Reviews:

Research 3 different magazine reviews and write a review from our interview with Henry Uniacke:

1. Empire Magazine's Review of The Dark Knight Rises:

Plot
Eight years after Batman disappeared, blamed for murder, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is a wounded recluse, but Gotham is vibrant — until masked maniac Bane (Tom Hardy) decides it’s high time to bring the city down. Facing this new threat and mysterious cat burglar Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), Wayne decides the Dark Knight must rise, once again.

Verdict
With spectacle in abundance and sexiness in (supporting) parts, this is superhero filmmaking on an unprecedented scale. Rises may lack the surprise of Begins or the anarchy of Knight, but it makes up for that in pure emotion. A fitting epitaph for the hero Gotham deserves.

*The Empire is an American magazine which reviews  films, games, TV  series and movie stars.The typography is very bold and stands out from the background. We can see that the figure in the centre  is important because if we look to the left of the cover, we can see that the whole side of this cover is talking about The Dark Knight and Batman vs Bane.

2. Sayle Gallery Review of  "Wildlife-An Artist's View " (Jeremy Paul):

This October, award winning wildlife artist Jeremy Paul brings his new exhibition 'Wildlife - An Artist's View' to the Sayle Gallery. 

This new exhibition will showcase 35 of Jeremy's latest original wildlife paintings, many of which have been informed by Jeremy's recent research expeditions to Borneo and Yellowstone National Park (USA), to photograph indigenous wildlife in their natural environment. 

The exhibition also falls on the back of Jeremy's painting 'Winter Light', which shows  a barn owl flying over Kionslieu Lake, Foxdale on a winter morning, winning the ‘British Wildlife’ award for Wildlife in its Environment at the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art(NOWA).

 “As ‘wildlife in its environment’ is my main aim in most of my paintings, I am really pleased to get this award. This is the sort of work I really enjoy doing" -Jeremy Paul.

 'Wildlife - An Artist's View' will run from 30th October, until 20th December 2015.

*The Sayle Gallery showcases many artists' work and reviews them all in this magazine. I've decided to choose this painting of the next artist-Jeremy Paul- who will be showcasing his work on 30th October to the 20th December. I really like this picture because the rule of thirds is clear to me, as we can see that the owl is placed on the right side of the picture, whilst the landscape is shown everywhere else. He uses texture very effectively contrasting between the smooth snow and the delicate owl's feathers and the tuffs of grass. 

3. Cuisine Restaurant Review of the Restaurant of the year, Roots, Lyttelton:

Chef-owner Giulio Sturla (left) is the real deal when it comes to eating local. At his small restaurant, which he established with partner Christy Martin, he serves food he has grown, foraged or sourced locally from artisan producers and sustainable farms. Humble ingredients are transformed into dishes that make you pause to wonder and contemplate, as in a plate of delicate house-made ricotta, superbly smoky, smooth eggplant puree and small coloured brassicas.
Exquisite flavours are found in slivers of black foot paua with flavoursome fish broth, celeriac puree and salty garlic crisps. And the unexpected makes you smile, such as the pre-dessert board with a soft disc of lavender marshmallow, a warm madeleine and yarrow tea. Service is warm, attentive and capable, and wine offerings – chosen for their personal connections to the owners – are intriguing. Roots is very clever, but whole experience still manages to feel down-to-earth and friendly. 

*The Cuisine Magazine reviews different cafes, restaurants and written recipes. This cover is very bright and colourful and I think that the two colours of the text (pink and green) fit well with the type of food which is being portrayed on the cover. The cover heading is very bold, as well as the sub-heading. The food is displayed very artistically and makes you want to look inside the magazine. (And it makes me hungry...)

References:
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/
http://sayle.gallery/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/cuisine/
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My review:

Henry Uniacke is a black and white photographer who had been inspired by the nature and landscapes of the Isle of Man.

His Element exhibition at the Sayle Gallery is a response to the elements and/or nature, such as the pure landscapes and the abstracted surfaces which he had found during his time on the island. A few of his photos have figure in them, suggestiong that he wanted to show us the different forms that can be created by the bodies.

"I prefer traditional photography," he said, during the interview, "When you develop it, you receive the nice grain effects and the tones on the photo are more realistic and easier to see than the ones that you would get in a coloured digital photo."

Henry Uniacke then showed us a practical exercise: He punched a hole into a piece of paper with a sharp pencil and then, he explained: "When you look through the hole, your finger should be on focus. It's a small trick to teach you to focus properly." He had held his finger in front of the hole, then he continued, "But when you take your finger away from the hole, " He did just that, "The finger goes out of focus." He handed us pieces of paper to our group and we had a go ourselves. And it worked.

And as the interview closes, one of my friends asked: "Do you crop any of your photos?"

And Uniacke answered: "Nothing here is cropped. They are all full-framed film."

I'll keep that in mind for the future...

Five stars from me to your exhibition, Henry Uniacke!

Beth Nicol.