In April 2008 University College Falmouth (UCF) merged with Dartington College of Arts. The merger will pave the way for a new specialist Arts University in Cornwall in 2012. We created a piece of communication to celebrate academic excellence as well as looking at the personalities behind the success - the staff and successful ex students.
We commissioned two student photographers from BA(Hons) Press Photography, Oliver Rudkin and Tom Dymond to shoot eight staff at the college from a variety of disciplines and art directed them to convey their personality in a visually interesting way. From a studio in the animation department to a mine at Carn Brea with a robot we wanted to push the boundaries of a portrait in a work related context. Shot in medium format on film (just to make life that little harder for ourselves) the personalities shone through. Tom and Olie came up with some great results and are names to keep an eye out for in the future.
Some of the finished portraits:
Andy Wyatt
Jethro Macey
Patrick Gottelier