Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Intro to Final Project- Thematic Photos

Thematic Photos

 Theme: A central idea in a piece of writing or other work of art:
Working with themes is a great way to practice your photographic skills. When choosing a theme you can chose:
  1. Similar subject matter (war, poverty, sports, doors etc)
  2. Similar technical composition (all black and white photographs, all same color photographs, etc)
  3. Similar mood or feeling (representation of love, anger, fear etc)
Below is a list of various photographers with a link to their work. Choose three of the following photographers and on your blog answer the following questions...
  1. Who is the photographer that you chose? Why did you choose them?
  2. What theme do you notice in their pictures? Is there more than one theme? What in the image leads you to think that this is the theme being used? 
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Assignment
Taking pictures is like writing an essay. You want it to tell a story, take a stand, give examples, allow for debate and have your work organized in such a way that it’s understandable to the general public. Like a writer, a photographer is a story teller. However, instead of using words you’ll use pictures. 
Your homework is to fill out the theme brainstorming sheet and figure out what theme you are interested in taking pictures of. 
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