Paula Roid Hiatus

Hey ladies, sorry for the silence!
We've been a bit hectic this summer, it's been a whirlwind of weddings, exhibitions, graduations and job hunting.
The silence is nearly over though! We have a few submissions from the summer that will be coming ever so shortly and this is a call for more work to be submitted. So please get in touch with your amazing work! The email is still the same - paularoidblog@gmail.com

So just remember you're valid and perfect and keep on photographing everything.

Love

Paula

Aneesha Louise

I am a 24 year old student, currently finishing my degree in Applied Creative Design: Visual Arts at Harrogate College. I like to use a mixture of film photography, illustration, painting, print and collage in my work, as well as audio and video occasionally. I don't like to confine myself to one practice as I enjoy different processes and feel that each one has a unique quality that helps me to express myself to the best of my ability.

My final degree show takes the form of “Soul Food” – a mixed media collection that sees the use of words and images, combined with audio, working together to communicate on a more defined level. It takes inspiration from music, art, the beauty of the natural and occasionally artificial world, positive relationships, comforting memories and anything else that is food for the soul; it also explores the notion of soul food in relation to mental health and emphasizes the importance of it in times of life’s struggles.

aneeshalouise.tumblr.com

aneeshalouise@hotmail.com

Text and images copyright of Annesha Louise

Sarah Francis

Sarah Francis is a photographer who works with the ideas of reality and representation, fascinated with the uncanny duality of photography. Gathering and relocating particular events that were once lost, forgotten or left behind, she intertwines traces of dreams with the spoken words of stories, all the while creating her own physical landscapes for her ideas to exist within.

When reinterpreting the facts and fictions of her past, Francis never fixes meaning to the impulsive performance, the pre-planned stages or the fragments of reality, all of which remain tangible within her work. At first glance the work conveys reality in the way that photography demands as a medium. Upon closer inspection, the secrets contained within the images unfold; playing with our perceptions,often creating an anxious tension between presence of representation and the absence of reality.

http://www.sarahfrancisphotography.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SarahFrancisPhotography

All text and images copyright of Sarah Francis

Happy Saturday Paula Roid fans! Apologies for being a little quiet this week, Paula has had a busy schedule. Remember we are still taking submissions so PLEASE keep spreading the word.

Email: paularoidblog@gmail.com if you would like any more information regarding submission.

Have a wonderful bank holiday everyone!

Paula x

Roseanne Wooler

Roseanne Wooler is a documentary photographer from Cheltenham studying her final term of BA (hons) Press and Editorial Photography at Falmouth university in Cornwall. Most of her photography has documented the workings of specific subcultures such as Bikers and Cosplayers. Most of her work is digital but the love for traditional shooting methods and processes is still very important. In the future Rosie hopes to travel and work on producing photography that covers some important environmental topics of today, and teach English in foreign schools. She also cant wait to read the massive pile of books shes stacked up to the side over the years of her distracting degree!

These images are from an ongoing project that i have undertaken for my final major project at Falmouth Uni studying Press and Editorial Photography. It is a work in progress, but when finished it will hopefully be a study of the stroudwater navigation and thames and severn canal, all that is west of the sapperton tunnel. Im trying to highlight the importance of the work that the volunteers are doing on the canals to restore them to their former glory by meeting people who live on barges and peoples whose homes line the banks of the canals, ive also met a lot of volunteers and people from different organisations all making the restorations happen. The volunteers are giving up their time to preserve these ancient waterways that are so important to our countries landscape, wildlife and a major part of our countries industrial history. My idea stemmed from the urge to document something environmental, and the closeness I had to the subject matter itself, living in Gloucestershire all my life and having grandparents that have owned a barge.

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roseannewoolerphotography.com

Claire Marsden

I am a 21 year old student and have almost finished my degree in Graphic Arts and Design. I apply a multidisciplinary approach to both self-initiated and brief-led projects. I wouldn't describe myself a purely a photographer, but photography is one of the main disciplines I use to communicate my ideas. I often do documentary photography but this with this project I decided to use a studio set up as I wanted it to appear more unnatural and edgy. 

These images are part of a personal project called ‘Objects of Desire’, which brings together the interpretation of objects and questions the objectivity of the female form. I wanted it to raise thoughts about feminism and the objectivity of gender, but not necessarily comment on it directly. Some of these images also reference other practitioners I admire; for example, the photo with the violin is inspired by Man Ray. I am also interested in how inanimate objects can be easily interpreted as something else. The project is ongoing and will most probably lead to some form of publication, which I am now working collaboratively on.

All text and images copyright of Claire Marsden.

Sophie Abbott

I'm 19 year old photographer that specifies in fashion and editorial, currently working within the Huddersfield/Leeds area.
I'd say my work is influenced a lot from different aspects of life. The divide between my work, is the 'fine art,' meaningful and contextualised work that I feel strongly about ('m currently doing a project on femininity and masculinity within photography, which I am submitting as part of my [BA Hons] Photography degree) and what I think makes a striking image, which falls under my fashion work in previous years.
I'd like to say that my fashion work is bold and striking, and colourful, I do like colours in my work. My fine art work however, I'd class as controversial, I love artists like Cindy Sherman and Nicki S. Lee that really use photography to subvert conventions and stereotypes.

The images featured are a variety of fashion shoots that I have done over the 5 years I've been a photographer.
These works are some of my more editorial style shooting, and what I what I prefer when I'm not causing controversy with my other work!

www.snaphotography.4ormat.com

All images and text copyright of Sophie Abbot

SUBMIT YOUR WORK

Here at Paula Roid we are always looking for new submissions! We want to showcase as many amazing female photographers as we can and are always on the look out for new and interesting work.

If you are a female photographer in the UK or know someone who is then get in touch.

Email: paularoidblog@gmail.com for more information.

Get involved and showcase your talent here on Paula Roid!

Tzarina Sykes

I'm a 20 year old photographer studying at Cardiff School of Art and Design. I am particularly interested in landscape photography, especially in macro and close studies of single trees. Using light to its maximum potential is a big part of my work, I never using digital editing once I have taken my images. Some images require a lengthy amount of time sitting and watching the light change in the frame before the conditions are quite right. The care I take analysing the lighting is one of the best parts of my working practice.

Part of the beauty of this project was being able to make a connection to the woodland landscape. I see the camera as my main tool much like a painter would do a brush. I'm fascinated by the form, texture,inner structure and colour of tree's and plants within the woodland landscape. This project documents my adoration for the environment and gives the tree's a portrait like quality. I plan to document the same trees through the seasons as the colours change.

"The intricacy of every piece of wood or stone creates a character or emotion in every piece"

Elmer Gunderson

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All images and text copyright of Tzarina Sykes

Tara Leigh McGowan

My name is Tara Leigh McGowan I am 22 years old and currently studying an MA in art and design. I was awarded with BA honors degree in contemporary art practices last year and decided to begin my MA last September. My artwork consists of photographic experimentation and collage. I thoroughly enjoy photography, working within the photo studio and the great outdoors. I am a contentious, determined and work extremely hard to fulfill my future goals.  I aspire to be a fantastic teacher; tutor, photographer and I am always looking for new experiences within the art world.  

My most recent project is based on photographic experimentation and collage. I am experimenting the limits of practice within the Gothic and I am discovering that the clichés of Gothic Horror can be one kind of engagement, kitsch for example, or the Uncanny, discomfort, cultural uneasiness, as a more subtle form of disturbance of the reality. I am currently enjoying experimenting with female models within the studio to create the images you are viewing today. 

All images and text copyright of Tara McGowan

Liz Fairbrass

I am a 3rd year student currently studying Contemporary Art. Throughout the course I have always been interested in Photography; making my own handmade pinhole cameras and experimenting with film.

I have always preferred the hands on methods to digital, I think that some of the human-ness and truth can be lost in the perfection of Digital. Using a darkroom and processing your own films gives you a real freedom and is something quite magical with photography and is becoming lost in this new world. Living around Yorkshire all my life I have always been interested in photographing Landscapes and documenting life in and around the city centres.

This set of images are from a trip to Vancouver, shot on an old film camera. Once I had returned I found out that the camera was broken and light was able to leak in and corrupt the film; resulting in the strange tones that can be seen. Using this mistake to my advantage I have continued experimenting with the film negatives manually. I haven't used digital processes to edit these images (apart from scanning them in) and this gives the images an authentic quality I feel couldn't have been created digitally.

All images and text copyright of Liz Fairbrass

Jenna Woodward

 My name is Jenna Woodward and I am currently in the 3rd year of my Zoology degree at Leeds Uni. I'm originally from Buxton in Derbyshire, but Leeds is definitely home now.I am also a professional wedding and portrait photographer, I hope to be able to develop my skills in my professional photography practice once I graduate in the summer. I enjoy doing personal photography work too, such as the 366 Project I've just completed!  I'm 22 and engaged. 

A selection of photos from the '366' project

The 366 Project is a popular photography project that requires you to take a picture every day for a year. I started this project on the 1st of January 2012. My main drive behind the project was to improve my techniques and knowledge, whilst producing beautiful photos to include in my photographer portfolio. My inspiration comes from every day life, from the obvious beauty to the hidden gems. I wanted to document the things I saw in my everyday routine, show people things in a way they might not always see them and create something captivating. It's not always been easy, and some days have been almost impossible, but the experience has been invaluable and I would do it all over again in a shot - although maybe not for a few years!

www.facebook.com/jennawoodwardphotography

All text and images copyright of Jenna Woodward.

Giulia Greco

I am a second year photography student at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham. My practice is usually very documentary, my mind is constantly trying to think about different ways to capture and document events or details and different series of photographs I can compose and do. When I am not studying frantically for my degree you can find me reading novels, browsing online for new creative and colourful websites and blogs.

Images from 'Groups' project

This project, called Groups, was for my Vision and Knowledge unit for university. The project was based in London and I set up in a spaces I thought had a nice clean aesthetic. Then I stopped people that passed by and grouped them together with other strangers and took a group picture. This project explores the ideas that seeing is believing and imagined communities, my aim was to make the audience believe that this is a real group, the subjects might not know each other personally, but they still constitute a group. Accompanying the photos I also have a video documenting the whole project which gives the viewer and deeper understanding of the processes gone through in order to create the images.

A link to Giulia's video can be found here:

https://vimeo.com/61216713

All text and images copyright of Giulia Greco

Jasmine Farram

My name is Jasmine Farram, within my photography I look at home, nostalgia, self identity and memory. This is often explored through self portraiture. I use photography as a medium for creating art, often combining collage, digital and analogue work to create mix media pieces. 

Images from 'Mother'

These images are from an ongoing project titled 'Mother'. It explores the relationship i have with my mother and the feelings of separation i feel when looking at photographs from before my birth, looking at her past and yearning to know the person i see in the photographs, and coming to terms with the reality that i will never know that person; to conclude, that despite our bond my mother is also a stranger to me.

http://fleurfarram.tumblr.com/

Text and images copyright of Jasmine Farram

Emily Sowerby

I'm Emily. I'm 20-year-old student currently living in London on a barge called Nymphaea. I'm studying BA Photography at Kingston University, it's my first year and it's been fantastic so far!  My practice is usually abstract, innovative and often minimalistic. My mind always bubbles with imaginative thinking and the desire to create something absolutely fresh. I’m always out with my camera, taking pictures of objects which motivate me as a Photographer. I know the importance of individual style, and look for this individually when out with my camera. 

Images from 'Atmosphere' project

I've been looking at cloud forms and how they appear like dramatic & emotional paintings, this project is very new and still in development. 

This project was heavily inspired by Alfred Stieglitz  and this “Equivalents”  collection of photographs.

I wanted to explore with my imagination and emotions to capture the clouds in different, interesting forms which can tell a narrative, secret or emotion. 

I just love the way you can't control the sky, the atmosphere is untouched by human influence, it can't not be shaped at will.

The sky has this mystery about it, something was cause curiosity in the minds of many, something dream-like.  

All text and images copyright of Emily Sowerby.

Dovilė Zubytė

My name is Dovile and I currently study photography at the University of Creative Arts. I do not imagine my life without photography and painting. I am young photographer who in her childhood had dreamed about the career of an astronaut. Perhaps, that is why I like being experimental in my work. I like shooting models who carry a fragility and mystery about them and enjoy using various lighting to produce the correct ambience photography. 

I often submit my work into competitions, recently I was named the Winner of the ImaginAIR 2012 photostory competition youth prize by European Environment Agency. The work I submitted for the ImaginAIR competition can be seen here: http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/europes-air-story-told-in-pictures

Images from a recent project

This project is one of my first where I have combined photography with fine art. Using the paintings of Brent Godfrey as inspiration for my colour ways, I found 4 different places and imagined what kind of person would be in that space. I then photographed each model in the space and using post-production introduced them to the paintings.

All images and text copyright of Dovilė Zubytė. 

Ellie Miller

My name’s Ellie and I am from West Wales, I have always loved living on the coast and miss seeing the sea on the horizon when I am away. I am in my final year studying BA (Hons) Photographic Art at the University of Wales, Newport. It has introduced me to many ways that Photography can influence and inspire, along with skills that I hope to carry on using in the future to develop my work.

I have a passion for fine art, conceptual and narrative photography. I also have a broad interest in art as a whole, with  it's past, present and future possibilities. I am in my element wandering round galleries and art fairs. After graduating I hope to become more involved with galleries and fairs on a professional level.

Another passion of mine is literature and writing. I often try to combine the written word in my images. I love the immersive power that both arts can have, and would love to publish my own work some day. 

Images taken from 'Sanctuary' project

Here I explore the idea of escaping reality through the use of stories and poetry. The books are placed splayed open, ready and waiting to be read by whomever should come across them. Often appearing to be floating these books become both a part of their surroundings and yet allude to something more. They are an open invitation for the readers to immerse themselves in a safe creative environment; encouraging the viewer to go on to create their own haven once they have walked away from the images.

All text and images copyright of Ellie Miller.

Open call for submissions

Are you a female photographer?

Do you want to showcase your work on our blog?

Email: paularoidblog@gmail.com for more details!

Keep sharing the blog with all your female photographer friends, fellow students and family.

Jade Dolby

I graduated in 2012 from the University of Wales, Newport with a degree in Photographic Art, now I happily snap away when I can amongst other creative ventures. Photography is a passion that entered my life by chance in 2005 when I chose what A-levels to study at college. Once I had chosen my other subjects there was one slot left to be filled and after flicking through the prospectus again and again I chose photography simply because we already had a camera sitting on the shelf. Since then I’ve been hooked! 

Life events and my strange draw towards natural light are my main inspirations for my works. I very rarely edit any images and force any lighting but document the subject as I find it. Recently I have been experimenting with the awkward tensions and varying emotions that life can generate and aim to reflect it in my photographs.  I try this by moving, placing and creating delicate structures with objects and places, teasing them into new arrangements but never far from their found place. I can’t see myself abandoning my camera’s anytime soon! 

Series of images from 'Dislocate'

'Dislocate' is a series of still images produced in response to having spent years watching my mother and stepfather move an entire working farm to various locations within Britain. As humans we instinctively make ourselves a homing point, somewhere to retreat too and form a bond with. What happens when that possibility is stripped away time and time again? Using objects relating to laying claim to a space in order for it to be considered a home, the photographs become a reflection on emotions involved in a desperate need to settle created by the transitory effect of constant unsettled boundaries. Having been stung by disloyalty a cruel amount of times, can the struggle of misplaced trust ever be successfully overcome? 

All text and images copyright of Jade Dolby

Emily Nicolle Bailey

I am a fashion and beauty photographer currently based in Leeds. My experience in the creative industry spans five years, and I recently graduated from Leeds College of Art with a BA Honors in Photography.

When it comes to fashion I know what I like. I live it, read it, breathe it and it's so fortunate that I get to photograph it too! I currently work from my own studio space in Leeds where I am working on a variety of projects.

I have a very strong work ethic, and I wholly believe that collaboration is key in the creative industries. Working with new teams of creative minds is amazing. I like meeting new faces and creating images which reflect the personalities of the collaborative.

My goals for the near future are to continue to push my portfolio forwards and constantly learn new techniques. I also hope to show my work in more publications and develop my skills as a photographer.

Images from a recent beauty editorial shoot

These images came from a recent beauty editorial with Rina Deb, one of my favourite makeup artists to work with. We decided to plan a shoot to show off ‘The perfect eyeliner’ and chose to work with the model, Sophie Townend, as she had such a fresh and carefree look.

The shoot wasn't as meticulously planned as other shoots I have done with Rina but has produced some of my favourite black and white images featured in my portfolio. The reason I love these images so much is that they portray the importance of having a great team involved in a shoot.

 

This set of images was a challenge for me in terms of post-production and image selection. We needed one great shot per look, that pressure made me work even harder to ensure I got the pictures I needed. The post-production used was more experimental than my other work, choosing to frame and layer images is something I haven’t done before, but I am pleased with the outcome and it shows that I can continue to experiment with my work and learn new skills every shoot.

www.enbphotography.co.uk

All images and text copyright of Emily Nicolle Bailey.

Mindy Goose

I am a recent graduate from Leeds College of Art. My work is primarily focussed on wellbeing and mental health. I have run workshops for Arts and Minds Leeds, and work closely with Time To Change Leeds. I am also facilitating and curating an exhibition in May for local leeds artists, the theme of which is again, Wellbeing and how art can improve your mental health. 

The project I am currently creating is part of a bigger project we as a team for Time to Change Leeds are undertaking. Looking at Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and the changing light, photographing the same location over the months of autumn and winter, as the days become shorter and darker.  

The images including here are part of this SAD series, with the resulting image being displayed as a grid of 64 images from across the season.

If anybody wants to get involved in Mindy's exhibition then check out:

http://www.mindygoose.co.uk/spring-exhibition/

All text and images copyright of Mindy Goose.