Woodside Animal Sanctuary

For a project we had 24 hours to find an interesting story in Plymouth. I was going to at first do the aquarium or market but then I found an Woodside Animal Sanctuary just outside of the city center. The staff were really friendly and had no problem with me going and taking photos of the animals, I went to the inside part first where the sick animals were then I went outside where there was a garden with chickens and cats wandering around. These were the staff pets and weren't for sale along with some of the hand reared goats, pig and a friendly collie. I started photographing the dog enclosures and got a few shots of them in their beds and looking at me inquisitively, they then started barking at me and I decided to leave them alone. The cat enclosures were on the other side of the garden and there were quite a lot of them, some of them moved a lot which made it hard to get a shot but a few posed which was amusing.

I think this shoot went really well and I am pleased with the outcome, I'd like to do more work with them and spend a whole day there  instead.

For a project we had to use this story in an Indesign layout so we can see how it would look published, which makes it feel more professional. This was my layout and it needs a bit of work especially with the writing but I like the opening page.

Tin Mines - Wheal Bassett

For my Industrial Coast shoot I decided to photograph Tin Mines which are a main attraction in Cornwall, I went to Wheal Bassett in Redruth. There's still quite intact and they're interesting to look around
Wheal Basset mine was a major producer of copper in the mid 19th century, producing more than 128 thousand tons between 1832 and 1880. Below the Copper, the tin deposits of the Great Flat Lode were discovered and these were worked until 1918 when the mine closed because of the fall in tin prices. At this site, tin ore was crushed and concentrated prior to smelting. The stamps were vertical timber posts with iron heads weighing around 200-400Kgs. They were lifted and dropped onto the tin ore by a rotating axle, powered by a beam engine. The stamps can be seen extending in both directions directly beneath your feet. Behind you is the engine house which was unusual in containing two 30-inch cylinder rotative beam engines. The long, roofless building in front of you is the remains of the vanning house. Vanners were shaking conveyer belt machines used to separate heavier tin particles from waste.

These are some of the images I got from the mines, I wanted to show the contrast of them with the Cornish landscape and how intact they still are. It's interesting to imagine how they must have looked years ago.