mrsmuscatsmedia: Masters of Photography

So now we've had a brief overview of the great masters of photography, you are ready to get started on your research assignment. You are to write an essay on a 'Master' photographer of your choice. In your essay you must include:

A brief biography of your photographer
Which photograph you've selected to talk about and why
Your analysis of the photograph including at least 3 Elements and Principles of design (see prior blog entry of more details on the E&Ps of Design)
Your interpretation of the photograph (What does it mean? Why are they showing you this? What's the story behind it?...)
Your personal critique (Do you think it's successful? What do you like about it? Dislike? Why?...)

Make sure you attach a copy of your photograph to your essay for reference!

Here is the handout and the guide sheet on how to successfully analyze a photograph.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BybhPZFDUUrzV1VjZ0JwbzB0bVk

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BybhPZFDUUrzZEMxUG5CN3doeFk

In case your pen ran out/pencil broke/lost your notes, here is the list of photographers and some of their images that we looked at.

Alfred Stieglitz- study for insight into early photography as art and capturing the moment

Ansel Adams- study for the beauty of nature and living in harmony with our environment

Diane Arbus- study about capturing difficult and different subjects and pushing boundries

Phillipe Halsman- study about portraiture and portraying their real selves

David LaChapelle- a current photographer with bright colourful photos of famous people and highlighting social and political issues at the same time

Annie Liebovitz- an excellent example of balance between artistic expression and commercial appeal

Sally Mann- a current photographer on how to keep a consistent style even when working with drastically different subjects (her children, landscapes...)