MONDAY AUGUST 28 – INTRODUCTIONS, SHOOTING ARTICLE, SISKIND
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We will use this site to post assignments for feedback and critiques. We will also use the blog for daily entries designed to explore and reflect on a wide range of styles and themes in photography.
1. Please post a brief introduction on the blog for our first class meeting.
I’d like to have your introductory images in a post (using the categories of “your name” & Introduction) and I’ve set up a demo post on the blog for reference.
Please include the following information in the post:
A photo of yourself, the name you would like us to use. and your preferred pronouns. A few images of any art or creative projects you’ve done (if applicable). Some brief background info: What you’re studying at Lehigh. Where you’re from (and/or where you will be residing during the fall semester). Why you’re interested in taking the Digital Photography 1 course (pursuit of possible major/minor; general interest etc.). You can also list other studio courses you have taken or note if this is the first one.
2. Find an online article on how to improve your shooting – Your focusing, your lighting, or your exposure. Summarize the countent and include a link to that article in your blog with a full citation
3. Read the page on Aaron Siskind, American Photographer
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-siskind-aaron-artworks.htm#pnt_2 Gallery blog: Search for the image you are assigned from Aaron Siskind’s works from the LUAG Artstor Siskind collection: https://luag.lehigh.edu/art/search-collection
For your blog, post the photograph. Record the title, date and location. Describe the content and analyze the composition.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30 – DEPTH 0F FIELD (2)
From the artists listed choose two examples of depth of field. Find one example of short depth of field. Post it to your blog. Find one example of long depth of field. Post it to your blog. In both, analyze the strengths of the composition and describe how the artist’s choice for depth of field contributes to the composition. Be sure to credit the artist under each photograph.
Diane Arbus: http://www.artnet.com/artists/diane-arbus/
Saïdou Dicko, La Bouilloire (The Tea Kettle), 2014. © Saïdou Dicko. Courtesy of ARTCO Gallery, Aachen,
https://www.artco-gallery.com/artists/34-saidou-dicko/works/760-saidou-dicko-la-bouilloire-ouagadougou-2014/
Walker Evans: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/265145
Robert Frank: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/robert-frank-the-americans#slideshow
Martin Parr: https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/martin-parr-the-last-resort/
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4 – 1)UPLOAD 4 TEXTURES 2) CONTENT AND LIGHT
1. Upload 4 of your texture shots to the blog and give them captions
2. Choose one example from an artist on this list and describe/analyze the strengths of the composition and lighting. Post the example to your blog with a full citation.
Ansel Adams:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/262553
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/262589
Harry Callahan:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/267362
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266590
Paul Strand: http://www.metmuseum.org – search for paul strand
Edward Weston:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/286226
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/285784
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6 – CONTENT AND COMPOSITION
Each of these photographers enhances content with strong composition. Choose one of the three photographs to discuss how composition underscores content. Then discuss the content of the work based on your readings from the website.
Mitra Tabrizian, Tehran 2006: https://unframed.lacma.org/2014/05/02/new-acquisition-mitra-tabrizian-tehran-2006
James Rodriguez: Guatemala: Life After Genocide (9th shot down – two men carry a casket)
Joseph Koudelka Shu’fat Refugee Camp, overlooking Al ‘Isawiya, East Jerusalem.
(third photograph down) Josef Koudelka
Uyra Photography of performance
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11 – SOCIAL COMMENTARY
Look at the examples of photographic commentary on child labor provided by photographers Roberto Romano and Lewis Hine. Find another example online of an artist or organization documenting a social justice issue today either in photography or video. Post a link to the site. Explain what made the work effective in communicating its message.
Roberto Romano “TEDxFruitvale – U. Roberto Romano – Children in Our Fields”
“https://www.youtube.com/embed/hFGLqkDnSVI”
Lewis Hine “Taking a Stand Against Child Labor”
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13 – LUAG STREET PHOTOGRAPHY A
1. Choose a street photograph from the LUAG collection. Go online to Lehigh University Art Galleries, Past Exhibitions, Taking it to the Streets. View the Exhibition on ArtStor
Post the image to the blog with a full citation. Write a description of the photograph and an analysis of the composition. Why did you choose this piece and why does it inspire you?
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18 – 1) PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL 2)BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE
1. Find a good Photoshop tutorial for your level and include the URL in your blog with a full citation and a summary of what you learned. Include a snapshot of a sample file if relevant.
2. Go to the Dubois Gallery at Maginnes Hall and see the selections from the exhibit “Bodies of Knowledge.” Select a photograph to analyze. Take a photograph on your phone to upload with your blog entry. Record the information from the wall label to identify the work by artist, nationality, title, date and medium. Describe the camera angle, proximity and framing, depth of field, content and composition.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20 – 1)DEPTH OF FIELD LONG, SHORT, CREATIVE 2) FLAT LAY 3) LUAG STREET PHOTOGRAPHY B
1. Upload three depth of field shots and caption them as short, long and creative
2. Upload two flat lay shots
3. Look at the angles, mood and subject matter in the street photographs presented in the three examples. Choose one that you think is particularly unique and explain your choice.
Ken Heyman, American, 1930 – 2019. (1973). Men Checking Out Mannequins on the Street, New York City, NY. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/28024190
Garry Winogrand, American, 1928 – 1984. (1978-1980). Beverly Hills, California 1978 – “Women Art Better Than Men. Not Only Have They Survived, They Prevail” https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/28143046;prevRouteTS=1674133271125
Danny Lyon, American, b. 1942. (1967 (Printed Later)). View South from 88 Gold Street. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/28143091
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25 – SERIES
What can you take away from these series as inspiration for book ideas? Brainstorm some possible directions you might take as a result of seeing these examples – even though you don’t have the same resources (helicopter and pilots in Laforet’s case) or live in the same era as in the other two examples.
- Henri Cartier-Bresson https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/henri-cartier-bresson-the-decisive-moment
- “Then They Came For Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II” https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/then-they-came-for-me-incarceration-of-japanese-americans-during-world-war-ii
- Lucy Gans Reading Between the Lines https://luag.lehigh.edu/exhibitions/lucy-gans-reading-between-lines
- AIR by Vincent Laforet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnS3HDB9BiM
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 – PORTRAIT 1 – Subject and Interest
Select a portrait and describe how the artist has approached capturing her subject in an interesting way.
Graciela Iturbide
https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/graciela-iturbide?all/all/all/all/0
Dorothea Lange. https://www.moma.org/artists/3373
Annie Leibovitz https://www.invaluable.com/blog/10-of-annie-leibovitz-best-known-photos/
MONDAY OCTOBER 2 – DOCUMENTARY (CAPA AND SALGADO)
Choose one example from each artist and briefly describe their contributions to documentary photography. Post the examples to your blog with full citations.
Sebastião Salgado
https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/sebasti%C3%A3o-salgado?all/all/all/all/0
Robert Capa
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL535353
http://www.skylighters.org/photos/robertcapa.html
MONDAY OCTOBER 4 – 1) 7 STREET PHOTOGRAPHS 2) COMMENTS
1.Upload seven street photographs and caption each showing the seven different black and white conversion techniques used: saturation, channel mixing, color grading, coloration, gradient map, duotone (tritone or quadtone), polaroid edge.
2. Comment of the street photographs of two of your classmates. Be sure to select peers who do not already have comments from two people.
MONDAY OCTOBER 9 – 1) STILL LIFE 2) TABLEAUX
BLOG PART 1 INCLUDING TODAY’S POSTS DUE AT END OF CLASS
1.Upload studio still life to blog.
2. Each of these artists sets up full–scale tableaux to shoot. Some composite multiple shots. Choose an example from one of the artists to describe and interpret. Post the example to your blog and provide a full citation. Read biographies and artists statements or watch videos when provided to get an understanding of the artist’s background and concepts. Use this information to help you with our interpretation.
Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison: https://fstoppers.com/portraits/amazing-surreal-work-robert-shana-parkeharrison-4009
Wang Qingsong. Competition. 2011. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/02/04/competition/
Cindy Sherman: http://www.cindysherman.com
Jeff Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yG2k4C4zrU&t=23s and
and http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/magazine/25Wall.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Joel Peter Witkin: http://www.artnet.com/artists/joel-peter-witkin/
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11 – 1) STUDIO STILL LIFE 2)SOCIAL ISSUES AND MOVEMENTS
Choose one photographer and select one photograph that captures a moment of the Civil Rights or Black Lives Matter Movement. Describe the content and explain what makes the photograph so effective. Include the photograph in your blog with a full citation.
Bruce Davidson https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_4&VBID=24PVHKKA2L9HD&IID=2K1HRGPD1IXK&PN=2
Charles Moore Photographer of the Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 79. Claire O’Neill. March 16, 2010. Photo Stories from NPR. http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/03/charles_moore.html
Danny Lyon. Civil Rights Series. Jackson Fine Art. http://www.jacksonfineart.com/danny-lyon-910.html
10 Essential Civil Rights Movement Photographers. Caroline Stanley. January 16, 2012. http://www.flavorwire.com/249320/10-essential-civil-rights-movement-photographers“As Black Photographers Document Protests, They Tell Their ‘Own History In Real Time” by Laura Beltran Villamizar June 13, 2020
https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2020/06/13/873427617/as-black-photographers-document-protests-they-tell-their-own-history-in-real-time
MONDAY OCTOBER 16 – PACING BREAK
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18 – PORTRAIT 2
Choose a portrait that you think is particularly effective and explain why you chose it. Post the example with a full citation on your blog.
Richard Avedon: Portfolio, the American West
http://www.richardavedon.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=7&a=0&at=0
Gertrude Kasabier
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1950/gertrude-ksebier-american-1852-1934/
Seydou Keita
https://www.gallery51.com/index.php?navigatieid=9&fotograafid=16
Irving Penn
https://www.irvingpenn.org
Judith Joy Ross
https://www.moma.org/artists/5030#works
MONDAY OCTOBER 23 – HEAR ME ROAR
Hear me Roar: Women Photographers. Select a composition that stands out from the others for its use of elements of design, for example: line, shape, color, perspective, light, shadow. Describe your choice. Include the image on the blog and a full citation. https://library.artstor.org/#/search/%22Hear%20Me%20Roar%22;size=48;page=2;colId=100038021;sort=0
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 – TBA
MONDAY OCTOBER 30 – TILT-SHIFT
1. List one example that really captures the look of tilt-shift photography and briefly describe the technique used to get that effect. Post the example with a full citation on your blog.
50 Beautiful Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of-tilt-shift-photography/
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 – GREENFIELD/MARK
Choose an example from Greenfield’s “Thin” series or Mary Ellen Mark’s “Ward 81” to describe and interpret. Post the example with a full citation on your blog.
Lauren Greenfield: Thin, Lauren Greenfield, Joan Jacobs Brumberg. http://www.amazon.com/Thin-Lauren-Greenfield/dp/081185633X/ref=la_B001JS6DTO_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1357161181&sr=1-2
Mary Ellen Mark. Ward 81: http://www.maryellenmark.com/books/titles/ward_81/300B-026-13A_ward81_520.html
MONDAY NOVEMBER 6 – FILM
Choose a photograph from one of these film photographers to describe and analyze. What qualities drew you to this photograph? What makes it relevant today to a digital artist? Include a copy of the photograph in your blog with a full citation.
Henri Cartier Bresson: https://www.artsy.net/artist/henri-cartier-bresson
Imogen Cunningham: https://www.artsy.net/artist/imogen-cunningham
Alfred Stieglitz: https://www.artsy.net/artist/alfred-stieglitz
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8 – 1)MONTAGE JOURNAL 2) UELSMANN/TAYLOR
Watch the video then search for an example from each artist to post to your blog with a brief description of his/her process based on the video. Provide full citations. Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor: This is Not Photography https://vimeo.com/69911353
MONDAY NOVEMBER 13 – MOTION BLUR
1. Post an example of motion blur photography with a full citation from the first link.
2. From the second link, list techniques to try to avoid having too much light when you have long shutter speeds.
45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/24/45-beautiful-motion-blur-photos/
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15 – 1)YOUR BOOK URL, ARTIST’S STATEMENT AND 3 IMAGES 2) COMMENTS ON TWO BOOKS
1. Post your book URL to the blog along with 3 still images from the book and include your artist statement
2. Comment on two peer’s books on the blog.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 20 – TABLETOP – Miniatures
Each of these artists creates a set and photographs miniatures using the principles of tabletop photography. Choose an example from one of the artists and describe/analyze the qualities that make the work strong. Post the example to your blog with a full citation.
Lori Nix: http://www.lorinix.net
Four Artist Have the Same Idea with Mini Figurines http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/10/four-artists-have-same-big-idea-with.html
Julia Fullerton-batten Teenage Stories Miniature Villages and Teenage Girls
Bike Accident 2005: http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2491004588/lightbox/
http://www.juliafullerton-batten.com
James Casabere
http://jamescasebere.com
Paolo Ventura’s Winter Stories at Spoleto 2011 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/24599999
http://www.paoloventura.com
Matthew Albanese
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/10/19/a-behind-the-scenes-glimpse-of-matthew-albaneses-magical-miniature-worlds/
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22 – THANKSGIVING BREAK
MONDAY NOVEMBER 27 – SOCIAL JUSTICE
Use one of these photographers and their work to discuss how they have used their art to make a social statement.
I-Lann Yee’s Artist Statement
Study of Lamprey’s Malayan Male I and II
https://www.silverlensgalleries.com/artists/i-lann-yee/series/study-of-lampreys-malayan-male
Read Eugene Smith Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath:
https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/tomoko-uemura-in-her-bath/
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29 – 1) UPLOAD MONTAGE 2) UPLOAD Motion SHOTS 3) COMMENT ON TWO MONTAGES
Montage
Upload Montage to blog
Motion
Upload jpg copies on blog with captions indicating what technique was used for each image. In a paragraph summarize your most frequently used settings for blurred motion effects (ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and approximate setting of ND filter.) Do the same for frozen motion effects.
Comments
Comment on two peers montages. Include at least 1 constructive positive critique and one constructive suggestion for improvement.
MONDAY DECEMBER 4 – NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
BLOG 2 DUE AT END OF CLASS – NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED
Upload Night Photography to blog. Post time shot, settings used (aperture, shutter speed, ISO.