Students capture GM icons
Fri, 24 October 2014
Tameside College students studying for their BTEC Level Three Extended Diploma in Photography have been creating new photographic artwork for the newly refurbished Hurst Meadow Extra Care Scheme, which is now exhibited on the walls of the care centre.
Students, as part of their course, were tasked with a live brief to obtain some photographs of iconic buildings and nature around Greater Manchester which would then be hung on the walls of the refurbished Hurst Meadow to liven the rooms and corridors.
The photography students were fully on board and have taken many interesting and beautiful pictures. Only a select few of the images could be chosen to be featured, which made the decision a tough one for the Manager of Hurst Meadow, Mark Homewood.
Some of the student involved were happy to go to the Hurst Meadow Centre and present the final chosen pictures, where an exhibition of all the work took place. Staff at Hurst Meadow also put on a spectacular BBQ for the students, tutors and guests.
The pictures will be exhibited in Hurst Meadow for many years to come, which will serve as a reminder of the excellent work Tameside College Photography students can do.
Mark Homewood, Manager of Hurst Meadow Extra Care was impressed with the outcome and commented; “I think it’s been really good to have some local partnership work of a different kind; it’s a chance to bring two different generations of people together from opposite ends of the scale. The pictures look great all framed up and they have added character to what were previously bland corridors.”
Course tutor, Irena Siwiak Atamewan said; “It’s an important part of the students’ education to get a taste of real life situations through live briefs and receive feedback from a client.”