After discussing my ideas with Amanda, I have decided to go with my original idea of using music as a base for my experimental portfolio. I have chosen this concept for a number of reasons, firstly, i have always enjoyed photographing live bands and I find the excitement, spontaneity and liveliness of gigs and live events a thrilling environment in which to work. This is also an area in which i wish to work in in the future, hopefully having my photographs used in popular music magazines such as NME as well as having the opportunity to shoot some of the greatest musicians in the world and hopefully achieve an image that will one day become iconic in the way Pennie Smiths photograph of the Clash did, used on the cover of London Calling. i would like to experiment more with my chosen field, trying different ideas and playing with innovative concepts. I have already started this in the form of a live band i photographed before Christmas and portraiture I worked on for a friends band which has since been published in the Wakefield Express.

I have been advised to research different artists such as Caroline Coons, Linda McCartney and Terry O'Neil in order to look at work that has already been done and what is famous. Along with this I have a few books dedicated to music photography, including documentary photographs of the Rolling Stones, which I can use as reference. Also this evening I am planning on attending a live Gig in one of the music venues in Wakefield in order to practice a few techniques and experiment with ideas.