Assignment: Create a series of images that tell a story
Produce six images that depict a specific theme, or tell a story. Each image should relate to the others. We will discuss this project in class and view successful examples. Another way to visualize this assignment is to consider each picture as if it were a paragraph in a term paper.. Each paragraph (or image) should support a central thesis/topic. Social commentary, athletics and portraiture are just a few possible themes.
Getty Images - a fantastic site that offers the ability to view professional images based on themes and content. Simply enter a keyword(s) into the search box and Getty Images will serve up lots of professional images for you to view.
Click here to view Jeff G. series and statement (a PERFECT example of this assignment!) A+++
Click here to view Mike S. series and statement (another PERFECT example of this assignment).
Course description:
This course will explore the different stories we want to capture through photographs. We will make the connections between each image to allow the viewer to interpret the story being told with only photographs. Each student will utilize different styles of photography such as portraiture, landscapes, abstract, etc. to create their documentary photography series. We will study work by photographers Gordon Parks, Dorothea Lange and Edward Burtynsky.
Ongoing will be our attention to the basic elements of design –- shape, form, color, texture –- as students learn how to apply the fundamentals to the various elements of their own work. With creativity and self-expression always encouraged, students will explore their artistic freedom as they embrace the criteria of each assignment. Students will complete the course with a portfolio of finished works, all of which will be saved in a permanent online file.
Produce six images that depict a specific theme, or tell a story. Each image should relate to the others. We will discuss this project in class and view successful examples. Another way to visualize this assignment is to consider each picture as if it were a paragraph in a term paper.. Each paragraph (or image) should support a central thesis/topic. Social commentary, athletics and portraiture are just a few possible themes.
Getty Images - a fantastic site that offers the ability to view professional images based on themes and content. Simply enter a keyword(s) into the search box and Getty Images will serve up lots of professional images for you to view.
Click here to view Jeff G. series and statement (a PERFECT example of this assignment!) A+++
Click here to view Mike S. series and statement (another PERFECT example of this assignment).
Course description:
This course will explore the different stories we want to capture through photographs. We will make the connections between each image to allow the viewer to interpret the story being told with only photographs. Each student will utilize different styles of photography such as portraiture, landscapes, abstract, etc. to create their documentary photography series. We will study work by photographers Gordon Parks, Dorothea Lange and Edward Burtynsky.
Ongoing will be our attention to the basic elements of design –- shape, form, color, texture –- as students learn how to apply the fundamentals to the various elements of their own work. With creativity and self-expression always encouraged, students will explore their artistic freedom as they embrace the criteria of each assignment. Students will complete the course with a portfolio of finished works, all of which will be saved in a permanent online file.