DIRECTIONS
- Below you will find a list containing many of the worlds most innovative and influential photographers. Notify me which photographer you would like to research. (Due THURSDAY, 11/22*Note, you may select a photographer who is not on the list, but you will be responsible for finding the information necessary for your presentation.
- Each day this week you will be given new criteria to research and create slides for a Google Slides presentation about the photographer. Use the web to research and find information (Google.com)
- Presentations will begin on Monday,11/14. You will be graded on meeting all the criteria given each day, in the correct order, the quality of your Google Slides, submitting your work on time and finally, your presentation.
- Slides are Due THURSDAY 11/10. Those turned in the day presentations begin (Monday) will be considered late. No bueno!
- Here’s a sample Power Point Presentation. on william_wegman
PHOTOGRAPHERS
- Berenice Abbott (black & white portraits & architecture)
- Ansel Adams (black & white landscape photography)
- Diane Arbus (black & white portraits of deviant and marginal people)
- Mark Aspland (sports photography)
- Richard Avedon (fashion and portrait photographer)
- Margaret Bourke-White (documentary photographer)
- Mathew Brady (civil war celebrities)
- Krzysztof Browko (landscape photography)
- Robert Capa (war photographer)
- Henri Cartier-Bresson (street photography)
- Jeremy Cowart (portrait photography)
- Imogen Cunningham (portraits, botany)
- Edward Curtis (american west and Native American photographer)
- Patrick Demarchelier (fashion & fine art)
- Brian Duffy (fashion & portrait)
- Anne Geddes (babies)
- Jerry Ghionis (wedding photography)
- Francesco Gola (landscape photography)
- Jill Greenberg (digitally manipulated portraits)
- David Hockney (photo collages)
- Yousef Karsh (portraits)
- David LaChapelle (commercial photography/ social messages)
- Dorothea Lange (documentary photographer)
- Joey Lawrence (portrait photography)
- Annie Leibovitz (portraits)
- Neil Leifer (sports)
- William Henry Fox Talbot (photography pioneer)
- Jay Maisel (portraits/musicians)
- Steve Mccurry (photojournalist)
- Joe McNally (portrait photography)
- Alex Noriega (landscape photography)
- Irving Penn (fashion, portraits, still lifes)
- Jim Richardson (landscape photography)
- Cindy Sherman (conceptual portraits)
- Jerry Uelsman (photomontage)
- Edward Weston (landscapes, still lifes, portraits)
- Yvonne Zemke (wedding photography)
- Rommert Boonstra (Staged Photography)
- William Eggleston (Portraits and Still Lifes)
- Gregory Crewdson (Cinematic tableaux)
- Nina Leen (Black and White Portraits of Squirrels, People)
- Lisa Rivera (Portrait)
- Brad Buckman (Double Exposure)
- Troy Wayrynen (Sports, Portraiture, Documentary)
- Each photo should have at least one example of their work in addition to the four examples asked for below.
- Slide 1: Photographer’s full name, Profile Presentation by you (your name), class name, an image of their work.
- Slide 2: Photographer’s birth date, place of birth and current age or year of death.
- Slide 3: What type of work is he or she known for?
- Slide 4: At least 4 examples of their work
- Slide 5: How did they become a photographer? What influenced/inspired them?
- Slide 6: How/where did your photographer study/train?
- Slide 7: Where did they shoot geographically?
- Slide 8: What subject matter did they typically photograph?
- Slide 9: What materials did they use? (type of camera/digital or film/lens/paper)
- Slide 10: Show 5 of your photographers most well-known images and explain why they are so popular.
- Slide 11: How would you describe their work in general? What do you think they were trying to communicate through their work?
- Slide 12: What significant contributions did they make? Why are they well known?
- Slide 13:What do you think the photos are about? What did you learn about photography from this photographer?
- Slide 14: Include a quote from this photographer and a photo of them.
- OR ANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS FEATURED IN THIS FREE EBOOK. TELLS YOU NOT ONLY THE PHOTOGRAPHER, BUT HOW TO SHOOT LIKE HIM/HER/THEY – . Also, why they matter: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2016/01/27/100-lessons-from-the-masters-of-street-photography/
Famous Photographer Photo Challenge: Next Monday you will choose one photograph from your Photographer Presentation to copy in every way.
Your photo challenge PHOTO will be on the right and the original photo will be on the left. More on how to do this later on.
PHOTO CHALLENGE PHOTO IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY,11/16
Anne Geddes, Ansel Adams, and Nina Leen
i chose these people because i really like the photos that they took and i think taking photos like they did would be fun and a cool experience.
a photo i could probably try is Anne geddes because i have a baby sister which would be good because she takes pictures of babies.
Troy Wayrynen (Sports, Portraiture, Documentary) because he went here to heritage and that’s fascinating, I also like sports too.
i chose Neil Leifer (sports) because he takes pictures of sports i like sports !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!