Famous Photographer Research
Your project is to create and give a five minute presentation on your selected photographer. Below you will find a list of the required information to share about your photographer. Choose to create a G. Slides presentation or use Adobe Spark (page or video) to create your presentation and submit the published link via Schoology.
You are also required to come up with a question that will be unique to your photographer for the class to answer. Come up with a question that the only answer could be YOUR photographer’s name. For example: Question: Which photographer is known for his collaboration with Salvador Dali and asking his clients to jump at the conclusion of photo shoots? Answer: Phillippe Halsman (This will be submitted separately in Schoology).
Presentations & questions are DUE the class period BEFORE presentations begin!
Visit the Photographers for Inspiration page and choose a photographer whose work inspires you and that you'd like to learn more about. No duplicates allowed, so once you select your photographer, let me know ASAP so I can mark then off list, first come first served!
Before submitting double check the list of requirements to make sure you're meeting them all!
You are also required to come up with a question that will be unique to your photographer for the class to answer. Come up with a question that the only answer could be YOUR photographer’s name. For example: Question: Which photographer is known for his collaboration with Salvador Dali and asking his clients to jump at the conclusion of photo shoots? Answer: Phillippe Halsman (This will be submitted separately in Schoology).
Presentations & questions are DUE the class period BEFORE presentations begin!
Visit the Photographers for Inspiration page and choose a photographer whose work inspires you and that you'd like to learn more about. No duplicates allowed, so once you select your photographer, let me know ASAP so I can mark then off list, first come first served!
Before submitting double check the list of requirements to make sure you're meeting them all!
Project Requirements
- Slide 1 - Title Slide - Photographer’s name and your name
- Slide 2 - Photographer’s name, date and place of birth and (if applicable) death, as well as a photograph of the photographer
- Slide 3 - What the photographer is known for: commercial, fine art, documentary, war photography? Explain what that career is (what does it mean to be a commercial photographer or fine art photographer, etc.?)
- Slide 4 - Interesting details about the photographer such as were they went to school, what they are best known for, characteristics of their work… what makes them unique? What makes them famous? What makes them different than other photographers? Why do they stand out?
- Slides 5 - 9 - Five images of their work, with the title (if you can find one) and date it was created (approximate). Try to get as high resolution images as possible, and be sure is is definitely by your photographer and not “in the style of” their work. Make sure you include their most well known photograph! Include within your speech any information you can find about the photographs, specifically what it is of, where they were made, if it was part of a series, if it was for a client (who?), where it was published or on display. Make the sure images are high resolution (not pixelated!!!!)
- Slide 10 - How has your photographer's work contributed to society? How does it connect us? What does it "bring to the table"?
- Slide 11 - What they say about their own work (quotes are fine!)
- Slide 12 - What others have said about their work
- Slide 13 - Your personal reaction to the photographers work - What made you choose your photographer? What is it that you like about their style? How will studying their work influence your work? How does their work inspire you?
- Slide 14 - Sources - No Wikipedia!!! Must have three or more sources with the name of the website and it’s url.
- Link to your published presentation
- Photographer Question - MUST be unique to YOUR photographer!
- Presentations will be the class meeting day AFTER the due date.