Then we used that as a jumping off point to discuss the basic elements of photographic composition.
We did an overview of the oral presentation which will be due in week 9 (04/01). The next step is to start looking at other photographer's work so you can choose a photographer to present on for your oral presentation in week 7 (03/18). The blog post to claim your photographer should include the photographer's name, 2-3 images of their work and a few sentences about why you chose them. Each student must choose a unique photographer - first one to claim that photographer via blog post gets to present on them.
Good resources for finding a photographer's work include:
- Going to see shows
- See last week's blog post with suggestions for your exhibition review
- You might like to do your presentation on a photographer whose work you see in person
- If you would like to do this be sure to claim your photographer sooner rather than later via blog post as multiple students may see the same show
- The library
- Marymount library (limited collection, but some photo books)
- New York Public Library, Mid Manhattan Branch has a great collection of photo books that you can walk through and browse the stacks
- Looking at magazines or photo books in bookstores (Kinokuniya, Dashwood Books, Rizzoli, MoMA bookstore, Strand, Housingworks Bookstore are all good sources of art and photography books)
- Online research is ok but if you find a photographer this way make sure you there is enough information out there about this photographer that you can give a comprehensive presentation including historical information about the photographer's life and contextual information about specific photographs
HOMEWORK
- Assignment 4 - Composition, due next session (03/04) as blog post and image files due to your Google Drive folder
- Assignment 5 - Exhibition Review is also due next session (03/04)
- Start thinking about which photographer you'd like to present on for your oral presentation
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