Masters of Photography Name:Research Project

Objective: Research and analyze the work of a master photographer in order to understand the techniques, concepts, and themes they explore. You will demonstrate your understanding by analyzing a photograph by your artist, identifying techniques and concepts within that work and shooting a roll of film following the same objectives, creating a Mahara page to be shared in class based on the life and work of your Master Photographer.

Part 1: Mahara Page (100 points) - Due: 5/21/13

Create [AND SHARE!] a page on Mahara dedicated to your Master Photographer:• Include a minimum of 10 images, and try to make your page informative, eye-catching, and legible.• On the page you need to include a timeline for your photographer of important dates pertaining to: their

birth, education, where they lived, relationships or art movements, exhibitions, other world events that are important to their time, and death (if applicable).

• Include what themes this artist explores in their work (time, the human form, street life, family, nature, etc.). Include historical information about your photographer, how they got into photography, what they are known for or have contributed to photography, maybe quotes from the artist.

• ALL SOURCES NEED TO BE CITED WITH THE BOOK OR ARTICLE TITLE, OR THE WEBSITE ADDRESS.

After you have shot your roll of film, you will add your 3 best prints (scanned from the negatives) that embody your photographerʼs style, and discuss how you interpreted their style.

Part 2: Feldman’s Method (50 points) - Due: 5/21/13

Somewhere on your Mahara page, analyze one work by your Master Photographer and include “Feldmans” in the title of that image box. The work you choose should represent what interests you about your masterʼs work. Use Feldmanʼs Method to Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and Judge the work. For each response give specific examples from the artwork, be as detailed as possible, and explain why you came to the conclusion you did - in complete sentences.

Make sure to include: a clear, high-quality image of the photograph; the title, date, and the medium (what kind of photo process is it?)

Describe Analyze Interpret Judge• physically describe the

photograph• 3 most important

elements of art in the photograph (line, color, shape, value, form, space, texture)

• 3 most important PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION• how are the elements

used to show these?• what compositional

elements have been used?

• what is the artist communicating? what themes or meaning is the photographer exploring?• how does the technique/

composition of the photograph support the photographerʼs ideas?

• add one of YOUR images from this roll• compare the elements of

art and the P.O.C• compare the meaning or

themes in your work to those of your masterʼs work

Part 3: Shooting assignment / Prints (100 points) - Due: 5/31/13

Shoot a roll of film in the style of your Master Photographer. Consider the techniques they have used and the themes, concepts, or ideas they explore in their work. Pay close attention to their subjects, lighting situations, and the mood they create in their photographs.

Although you can - if you want to - try to recreate specific photographs taken by your Master Photographer, the point is more to identify why that photographerʼs work inspires you, and then to use that as inspiration to create your own original photographs.

You will create a rubric on your own that will explain what your objective will be based on the work of your master photographer. You will turn in that rubric along with your 3 best prints with test strips!

Part 4: Presentation ! ! (50 points) – Presentations: 5/30/13 - 5/31/13

Finally, you will give a presentation to the class about your photographer. This will simply be you speaking about your Master Photographer, using your finished Mahara page as a visual resource. Your Mahara page will be projected in class for you to refer to. Donʼt panic - the presentation should be a totally low-stress experience! This is a great opportunity for us to learn about some of these photographers!

Berenice AbbottAnsel AdamsDiane Arbus Eugène AtgetRichard Avedon Richard BarnesBernd & Hilla BecherKarl Blossfeldt Bill Brandt Margaret Bourke-WhiteWynn BullockHarry Callahan William ChristenberryHenri Cartier-BressonJohn CoplansImogen Cunningham Gregory CrewdsonRobert Doisneau William Eggleston Elliott ErwittWalker Evans Robert FrankLee Friedlander Emmet GowinJan Groover

John GutmannAndreas GurskyDavid HilliardErnst HaasAndré Kertész William Klein Josef KoudelkaBarbara Kruger Dorothea Lange Clarence John Laughlin Annie LiebovitzHelen Levitt Vivian MaierSally MannMary Ellen MarkRalph Eugene Meatyard Duane MichalsLisette Model Tina Modotti Abelardo MorellEadweard MuybridgeJames Nachtwey Arnold NewmanPaul Outerbridge Robert & Shana ParkHarrison

Gordon ParksIrving PennMan RaySebastião SalgadoVictor ShragerCindy ShermanAaron Siskind Sandy SkoglundMike & Doug Starn Edward Steichen Alfred StieglitzJoel SternfeldPaul Strand Josef Sudek Hiroshi SugimotoGeorge TiceJerry Uelsmann Jeff WallWeegee Edward Weston Minor White Garry Winogrand Francesca Woodman

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