Sunday, November 9, 2008

Homework: Choose a Master Photographer

Your next shooting assignment will be inspired by a master photographer. You will try to mimic that photographer's shooting style, work with similar subject matter, try similar compositional strategies, or even attempt to recreate his/her photographs.

First, you must choose a photographer you really like. It should be someone who photographs subjects that you like to photograph too, or has a style that you really like. Don't choose someone with a "cool" name or someone you haven't even looked at.

Choose your top three photographers from the list below. Take time to use the links below the list (in purple), or image browsers like google to really look at a lot of his/her work before making a final decision. No two people in class will be assigned the same photographer, so the earlier you tell me which photographers you like, the better your chances you'll get your first pick.

Tell me your top three picks, and I'll assign you one of them. Then, revisit the links below and print 5 or more examples of his/her work and store them in your sketchbook. You must also find the title of each photograph, and the date it was made.

Master Photo List 08-09
Get your own at Scribd or explore others:


Check out the following links for online sources for finding master photographers:

Photography NOW
Masters of Photography
ProFotos-Photography Masters
Photokaboom

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