Ellie Simmons Olympic Gold medalist at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, London

Photography: Editorial and Advertising

Welcome to the course blog for Photography: Editorial and Advertising. Photo credit: Morgan Harlow.

First Year, Luke Squelch discusses two different briefs he shot for the Introduction to Editorial & Advertising module.

Clothing, Cosmetic or Sports Brand In store Advert Brief After conducting in-store research into the advertisement of multiple brands, including Vans, I discovered that large banner adverts were typically displayed either above a shoe stand or at the entrance of…

Read MoreFirst Year, Luke Squelch discusses two different briefs he shot for the Introduction to Editorial & Advertising module.

First Year, Lara Boswell photographs a Dr.Martens product and a target audience shoot for the clothing brand brief during the Introduction to Editorial & Advertising module.

Lara talks about her Dr. Martens shoot. For my clothing brief, I chose to take inspiration from the post punk youth culture scene currently thriving in Birmingham. I selected these models as the male, is in a punk band where…

Read MoreFirst Year, Lara Boswell photographs a Dr.Martens product and a target audience shoot for the clothing brand brief during the Introduction to Editorial & Advertising module.

First Year, International student Vanessa Carvalho talks about her work for the TV Box Set, Book, Film brief and T-Mobile brief as part of the Introduction to Editorial and Advertising module.

A few months ago, I came across Naomi Wolf’s work, The Beauty Myth – How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women and while reading it, I felt so inspired that I began to reconsider a few things in my…

Read MoreFirst Year, International student Vanessa Carvalho talks about her work for the TV Box Set, Book, Film brief and T-Mobile brief as part of the Introduction to Editorial and Advertising module.

First Year, Cenza Jacquest, talks about the three different briefs shot for the Introduction to Editorial & Advertising module.

‘The Virgin Suicides’ movie follows the chaotic lives of the teenage Lisbon sisters and their fight between the constraints of their faith and the temptation of high school life. With themes of death, sex, mystery and love, the film left…

Read MoreFirst Year, Cenza Jacquest, talks about the three different briefs shot for the Introduction to Editorial & Advertising module.