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Inspired by The Past

Photo History

Problem Statment:

Create an artwork that has been inspired by an influential photographer. Inspiration can come in many forms. This can be in the form of ideas, characters, techniques, putting a modern twist on a work, or even making fun of the photographer. 

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Abbott, Berenice

Adams, Ansel

Adams, Robert

Atget, Eugene

Avedon, Richard

Bourke-White, Margaret

Brady, Matthew

Brandt, Bill

Brassai

Capa, Robert

Erwitt, Elliott

Evans, Walker

Frank, Robert

Friedlander, Lee

Hass, Ernst

Hine, Lewis

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Hockney, David

Horst, Horst P

Lange, Dorothea

Laughlin, Clarence John

Le Gray, Gustave

Man Ray

Muybridge, Edweard

O'Sullivan, Timothy

Penn, Irving

Porter, Eliot

Richards, Eugene

Simmons, Laurie

Stieglitz, Alfred

Strand, Paul

Steichen, Edward

Talbot, William Henry Fox

Weegee

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Photographer List​

 

Pick 3 photographers off the list to explore further... There can not be any repeats in class

DO NOT DO THIS!

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You are not replicating a photograph. You are to be inspired by the artists body of work. 

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Problem Statement

Inspiration​

 

Your artwork must be inspired by both the concepts of your photographer and techniques

Conceptual Connection:
Use your artists concepts within your own work.
 
For example: Mr. Hanson takes food photos, therefore I will take food photos is not a conceptual connection... 
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After doing more research... Mr. Hanson documents the process of cooking family recipes. He interviews his clients as they work. His work includes taking images of people as they cook their meals, product shots of the food with cooking utensils that have family history, taking photos for print publication. I could be inspired by his work by:
a. documenting a significant event
b. taking photos of people as they work at something they care about
c. Taking product shots of items that have significant family value
d. Taking photographs based on interviewing a person. 
Idea Brainstorming

Sketchbook

Sketchbook Specs: Do in order
1. Address the background of a 2 page spread (10 points)
 
2. Title the page with your photographer (5 points)
- use the tracing technique to make it look more presentable
- use dafont.com or any other font website 
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3. Design a section for why your photographer is on this list? (20 points)
Why are they important? What did they offer to society? to the photographic world? 
- Ask more questions as you go?
Example: Ansel Adams founded f64... a follow up question(s) should be: What is f64? Is that important to the photographers legacy? Why did create this? What impact did the club have on photography? society?
 
4. Include at least 6 images from your photographer (10 points)
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5. Create 4 different thumbnails (all on different ideas). (10 points)
- Label with your photo choices
- Explain how you are being inspired for each thumbnail sketch
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6. Presentation / Craftsmanship (10 points)

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Student Work

Shooting Requirments

1. Shoot your entire roll of film 
- 24 exposures
- 2 different concepts
- Bracket and change photo choices within your concepts. 

- If shooting digitally (need written permission from Mr. Hanson, follow the guidelines above - 24 images, 2 different concepts)

- If you are shooting 36 exposures, 24 need to be on the assignment and 12 can be independent.
 
Have your film back by the day it is due on canvas.  

Contact Sheet

1. Scan all of your photos in using the DSLR rig. 

2. Edit your negatives (using the lightroom tutorial linked here). 

3. Upload your images to your website in 2 separate galleries. 1 for each concept. 

4. Upload a gallery of your photographers work that you are being inspired by

4. Answer the following on your website for each gallery. 
a. What is your concept?
b. How are you being inspired by your photographers work? Be specific and cite specific aspects of your photographers work and your work. 

5. Publish your website
Editng / Turnin in

Editing / Turing in your final

1. Edit your negative to a final using lightroom classic. (use lightroom tutorial from this page)
- negative to positive
- rotated
- cropped
- flipped if needed
- good contrast (full spectrum of value from black to white)
- blemishes removed

2. from the develop tab, select your final image. Hit the export button. 
- Save in same location (should be on your google drive folder)
- Change the name so you know it's your final
- Save as a jpeg
- Save with a resolution of 300

3. Upload to canvas

4. In the comment section, write your artist statement in paragraph form (not bullets). Read it aloud to yourself prior to submitting to check for grammar, spelling and flow. 3 paragraphs max. 
- What is your photographers name? 
- Why were they important to photography / society / world?
- How were you inspired by your photographers work conceptually? Cite specific examples within your photograph. 
- How were you inspired by your photographers work technically? Cite specific examples within your photograph. 
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