Famous Photographer's Project

Purpose:

To share visually and orally your learning about the History of Photography;

To practice public speaking skills by sharing your knowledge with the class;

To use imovie to present your information in a creative and interesting way

Essential Question: What impact does learning the History of Photography have on the work you are doing today?

Goal:

To create a slide show presentation with your voice narrating the story of a famous photographer,  telling a story through the lens of the famous photographer.

Choose a famous photographer from the list of time periods below:

Past to 1880 - Olivia (Matthew Brady), Laura (Carleton Watkins), Andy ()

1880 – 1920 - Smythe( Jacob Riis), Ande (Edward Curtis), Lydia (Eugene Smith)

1920 – 1940 - Abbie (Jacques Henri Lartigue), Braden (Herald Edgerton), Sam (Dorothea Lange), Leah (Roman Vishniac)

1940-1960 - Jeanna (Dianne Arbus), Ian (Robert Capa)

1960 – 1980 - Anna (Gary Winogrand), Julia R (Garry Winogrand), Chester (Thomas J. Abercrombie)

1980 – 2000 - Sara (Steve McCurry), Kellen (Chris Johns), Julia H (Steve McCurry)

2000 - Present - Emma (Joe McNally), Peter (Jim Zuckerman)

Research the answer to the following questions:

• • Where are you from?

  • What formal education/training did you have?

  • What are your inspirations?

  • What motivated you to take your photographs?

  • Where did you photograph?

  • What equipment did you use?

  • What was happening locally, nationally, internationally during the time you did most of your photographing?

  • How did that influence your work?

Based on your research, creatively retell the story of the photographer in first person.

Rough Draft Due: 4B, Mon. 10/18 and 4W Tues. 10/19

Presentation Guidelines:

• • Presentation should not be more that 3 minutes long

  • Use the new version of imovie

  • Music (from the time period) should accompany the narration; it should add to the presentation, not detract from it.

  • Use at least 25 images to help communicate the message; images should be relevant

  • Images chosen should be powerful photographs that clearly relate to what is being discussed.

  • Include a title, your name, and Photo 1 Spring 2010.

• Include a portrait of your photographer.

  • Include an introduction describing the project and time period.

  • All photographs must have a title and date.

  • Include the "story of the photographer" (in first person). See rubric for creative story-telling.

  • Include your bibliography, MLA format at the end of your presentation.

Helpful Links:

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/milestones-photography.html

http://photo.net/learn/history/timeline

http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/

http://www.photographymuseum.com/

http://www.digicamhistory.com/

Sharing presentations: Randomly, the teacher will draw a time period from the hat and that student will share first. Next, the teacher will ask the students to make connections between the presentation and their work. The student that has the strongest connection will present next and so on.