photograph by Robert Parke Harrison
In order to prepare for your presentation, take some time to formally analyze a work by your master photographer. This will allow you to identify what ideas and concepts this photographer was really after in their work, and share them with the class.
In your sketchbook, write a four paragraph response on one page in which you analyze a favorite photograph by your master photographer.
Here's how to formally analyze an artwork:
1) Explain and describe the subject matter of the photo. Be specific and as descriptive as possible. What is the title of the work? When was it made? Any guesses as to who or what the subject matter is? Any personal connection to the photographer?
2) Identify a couple principles of composition that this photographer uses in this work. How does this use of composition effect how we look at the subject? How did he/she position the subject matter in the frame? What was included in the shot? What was cropped out? What type of point-of-view did the photographer use?
3) Make an interpretation about the reason why this photographer printed this image. What is he/she commenting on about the subject? What was the initial purpose of the photograph, (was it used in a magazine, advertisement?) Is it personal or public? What's the message? What might it mean metaphorically? What do you know about this photographer's interests already?
4) Make a judgment about his/her work. Why is this work masterful? What about this picture makes it powerful or meaningful? How does this work compare to other pictures this photographer has made?
Write out your response in your sketchbook. Use your response as a way to practice presenting your master photographer's work...
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