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Students will be studying the work of Brooke Shaden, a conceptual Photographer. Please study the following sites for a deeper understanding of her work and technique. Students will create a series of images that have a specific communication that is visually represented through their own photography. Brooke uses her photography to create self-portraits of worlds she would like to live in. Brooke writes on her site: Brooke Shaden was born in March of 1987 in Lancaster, PA, USA. She grew up near the "Amish Country" until attending Temple University. Brooke was photographically born in December 2008 after graduating from Temple with bachelor degrees in film and English. She now resides in Arizona, USA with her husband and three cats.
She began creating self-portraits for ease and to have full control over the images, and has since grown into a self-portrait artist. Self portraiture for her is not autobiographical in nature. Instead, she attempts to place herself within worlds she wishes we could live in, where secrets float out in the open, where the impossible becomes possible.
Brooke works to create new worlds within her photographic frame. By using painterly techniques as well as the square format, traditional photographic properties are replaced by otherworldly elements. Brooke's photography questions the definition of what it means to be alive.
The Assignment:
Create a series of three images that transcend this world and move into the world of the impossible. The images can be based on personal relationships, self-portrait or fantasy.
Preparation:
Develop six sketches to plan out each of your finals. What objects will you need to shoot? What kind of lighting will you use? What are you going to be communicating through your work? What will be in the background? Will you need models?
Time Frame:
4 weeks
Vocabulary:
Surrealism
Conceptual
Canvas
Elements and principles
Composition
Self-portrait
Materials:
Camera
Adobe Photoshop
Wacom/Bamboo tablets
Sketchbook
Costumes
Objects
Scenes and lighting of your choice
Rubric:
The above video is a sample of how she creates her images. If you go to the following you tube you will find more videos about her work and how she uses blending modes and layer masks in her work.
Here is a link to a site full of surrealism examples. If you click on each of the images, they will open to the artists site or deviant art page, with many more samples of their work.
Displacement maps and layer masks are your friends in this assignment.
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