Photography IWB

In this assignment students will:

Explore culturally and historically relevant photography to begin to understand the expressive potential of the media

Art Journal Research (4 or more pages)

Research visual composition in photography. Look for terms such as "rule of thirds" and "depth of field" and how they may be used to emphasis a subject or dominant object in photography.
Research the work of at least two photographers in depth with special attention given to the use of subject, composition, and techniques specific to photography.
- The subject(s) used by these photographers is secondary, it is the compositional techniques that are most important!
- The photographers must be separated by at least 50 yrs. and include photography that expresses at least 2 different cultural perspectives.
Critically analyze the individual work and explain the connections of specific photographs to other cultural and historical sources or artifacts.
Determine the specific cultural function of each artist's work and evaluate the significance of the work in each culture.
Your sources must be cited in MLA format when necessary and each page must have at least one paper based source (citation) highlighted.

Turn in your research:

Using Google Drive or another .PDF Scanner App, create a .PDF of the pages included in this assignment.

Upload or save your .pdf file in your Google Drive Turn-In folder in the appropriate assignment subfolder if available.

Rename this .pdf as follows:

Reflection:

Using one or more pages in your Visual Art Journal, discuss the process you went through to complete the artwork for this assignment.

Include pictures of the project in-work, or as it is being created.
Add personal commentary on the process.
- Address any challenges faced and accomplisments achieved.
- Evaluate the success and failure that may have been experienced along the way or at coompletion.
Ensure that yourphotographs and entries are dated according to when taken or written.

Fill out a Project Reflection Worksheet for your this once the Studio Work is complete and turn it in to the In-Box at the front of the classroom.