Completed PDP

Completed PDP

PART A –OBJECTIVE SETTING
	Timescale to be achieved
1. To find opportunities for study to improve my chances of becoming a forensic photographer	May 2017
2: To learn how to use a flash gun to create images like  actual forensic photographs.	April 2017
3:  Expand my Social media presence	April 2016 continue to April 2017
4: To produce a portfolio on crime	May 2017

PART B PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Development goals and methods to enable you to achieve your objectives
Development goals	Development methods1	Help needed from2	Review methods,3 dates, and comments
To research the qualifications of a Forensic photographer.	Research further education options in forensic and criminology	Prospects, The Police, Family friends who are in crime scene department	May 2017
To find why the use of flash gun is important  in crime scene photography	Take a flash gun from the store and try it for both pro frameworks and NMP.	John Boothe, Lasma  watch tutorials on how to use it if needed.	April 2017
Create an Instagram photography page and update my current Facebook page on a regular basis	Look at other Instagram and Facebook  photography pages	Peers in my year, family and friends	March 2017
To Produce a Crime based portfolio in a documentary style	Look at different crime and evidence practitioners that create work about crime in a different way.	The internet, Tutors,	May 2017
Career Aspirations
What are your longer-term (i.e. 3-5 year) career aspirations?
·         I want to leave university with a 2:1 degree or higher  ·         To become a  forensic photographer  .       Take a year out and have time travel the world  .     If not possible to become a forensic photographer i would like to work as a features photojournalist for a newspaper

Development goals and methods to assist with career aspirations
Development goals	Development methods1	Help needed from2	Review methods,3 dates, and comments
To make sure all my work for university is 2:1 standard or above	Attend sessions, ask for feedback, make sure I do 2 blog post a week at least.	Tutors, peers	So far I am unsure if I am a target to achieve my goal of a 2:1 or above but I won’t know for sure until June 2017. I have attended the majority of the session and tried to stay on my blog posts. Unlike this year I have asked for help with my work which has helped me a lot as i have a clearer direction of where I am going with my work.
To research the job description of a Forensic photographer.	Research thoroughly into the qualifications needed to be a forensic photographer. Look at options to further study in forensic science.	A family friend who is in crime scene department, The Police, prospects.	I have research the job specifications and qualification for a forensic photographer, Prospects, and other job description websites state you need a degree in criminology as well as photography to become a forensic photographer. However, if I went into Police, after a year or two I could do a criminology diploma which takes 6 months so then i could become a forensic photographer. The less specific requirements for the police so it would be easier to get into. Plus if i go into the police i would gain experience at being at a real crime scene which would help me further .
To take a year out to travel	research how much a gap year on average costs.	family and friends,	before i enter full-time work i want to have the opportunity to travel the world. After university, i want to carry on working at my part time job then save up to travel before i start my career.
Photojournalist opportunity at a newspaper.	research internships, jobs at a newspaper	Prospects, Indeed, Guardian jobs	I have looked a variety of newsapaper jobs and the best way to get in to a newspaper is to start as intern and thenw ork your way up. I dont mind doing this but the only problem is that most of thejobs arfe in London and i dont if i want to move to London.

Date of objectives set… Jan 2017 

PART C – MID-POINT REVIEW  March 2017
Please indicate below if you have already ‘achieved’ or is ‘on target’, ‘behind schedule’, the objective has been ‘revised’ or the objective is ‘no longer applicable’. (Please use the boxes below to capture any comments about progress)	Achieved	On target	Behind schedule	Revised	No longer applicable
Progress against Objective 1		x
Progress against Objective 2		x
Progress against Objective 3		x
Progress against Objective 4			x
Additional objectives:

                                

PART D – END OF PDP REVIEW May 2017
Please indicate below if you have ‘achieved’, ‘partially achieved, ‘objective is ‘not achieved’ or objective is ‘no longer applicable’.  (Use boxes below to capture any comments about progress)	Achieved	Partially achieved	Not achieved	No longer applicable
Progress against Objective 1	x
Progress against Objective 2	x
Progress against Objective 3		x
Progress against Objective 4	x

OVERALL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE

Overall summary of Performance

I am satisfied with my progress I did achieve a majority of my objectives but I do think if I concentrated on this as my other modules I may have completed and achieved everything I wanted to quicker. I have only partially achieved the third objective which is to expand my social media presence, I have created an Instagram page for my photographic work but I haven't updated my facebook page on a regular basis. The last time I update was a while ago. The other objectives I have achieved and I am pleased with that.

Date of completion………. 20/05/2017