Portraits of Time

Objective:

To practice the skills you have learned, you will take a series of self-portraits and still life images that capture a moment in time.  To help you understand the concept of capturing a moment, you will analyze the work of Elliott Erwitt.  His work will inspire you and to help you create thought-provoking and creative original artworks.

Procedure:

1.    Listen to the poem The Best Time of The Day by Raymond Carver.

2.    Review the work of Elliott Erwitt as a class and discuss what moments in time each photograph is trying to portray.

3.    Brainstorm a MINIMUM of 5 ideas in your sketchbook for your own best time of day or time of life. Answer the following: What would it be?  What would you look like?  Where would you be?  What would you be doing?  How would you be feeling?  Who would you be with?

4.    Photograph yourself in one of your best times of day – choose one idea from your sketchbook brainstorming.  You must take a minimum of 40 pictures that reflects this moment.  Your photos should focus on your hands, your feet, your face, your full body and still life images that reflect this specific moment.  All images should be from the same moment.  You will submit these 40 pictures as a contact sheet.

5.    Choose and edit (if necessary) your best images that express this best time of day.

6.    Create final piece using Photoshop to compile 3-5 images together and present them in a manner that emphasizes your Portrait of Time.  

Due Dates & Evaluation: You will receive 3 grades on this project. See rubrics.

Peer/teacher consultations: Nov. 24
Contact sheets: Due Dec. 1
Final Images: Edited and due Dec. 3

The Best Time Of The Day

Cool summer nights.
Windows open.
Lamps burning.
Fruit in the bowl.
And your head on my shoulder.
These the happiest moments in the day.

Next to the early morning hours,
of course. And the time
just before lunch.
And the afternoon, and
early evening hours.
But I do love

these summer nights.
Even more, I think,
than those other times.
The work finished for the day.
And no one who can reach us now.
Or ever.

- See more at: http://allpoetry.com/The-Best-Time-Of-The-Day#sthash.zU6AYUqB.dpuf

Portraits of Time

Portraits of time 2014 from Kara Wilson Smith

Expressive Portraits

Below is the Expressive Portraits presentation shared in class. See this for tips and ideas for your own expressive portraits assignment. Your pictures are due on Monday, November 10th and final 2, Wednesday, November 12th after Veteran's Day.

Lighting

Lighting can make or break the quality and mood of your photograph.  See the presentation below for tips, directions and due dates on your next weekly photo assignment.

Good luck!

Lighting

Landscape- Here is the presentation shared in class about landscapes. Use this to assist you on taking your 40 landscape photos. Due date: TBD

Landscapes

Research information:

Once finished, select one photographer to research further. You will need the following information about your chosen photographer:

• Full name of individual
• Date and place of birth & indicate years of life (and if still living)
• How influenced-by others in field of photography
• How influenced-by circumstances in life
• Typical subject matter of photographs made by this artist
• What this artist is trying/ tried to communication
• Typical style of work
• Geographic places this photographer shot
• Significant contribution(s) to photography (or the art world)
• What they themselves said/say about their work (quotes OK)
• What others have said about the work

Include 5 examples of this person’s photography, either photocopied (from a print source) or computer generated images (from an electronic source). These visual images need to include the photograph’s title, year made, must be at least 5x7 inches and of good visual quality (i.e., readable-not overly pixelated) to be glued into your sketchbook.

History of Photography

Photo Vocab & Brief History from Mrs. Shawn Duckworth