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Steve McCurry!

The world famous photographer Steve McCurry who took the iconic afghan girl photograph and has had his photos on the covers of multiple National Geographic issues, just probably the most famous documentary/journalistic or whatever type he is photographer ever was giving a talk at the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar and he was excellent.
He took pictures of muslim women in cultures where he risked his life by doing so as well as in warzones, situations of severe poverty and even as the twin towers collapsed on 9/11 and yet he seems so matter of fact and nonchalant when he discusses his career.

Life Drawing.

Been doing as much of it as I can. All the best and most skilled artists did and do loads of life drawing. Its weird how yo have to do those short scribbly ones but they really do help you to free up your hand and not get sketchy and and overworked.

Computer Graphics for Beginners

I found this brief very uninspiring. i wanted to just do a cute illustration of a baby finger painting all over a computer screen but eventually I cam up with this, If its not obvious its supposed to show a digital paint by numbers on a computer screen of the 'Creation of Man' from the sistine chapel by Michelangelo. Not my best work but at least the painting looks pretty cool all pixelized.

Camera!

I have a really bad reputation for quickly destroying things that I should be careful with by simply forgetting I had them and accidently losing or crushing them when out of sight and out of mind. But I had this theory that if I had a really clunky really nice expensive digital camera then I couldnt possibly break it cuz i couldnt forget i had it and i would respect its value. I LOVE this camera its a Canon EOS rebel Xs Digital slr thing with 10.10 megapixels. I only have a pretty basic knowledge of photography so Im really excited to learn all about ISOs and shutter speed and night time photography and f-stop and stuff.