TO DO: Watch the Netflix Original Series "Abstract" episode 7 on Platon. Download and complete the follow-up worksheet.
WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING A VIDEO TODAY
AFTER THE VIDEO YOU WILL BE ASKED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
Platon has focused his career on portrait photography. If you were a professional photographer what would your focus be on? Why?
If you could have any famous person, world leader, or celebrity in front of your camera for a portrait session, who would it be and why?
How would you photograph this famous person? What techniques might you use? Where would you take it? What would be used as props or a backdrop?
If you could have any “non-famous” person in front of your camera who would it be and why? Who are they and what do they do? Would you use different techniques and backgrounds? What would they be
When Platon was taking portraits of sexual assault survivors in Congo he said “If I get it wrong, I can do great harm.” What do you think he meant by this?
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Episode 7 - Platon: Photography
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TODAY IS A MOVIE: NETFLIX ABSTRACT ON PHOTOGRAPHY - PLATON
WHAT'S NEXT?
FINAL PROJECT: A PLATON-STYLE PORTRAIT (WILL INTRODUCE NEXT CLASS)
A TUTORIAL ON SKIN/FACE TOUCH-UP (PHOTOSHOP AND/OR LIGHTROOM?)
PAST DUE:
CHECK WEBSITE, HOME ACCESS AND GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR MISSING WORK
SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
FORCED PERSPECTIVE
FOCAL LENGTH PORTRAITS (PLUS THE 18 QUESTIONS)
PHOTO LETTERING PROJECT
CUBISM X2 (SELF PORTRAIT AND "SOMETHING MEANINGFUL")
SCAVENGER HUNT
FACE ON FILTERS (IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS IT IS A QUICK PROJECT. DO THIS ASAP)
PHOTOGRAPHER RESEARCH PROJECT (ALSO A QUICK PROJECT, IF YOU HAVEN'T COMPLETED IT DO THIS FIRST)