Before restrictions on movements started, I did actually attend a few research trips at different times in the year, having thought about this module for a couple of years, always knowing this was the theme I was going to do.
Aberaeron
I took a trip to Aberaeron last year, and I kept the idea in mind that I may be looking into Puffins when I went, and took some research photos for this. Now that I am not doing the Puffin or other coastal creatures, these photos will probably not help me too much right now, but the possibility of expanding the collection is still there now.
I went with a few friends, we went crabbing and paddling, and also climbed the rocks a fair way out during low tide to see dolphins, and where the rocks were usually covered in water, the algae and growth on them was nice and I thought would make good research for texture.
The range of texture on the different rocks was so vast literally just on the same beach, I thought this was interesting and the photos came out quite clear and well.
I even managed to catch a few crabs, one of the smaller ones here seen in my hand, they remind me too much of spiders to touch the bigger ones, with the added risk that they do actually pinch with their claws. This small one was calm and just settled in my hand, allowing me to get some nice photos of it, something here I suspect was in the Puffin food group.
Brecon Beacons Lake
I stopped by the side of this lake in my car, I always drive past and never really stop because it can be quite a busy road. I only took a few photos but I thought this was interesting enough as a landscape. I like the bush and the grass in the bottom two images, I thought these were quite good research pictures to work from.
Cardigan
I always used to holiday in Cardigan nearly every year, it is not that far from Aberaeron but it has a farm park, beaches, and a lot of walks. I went up for the day with my boyfriend to meet my family who were on holidays there, so we spent some time taking a few photos as well.
We visited quite a few places through the day and got some photos in each place, I would have probably spent more time in Cenarth by the river getting exactly what kind of photos I wanted of the close up flora there.
Shop Research
I walked past this giftshop in Cenarth and took a couple of photos of some things that caught my eye there. These cushions featured a couple of animals that I was also looking at, which I think have turned out very cute and suitable for a gift for someone. The slogans are quite clever but not really something I would be going for in my own work.
Tahlia Paige 