Digital Photography- Independent Student Research

Creative Writing Question

Digital Photography- Independent Student Research Paper

Choose a famous photographer from the list below. You are to research the artist and write a one page paper about them and their work. You must also select one photograph of theirs and analyze it.

Requirements:

? Each paper is one page in length

? Research may be done on-line or with print resources

? You must cite your sources (URL for the websites you use will be sufficient)

? Include a picture of the photograph you are analyzing.

? Each paper is worth 20 points.

o 10 points for content (what you write about)

o 10 points for mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation, organization) The content of the paper:

For the artist

? Where and when did they work?

? What type of photography did they make? (fashion, photojournalism, fine art, etc…)

? Do (did) they use traditional photograph technology or digital photograph technology?

? What are they known for? (Why are they famous artists?) For the photograph

? When was the picture taken?

 ? What is the title (if it has one)?

? What are the formal elements that make the photograph interesting?

? ? Describe the composition

? ? Color, shape, value, space, form, line, texture Balance, focal point, guiding lines

Discuss the content and context of the photograph

? What is it a picture of?

? What is happening in the picture?

? What does it have to do with its time and place in history?

Artists (photography):

-Ansel Adams -Robert Frank -Henri Cartier-Bresson -Matthew Brady -Edward Weston -Man Ray -Dorothea Lange -Helmut Newton -Richard Avedon -Weegee -Annie Leibovitz -Alfred Stieglitz -Steve McCurry -Walker Evans -Robert Capa -Andreas Gursky -Diane Arbus -Irving Penn -Sally Mann -Cindy Sherman -Nan Goldin -Eddie Adams -Vivian Maier -William Eggleston -Hiroshi Sugimoto -Jeff Wall -Claude Cahun -Student Choice