This weeks talk was given by Francis Augusto who is a London based photographic artist who describes his own work to be 'specialising in capturing humans in honest moments.' In this lecture, Francis spoke about multiple subjects including his own journey and work through the industry, the relationship between the artist and the subject, representation in the creative field etc. At the start of the talk Francis explained that he had not always been a photographer and originally started his career being a youth club volunteer and overall a youth worker; he then went into the research sector and became a researcher just before he started his initial career in photography. Francis described that he didn't want his work to be the most technically advanced as he wanted to use the documentary style to show true feelings and expressions of the subject that he was photographing; this can also relate to the part of the talk about the relationship that is created between the artist and the subject as Francis seemed to portray the idea that letting the subject be comfortable and natural with the photographer was very important. As a way to show representation and diversity in his work, Francis stopped individuals in the street and asked them if they would like to be photographed; this is a very good way of gaining diversity in a photography practice especially for documentary photographers as there is more likely to be a larger range of everyday people on the street, this technique of gaining models can also allow the images to be a lot more natural. Augusto, F. (n.d). Overview. Francis Augusto. https://www.francisaugusto.co.uk/overview
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AuthorKatie Wingrove is a small photographer based around the area of South Yorkshire, she is currently conducting her final year of study at the University of Huddersfield. Archives
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