
PHOTOGRAPHER CASE STUDY 2
Choose between Jane Bown or Arnold Newman for your second PHOTOGRAPHER CASE STUDY
- Use the links in the previous blog posts to start your research.
1. Write a short biography about the photographer
(colleges/career etc.)
2. Describe the visual style of the photographer.
3. Then choose THREE Photographs produced by the photographer.
- add the photograph (it needs to be a large image).
- add the details (title, date, size & materials) of the photograph.
- write a short analysis of the photograph.
YOU MUST WRITE DOWN ALL YOUR SOURCES
Make a list of all the URLs you used with the research.
The Observer published its first Jane Bown photograph in December 1949, initiating a romance between Britain's oldest Sunday paper and one of the country's best-loved photographers.
To coincide with the publication of Bown's definitive collection, Exposures, The Observer brought together all of Bown's work into this interactive guide.
Click HERE to scroll through, decade by decade, and view the images in full-screen format.
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1. Explain what is narrative photography
2. Write a short paragraph about the early history of 'staged' photography.
(see keynote)
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PHOTOGRAPHER CASE STUDY 1
from the list below choose ONE photographer:
JEFF WALL (Link 1 / Link 2)
GREGORY CREWDSON (Link 1 / Link 2)
CINDY SHERMAN (Link 1 / Link 2)
SANDY SKOGLUND (Link 1 / Link 2)
1. Write a short biography about the photographer
(colleges/career etc.)
2. Describe the visual style of the photographer.
3. Then choose THREE Photographs produced by the photographer.
- add the photograph (it needs to be a large image).
- add the details (title, date, size & materials) of the photograph.
- write a short analysis of the photograph.
YOU MUST WRITE DOWN ALL YOUR SOURCES
Make a list of all the URLs you used with the research.
Photographs that tell a story.
How do you create a narrative within a photograph?
- use of characters
- use of props / objects / symbols
- use of lighting
- use of settings
- use of framing
Signifier + a sign that conveys meaning to the viewer.
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CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGEWrite a review of the production process and end sequence.
(Word Document – Write in full paragraphs using technical terms and illustrate your report with images and screen-grabs)
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