{"id":2984,"date":"2020-01-14T14:50:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2024-06-06T07:48:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T07:48:26","slug":"graduate-benjamin-breading-discusses-his-work-and-his-experience-of-studying-on-the-editorial-and-advertising-photography-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto\/2020\/01\/14\/graduate-benjamin-breading-discusses-his-work-and-his-experience-of-studying-on-the-editorial-and-advertising-photography-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Benjamin Breading, discusses his work and his experience of studying on the Editorial and Advertising Photography course."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this graduate feature Photographer and Director Benjamin Breading discusses what he has been working on since leaving the Editorial and Advertising course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"2999\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2999\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/0001_10-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/0001_10-1.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"3002\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=3002\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/0004_05.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/0004_05.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"3000\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/0002_01.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/0002_01.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"3001\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=3001\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/0003_06.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/0003_06.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axel Arigato x Marathon\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/365609067?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When did you graduate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated in 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why did you decide to come onto the Editorial and Advertising\nPhotography course?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My lecturer at college told me his son went there and it that was a great course, so I applied. They let me do my interview first because I was wildly jet lagged and offered me a place on the spot &#8211; from the very first moment I felt well looked after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"2990\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2990\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/Hengdian_FC.jpg\" data-width=\"1249\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/Hengdian_FC.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1080\" data-id=\"2991\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2991\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/hengdian-book-board.jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/hengdian-book-board.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1291\" data-id=\"2988\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2988\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/2019_10_30_034.jpg\" data-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/2019_10_30_034.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1289\" data-id=\"2989\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2989\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/2019_10_30_036.jpg\" data-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/2019_10_30_036.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Were you able to draw on the transferable skills learnt on the course\nafter you left and started working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keynote presentations\/Portfolio reviews\/Pecha kucha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It turns out being able to talk about who you are, what you\u2019ve been working on and not mumbling is pretty important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Has the course prepared you for working within the creative industries?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Briefs\/creative specs are real and need to be followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One lecturer once told me  \u201ceveryone wants to appear like they\u2019re extremely busy and don\u2019t have any time to see you\u201d <em>(paraphrasing) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/polaroid-board-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/polaroid-board-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/polaroid-board-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/polaroid-board-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/polaroid-board-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/polaroid-board-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption>Polaroids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is true and you spend 90% of your day emailing people about it &#8211; which is where Matthew Murray\u2019s lessons on emailing come in. Don\u2019t use too many superlatives, don\u2019t ramble on about \u201chow much you love their work\u201d and \u2018reach out\u2019 email with more than 100 words probably isn\u2019t going to  read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And all those lessons from Trudie about tax, budgeting, VAT etc. taught me how to be more professional in my approach to the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-1-1 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Holiday Magazine - Bhutan Issue\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/295169415?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1290\" height=\"983\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>&nbsp;Holiday Magazine &#8211; Bhutan Issue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What have you been working on since you left University?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I moved to London and worked at Spring Studios as a studio assistant. After a year I had enough contacts\/experience to move onto photo-assisting; which I\u2019d say is pretty important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been lucky enough to travel the world, learn the industry, make friends and, more importantly,  try things out that you want to try out on someone else\u2019s work so that you don\u2019t have to pay the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been shooting stills\nand dop\/directing film for the last year or two, working for Holiday Magazine,\nQASIMI, Missoni, Tank Magazine, Farfetch and Axel Arigato. Along with shooting\npersonal projects such as my zine \u2018Hengdian\u2019 an ongoing diary project all shot\non FP100-C and my upcoming book project \u2018Bodies in Flight\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1343\" data-id=\"2997\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2997\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/image-19.jpg\" data-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/image-19.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1147\" data-id=\"2992\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2992\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/BIF_-2-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/BIF_-2-1.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"2993\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2993\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/BIF_-5.jpg\" data-width=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/BIF_-5.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1202\" data-id=\"2994\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2994\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/BIF_2019_03_29_-4.jpg\" data-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/BIF_2019_03_29_-4.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"2995\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2995\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/BIF_2019_03_29_-7.jpg\" data-width=\"1266\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/BIF_2019_03_29_-7.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"2998\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/?attachment_id=2998\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/edandadphoto2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/441\/2020\/01\/SF8-processed-Mon-Sep-9-18-23-39-2019.jpg\" data-width=\"1257\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/edandadphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/01\/SF8-processed-Mon-Sep-9-18-23-39-2019.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would you recommend the Editorial and Advertising Photography course and\nif so why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course I\u2019d recommend it, if you want to learn how to be a successful photographer it can give you the foundations of how to do that &#8211; 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