Lisa Kristine: Photos That Bear Witness to Modern Slavery
This week's focus is on mood and emotion. After viewing this powerful TED Talk, create a blog post titled 'Modern Slavery', include one of Lisa Kristine's images and answer the following questions in complete sentences. During the TED Talk, what emotions were you experiencing? How did Lisa create those emotions using photography? Which image was the most powerful to you? What was the story behind the image? Why was the image so powerful?
Charlie Todd: The Shared Experience of Absurdity
Nix + Gerber: Miniature Photography
Nix + Gerber, the duo of Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber, are miniature diorama artists who have collaborated for 14 years. They specialize in creating post-mankind settings, where buildings are crumbling and "nature takes back some of the spaces."
Explore Nix + Gerber projects on their website below. Pick one of their projects to write a blog post about. Title the blog post Miniature Photography, include an image of the project and answer the following questions with at least 5 complete sentences. What is the name of the project? What is the project about? Why did the project stand out to you? What is your favorite thing about the project? Was the project successful, why or why not?
Part One: Answer the following in a blog post titled 'Animal Photography', include an image that relates to your post. Your post should be at least 5 complete sentences.
Paul Nicklen traveled to Antarctica and used his photography to raise awareness on the disappearance of the Polar Ice Caps and how it is effecting animals like the leopard seal and the polar bear. If you could travel anywhere to photograph an animal, where would you go? What you photograph? Why?
Part Two: Create a Pinterest Board titled 'Animal Photography' and pin at least ten photography examples of the animal you would photograph. Include a link to your board at the end of your blog post. Example: Animal Photography
-iO Tillett Wright: Self-Evident Truths Blog Post: Answer the following with a minimum of 5 complete sentences in a blog post titled 'Human Rights', include an image that correlates with your answer. iO Tillett Wright used portrait photography to shed light on human rights and equality for those who fall on the LGBTQ spectrum. If you could use portrait photography to bring awareness to a social or human rights issue, what would you focus on? Who would your subjects be? What story would you want to tell?
Chris Burkard: The Joy of Surfing in Ice Cold Water
-TED Talk: Chris Burkard: The Joy of Surfing in Ice Cold Water Blog Post: Answer the following in complete sentences in a blog post titled 'Chris Burkard', include an image of his photography.
In his TED Talk, Chris Burkard said that 'Anything that is worth pursuing is going to require us to suffer just a little bit, and that tiny bit of suffering that I did for my photography, it added a value to my work that was so much more meaningful to me than just trying to fill the pages of magazines.' If you could wake up tomorrow and be a professional adventure photographer, what would your subject matter be? Where would you go? What kind of suffering or risk-taking would you endure?
Photography and the Occult
Blog Post: Answer the following questions with complete sentences in a blog post tilted 'Photography of the Occult', include an image of photography of the occult (you can do a Google search to find an example) The video talks about three different types of occult photography: spirits, fluid and medium. Describe each category and give a specific example from the video. If you could create an image to prove that fantasy/the occult does exist, how would you do it?
Jerry Uelsmann: This Is Not Photography
Mac Stone: Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades
Blog Post: Answer the following questions with complete sentences in a blog post tilted 'Mac Stone', include an image of his photography. Why does Mac Stone think storytelling is important? How does he use photography as a communication tool? What story/stories is Mac Stone telling us with his images?
The Beauty of Space Photography
Bryce Evans: How Photography Saved My Life
Blog Post: Answer the following questions with complete sentences in a blog post tilted 'Bryce Evans'. Include an image related to Bryce and his photography. What does authentic self mean? How do Bryce's photographs make a comment on mental health? What does Bryce mean when he says that 'photos allow you to connect instantly on an unconscious level
Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos
Blog Post: Include a photo of Becci Manson or her work and answer the following question with at least 5 complete sentences in a blog post titled 'Becci Manson': Becci said: "We take photos constantly, they are memory-keepers of our lives...the last thing you would take with you, but the first thing you go back to find" -- What photo(s) would you be most devastated to lose? OR, what photos do you WISH you had? Perhaps there is a person or memory you wish you could have saved in some way with a photograph, what or who would that be?
Cory Richards: Pushing the Boundaries of Adventure
Rob Forbes: Ways of Seeing
Blog post titled ASSIGNMENT: Rob Forbes Include an image of Forbes' photography. Text of the post answers the following questions with complete sentences in your own words. -What does Forbes mean when he says he is a 'streetwalker'? -How does Forbes capture pattern in his images? Include one specific example from the video. -What are some examples of pattern that you could photograph while 'streetwalking' around our community?
Stephen Wilkes: The Passing of Time
Blog post titled ASSIGNMENT: Stephen Wilkes Include an image of Wilkes photography. Text of the post answers the following questions with complete sentences in your own words. -Describe Stephen Wilkes photographic process, how does he create his images? -What does Wilkes mean when he says he is a 'street photographer'? -What is the difference between time lapse photography and Wilkes process? (you may have to research what time lapse photography is if you do not know). -Describe how Wilkes manages to 'change time' in his photography.
Erik Johansson: Impossible Photography
Thursday 9/22
As you watch, keep these points in mind to answer your blog post:
-What do you think is the difference between "realism" and "photo realism" according to Erik Johansson?
-What are the 3 rules he has to create a realistic result?
-How does Erik plan for each one of his final photographs?
-Erik says "The tools are around us [to make these kinds of images] the only thing that limits us is our imaginations". I would like you to take a moment and think of an idea of something you or Erik could do for another 'impossible photograph'. BE CREATIVE! Really try to come up with something no one else has yet...now, explain your idea and HOW you could make it happen (you do not have to create your idea, this is just a brainstorming session)