I'm out sick today (sad face), but here's your assignment for today. I'll be back tomorrow (happy face).
NOTE: A LOT of you have not yet posted your two photographs from two different photographers, and answered the questions (see previous post on this blog). You must complete this by Tuesday to receive full credit!
If you would like to se a good example of this, see Jack's or Hunter's blog.
Note: Dario, Emily Brist, Hunter, and Cassidy....be ready to check out cameras TOMORROW for your "To Write with Light" assignment (slowing down the shutter speed in a dark room).
Kaylee & Lillian, you may return your cameras tomorrow.
We're going to start talking about Portraits. There are obviously many different kinds of portraits, but in history they were used to tell the viewer something about the individual. We take our "school portraits" for your ID cards or school photos, we take "Senior pictures" which are portraits...but there are photographers who challenge what we know about identity by specializing in portraits. Portraits can say a lot about culture, what we find meaningful, the emotions we experience, and how we relate to one another. They are very powerful in the arts and in life.
Portrait Assignment:
1. Start a new blog post, title it, "Portraits Defined".
Complete the following questions/tasks:
a. Pretend that you have walked into the Lourve (world famous fancy pants art museum in France), and the owner has asked you to help set up an art show. They will be displaying photography from 50 famous photographers, and they want to put the definition of "Portrait" on the wall. There is no dictionary, there is no internet. So, the owner asks you to write the most well thought-out definition of portrait.
(The Lourve)
Start out your blog post by defining "Portrait".
b. Find a portrait from the internet that tells a story and post it below your definition. Include the photographer's name below the photograph. Aside from their face in the photo, it should tell you something about the person. Create a story that goes with the portrait, and include it in your blog post...make it as interesting as you can! I'm expecting a pretty good paragraph!
c. Homework: Do your best to find a portrait of yourself from when you were younger, OR, a portrait you took before the school year started. Add it to your portrait blog post when you get home, or bring in the photograph and we'll scan it tomorrow.
(Mrs. Park, age 5)
If you finish before class ends, check out this website and play around with the camera simulator!
click here for camera simulator
See you all Tuesday!
