How to Write An Artist's statement for your ISU's

Choose your best photo out of your 15
Answer the following questions about your photo of choice in the form of a paragraph
1) Explain who you are, what this is a photo of and why you selected
2) How did you take this photo? What techniques did you use? What settings on your camera did you use?
3) Why did you take this photo? What was your intention as an artist, and what was your purpose in taking and choosing this?

Qasim's great Brookfield place photos

Sam's great Brookfield photos

Sam's beautiful Allen Garden's photos

Qasim's beautiful Allen Gardens Photos

Some of Sam's great weather and light painting photos

Qasim's write up on Lauren Greenfield

I am writing about the photographer (Lauren Greenfield) She was born in 1966 in United States. She has 3 books .

1-Girl culture 2002.

2-fast forward 1997.

3-thin 2006.

And she has 3 movies .

1-The Queen of versailles.

2-Kids money.

3-Beauty culture.

The photo looks like someone in a prison calling her family and she is crying and she having a really bad time.

Sam's great research project on Eve Arnold

Born, April 21, 1912

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 

From Russian-Jewish immigrant parents

Middle of nine children

Her interest in photography began in 1946 while working in a New York City photo-finishing plant

Died 2012 at the age of 99

I like these pictures because I feel they really represent the time period she is capturing, and the use of light in a black and white photo to give it extra gloom. I also feel the pictures have big message in both of them, seeing how both of them are single women, leaning over with alcohol by their side, again, it really gives the sense of the time. 

Halley's great portrait assignment write up on Lauren Greenfield

 Lauren Greenfield was born in Boston in 1966. She graduated from
Harvard in 1987 with a B.A. in Visual and Environmental Studies. Her
Senior Thesis photography project on the French Aristocracy was called
"Survivors of the French Revolution". Soon after finishing university,
she started as an intern for National Geographic. The magazine later
gave her a grant to provide financial support for her first monograph,
"Fast Forward: Growing Up In The Shadow Of Hollywood." Five years
later, she released "Girl Culture", which has been reprinted five
times.
        Greenfied's personal style is highly emotional, but in a very posed
and pretty way. Her photos reflect reality but depict it through a
lens that is uniquely hers - her photos do not show the acts of
emotion, but, rather, the aftermath and facade put together to cover
the ordeal.

This photo features emphasis on the money by the use of colour,
texture, and contrast between all of these. It looks as if she's
counting the money, or otherwise focusing hard on it. This could tell
a lot about the woman's character, and that, I think, is what
Greenfield tries to portray through these photos.

This image shows a large group of women, all wearing bikinis, standing
in the same pose. There is a variety amongst the women in terms of
colour, value, shape, form, and movement, but they all look eerily
similar which creates rhythm and unity. I think that these omen were
meant to look very much a part of a group, even though they are in
reality probably competing against each other. Each woman looks like
she is simultaneously trying to stand out and bled in to the crowd.
Greenfield highlights this through her objective lens, and shows the
objective reality of situations like these without applying judgement.

AGO trip write up

You had to write down the names of two photos, by two separate photographers that you enjoyed. (either from the Light My Fire exhibit, or other art that you saw and enjoyed including paintings, installation, etc for example Bruce Nauman and Shary Boyle)

http://www.ago.net/light-my-fire

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/visualarts/2013/12/04/agos_light_my_fire_part_2_flickers_but_still_burns.html

Analyse what was interesting about the art(what you liked, or didn't like, what was provocative or thought provoking)
technique- elements and principles, etc
subject matter
artist's intentions

Bonus points if you find a little bit of biographical information about the artist

Qasim's great analysis of Wildlife photography

McDonald graduated from Hennepin Technical College with an a degree in photography. In 2003, he earned his Master's degree in Photography and. He was born July 1966 .He is American.  He is from Delano, Minnesota. He has  three children.

I like this photo because it’s has earth tones and natural colours (green, brown, white and black) . The image is very sharp, and not blurry even though it’s in the middle of a lot of action. He took the moment when the cheetahs were fighting . The light is clear and you can see all the details. It has a lot of texture in the foreground and background 

Fukuda Toshij. Born in 1948 .He is a Japanese photographer. He has been taking pictures of wildlife in Russia and Japan. He spends 100 to 150 days every year in the far East of Russia taking pictures of wildlife.He has been working with the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1991.He was starting to take pictures of wildlife in the far east Russia.He is 40 years old

a list of some of the best photography exhibits in Toronto

Let's vote on field trip locations in Monday's class:
http://www.blogto.com/gallery/c/toronto/photography

Examples of great photography

http://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/contactgallery

Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival is an annual event in May with well over 1500 Canadian and international artists and photographers exhibiting at more than 175 venues throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1997 and now a charitable organization, the Festival is devoted to celebrating, and fostering the art and profession of photography, through a diverse range of programmes.

As a leading proponent of photography, the Festival increases exposure and recognition for local, Canadian and international artists and is committed to advancing knowledge, creativity and innovation in photography. It stimulates excitement and discussion among a diverse audience that has grown to over 1.8 million. CONTACT is the largest photography event in the world, and a premiere cultural event in Canada.

Light Painting Photography

Photography ISP's -DUE MON April 14th

Photography 10 ISP

 Photographic Essay Project

Photo-Stories

Your Name:                                          ___________________________________

           

Assignment Due:                                             _______________________________________   

Please submit:                          

•your research

•5 compositions in print form (the other twenty in a computer folder that I can look at)

•A brief explanation of narrative within each photograph

Your Assignment:

Step 0ne

Start with researching at least 2 examples of photo-journalism. For each one identify an element and a principle of art that work effectively together, and explain how this photograph works well to tell the story. Choose form a selection of newspapers, magazines books…State all bibliographical information and include copies of the image in your submission

Step two

Each students is asked to shoot at least 20 exposures of objects or people that create an essay. Choose images with enough visual literacy to complete these compositions.

Students will shoot effective compositions that reference the elements a photographic essay:

1)        establishing shot/ overall/ opening/introductory shot

2)        the medium shot: focus on one group or activity

3)        close-up/ detail

4)        long shot

5)      portrait; dramatic, tight or environmental

6)      interaction shot: people with people or with a task

7)      sequence shot(s): how to or before, during and after

8)      signature: summarizes the situation with all the key story elements in one photo

9)        closing shots

Step three

…Then this collection of images will be used to print / create  5 finished compositions that emphasize a story or some moment in a narrative.

Step four

…an interesting tip for your brief written  explanation  of narrative within the composition….

Each of these techniques evokes the use of one if not more than one of the principles of art which may help in emphasizing a narrative.

Step five

A reflection: Make sure to address the following about your five photos: (in one page)

1. identify in your photograph a composition technique that you used

2. identify in your photograph an element of art that you used

3. identify in your photograph a principle of art that you used

4. what you learned in the process of completing the assignment.

5. Anything you like about this finished work or perhaps a story that it tells for you

Assessment Criteria:

Scoring Indicators:

NM	1	2	3	4	4+
Not completed	Unsuccessful Completion Try this again	Some degree of success Requires Revisions	Moderately successful Not Bad	Very Successful Good Work	Extremely successful Excellent Work!!!

1      Active demonstration within the class of developing strategies for a cooperative attitude and effective use of time in using camera equipment

2       

            Marks                1                      2                      3                      4                      5

scoring      NM       Remediate        1                      2                      3                      4                      4+

indicator

           

Research:                                                                                            Due Date:             _________________________

2              Start with a collection of at least 2 examples of photo-journalism. For each one identify an element and a principle of art that work effectively together, and explain how this photograph works well to tell the story. Choose form a selection of newspapers, magazines books…State all bibliographical information and include copies of the image in your submission

marks    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

scoring      NM       Remediate        1                  2              3                  4              4+

indicator

1                      2                      3                      4                      4+

indicator

 

3              Photograph Printing

Are there a variety of values from dark black, to grays, and white? Is the image fully developed? Is the image fully fixed? Are the white areas truly white or is there a blue/gray fade if you did black and white? Are the colors crisp and bright if you did color?

marks    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

scoring      NM       Remediate        1                      2                      3                      4                      4+

indicator

4              Effective composition (use of elements and principles)          

Balancing the whole finished composition. Good use of the rule of 1/3. Creative layout, use of visual space. Does it read well, does it have good visual flow? Is it eye catching? How well do your image tell a story?

marks    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

scoring      NM       Remediate        1                      2                      3                      4                      4+

indicator

5              Creative photo positioning                              Due Date:             _________________________

Effective enhancement of the essay through the creative positioning of each photo                                                                           marks    2          4          6          8          10         12         14         16         18         20

scoring      NM       Remediate        1                      2                      3                      4                      4+

indicator

Total                                                                                                                            /75

scoring     NM       Remediate        1                  2              3                  4              4+

Acrylic photo painting project

You will:

Select two of your prints
Select colors, and consider line and texture (and how to achieve these with your camera)

Paint two of your prints like the exemplars (see in class)

Non Digital Days in the Life Assignment - Due Fri March 7th

You will need:

1) Your disposable camera (it's important to try non digital photography-not being able to see your image immediately after you shoot is a great challenge)
2) Your list  (that you made in class) of events, people, places, hobbies, locations, etc that best describe YOU and your interests
3) Prints after you've taken you've taken your photos
4) A notebook, glue and scissors

The Assignment:
You will:

1) Take the maximum number of photos (27) according to your list
2) Print them all
3) Make a photo journal.
4) For each photo you will write (or type, whatever you prefer) its purpose, and what you were trying to achieve as a photographer
5) Hand in your photo journal journal for a final mark

Due: Fri March 7th

Architecture photography assignment #2

The Elements and Principles of Design review: 

1) Color 

2) Line 

3) Shape 

4) Form 

5) Space 

7) Value 

8) Texture 

9) Pattern 

10) Unity 

11) Rhythm 

12) Contrast 

13) Emphasis 

14) Variety 

15) Proportion 

16) Movement 

Make sure to consider these as you take your photos 

You will take photos of the following: 

1) TWO Residences (1 apartment and 1 house, 2 houses, 2 apartments, etc. Try to capture signs of people living there) 

2) TWO Stores or commercial building spaces (restaurants, etc) 

3) TWO interesting architectural structures 

Sam's great presentation

Andrew Schoeman seems to love to play with light and texture, the pictures above that are all pictures of safari wild life. In the last two picture there is a lot more detail and texture with the light focusing on the subject. While the first picture has a lot more colour.

Andrew Schoeman, while in the middle of his job as a safari guide, found a big box of film by the side of the road that happened to hold the same film that fit into his camera.

He started taking pictures in 2002

In 2010 he won his first reward in London, England . 

All of Jasper Doest’s pictures play a lot with texture and colour, not so much with light. The pictures before all contained vibrant foregrounds and middle grounds focusing on the subject at hand rather than the background of the picture. Jasper made good use of natural shapes and in the picture on the third slide, showed us the symmetry in nature. 

All of Jasper Doest’s pictures play a lot with texture and colour, not so much with light. The pictures before all contained vibrant foregrounds and middle grounds focusing on the subject at hand rather than the background of the picture. Jasper made good use of natural shapes and in the picture on the third slide, showed us the symmetry in nature. 

Photographer research assignment due next Tues (Feb 25)

Choose a photographer from this list (you can also choose Nan Goldin, or Lauren Greendield based on our powerpoint) 

http://portraitinspiration.com/famous-portrait-photographers/

Choices include: 

Eve Arnold 

Richard Avedon 

Cecil Beaton 

Dorothea Lange 

Annie Leibovitz 

Mary Ellen Mark 

Irving Penn 

Herb Ritts 

Write one page explaining: 

The photographer's style 

Their trademark techniques 

Some of their subjects and famous photos 

Why YOU think their work is interesting (give as many examples as you can) 

Halley's Great Presentation on her Rom Photography

This photo was taken by Ettienne Francey, born in 1997 in Switzerland. When he was about nine years old, he beganfilming nature, especially birds. In 2007, at ten, he began to favour nature photography. He and his twin brother Sebastian have
started a photography magazine called Chnature. He takes his photos with a Nikon D7000, 300mm F4 and 150mm F2.8 Sigma.
Late one July evening, near Cousset, Switzerland, Francey noticed 'a little ball' stuck to a stalk of wheat. He managed to capturethe moment before the mouse scurried away in fear of the predator.

I find the photo powerful because of the colour schemes -it's fairly bright, clearly shot in daylight, and it seems to be a verypeaceful, serene, calm, photo. The composition abides to the rule of threes - the mouse is in the third quadrant. The light andmuted, beige colours around the mouse really bring it to our attention. It looks like a moment we were not meant to see - a tinymouse blending into a stalk of wheat. Yet Francey has captured this seemingly unimportant moment with such intricacy andserenity that the viewer can't help but be intrigued. The photo is entitled "Harvest gold".


This photo was taken by Hannes Lochner of South Africa. He was born in Cape town, and from an early age visited almostevery game reserve in Southern Africa with his parents. He developed then a passion for wildlife and after completing hiscompulsory one year service in the armed forces, he spent the next few years studying graphic design at the University of


Stellenbosch. In 2007 he became a full time wildlife photographer.

By repeatedly clicking the shutter of his camera, he enticed a lion cub towards his camera. "All the settings were onmanual," he said of the photographic process, "so I could only hope I had judged the angle and lighting correctly." In this case, itis very clear that he had. The cat's eyes really stand out, and the animal's monotonous colour is a contrast to the blues andpinks of the setting sky. It is easy to detect the alertness and curiosity of the young lion, and the details of his fur creates a veryinteresting texture. The foreground, sandy Saharan plains, is also an interesting sight but doesn't draw any attention away fromthe subject. This photo follows the rule of threes, and the angle of the animal's body draws the viewer's attention to hisinterestingly textured eyes and face. The photo is entitled "Curiousity and the cat".

Portrait Assignment #2

You will complete five portraits for the end of this week (Fri)

1) Picture of a couple (they can be friends)
2) Spontaneous portrait of a person (mid action, mid laugh, etc like Nan Goldin)
3) Portrait using Only Natural Light (Like Greenfield or Goldin)
4) Self Portrait where you significantly alter your appearance (like Cindy Sherman)
5) Portrait where your subjects are not making eye contact (like Greenfield or Goldin)

You will Choose ONE and make a large print of it at 1,2,3
You will write a one paragraph artist statement explaining your choices

Photo collage with prints project

You guys did an amazing job with your collages. Very colorful, well composed, and interesting layouts. Great job!

Halley's still life photos