposed subjects on the planet. For this reason, I find it difficult to take an individual photograph and so that is why I keep this passion of mine as more of a hobby than a way to make money. However, I recently came across a photographer, who has achieved an extremely unique approach. Nick Brandt is an English photographer who spends months finding the perfect composition and then will manipulate his subject using Photoshop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>He changes his images using infrared techniques and he also often employs blurred and faded borders to recall the look of antique photographs. His photographs are transformed into dream-like, elegant photographs, which appear more like paintings. He also refuses to use a telephoto lens and instead, will track animals for days just to get up close and personal to them and I think this adds to intimate feeling in each photograph. </span><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-theme: 191font-family:'Georgia','serif';font-size:15;color:#339999;" ><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><a href="http://www.wix.com/?embedID=0zhHgBfMGVQF0MNTTxNh6ebuBHP4yWJNhzebjRwc4SxIXFXZjKFFn7lm98ZRS0wHa"><b>Free website</b></a> - <a href="http://www.wix.com/?embedID=0zhHgBfMGVQF0MNTTxNh6ebuBHP4yWJNhzebjRwc4SxIXFXZjKFFn7lm98ZRS0wHa"><b>Wix.com</b></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623284721089811278.post-33309799947941866622009-11-01T10:26:00.000-08:002010-07-19T05:56:35.446-07:00Keith Joubert<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5G9cBmjfr3CMKvG0NI57o7mHPOaBlYL0t4AxS_0eCXvKksGuExJKcXsS3MmNLjVUokaEO23CCZ5KN5pTVRr4Jt5oSRqTSbneP2RmyGJ_MCjPw2ZPzNk9o-1MRW6koV7Hs2l_wvN2ls4/s1600/Keith+Joubert.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404770928660890338" style="WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5G9cBmjfr3CMKvG0NI57o7mHPOaBlYL0t4AxS_0eCXvKksGuExJKcXsS3MmNLjVUokaEO23CCZ5KN5pTVRr4Jt5oSRqTSbneP2RmyGJ_MCjPw2ZPzNk9o-1MRW6koV7Hs2l_wvN2ls4/s320/Keith+Joubert.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#339999;">An artist who is similar to Nick Brandt in the way that he captures African wildlife in a unique, exciting way is the South African artist, Keith Joubert. He travels throughout Southern African as well as Botswana and paints directly in nature to capture the real essence of the African bush. I love the painterly style he employs with oils and the decorative patterns he combines into the composition along with the overlapping of the wildlife to give the painting more of an abstract finish.</span></p><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"></p>Frances O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243017867016618919noreply@blogger.com0