A2 Photography

Genres

Course:A2Staff: Mr. Bracey, Miss Linane, Mr. Baker, Miss Grant.

Unit:3

OutlineFor this assignment, you will formulate your own project on the theme of Genres. You can select a starting point from this brief, or devise one of your own (with your subject tutor’s approval). You should research your chosen genre, and produce work that explores the boundaries or limitations of that genre. Some Photographers will blur the boundaries of two or more genres.

The dictionary definition of a genre is:

A kind or style, sep. of art or literature.

Art Photography - Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Sam Taylor-Wood, Gillian Wearing, Bill Viola, Mona Hatoum, Bill Brandt, Alexander Rodchenko, Man Ray, Shirin Neshat, David Hockney, Sophie Calle, Sandy Skoglund

Reportage Photography- Lewis Hine, Martin Parr, Henri Cartier Bresson, Bill Brandt, Alfred Eisentaedt, Nick Ut

Fashion Photography- David Lachapelle, Nick Knight, Rankin, Herb Ritts, Elaine Constantine, Helmut Newton, Toni Frissell, Juergen Teller

Promotional Photography- anything

selling an idea, idealogy, or product Ness Sherry, Barbara Kruger, Andy Warhol, Penny Smith, Victor Burgin

Portrait Photography- (and self- portrait) Madame Yevonde, David Bailey, Mario Testino, Phillipe Halsman, Diane Arbus, John Coplans, Annie Leibovtz,

Wolfgang Tillmans

Landscape Photography- Ansel Adams, Ernst Haas, Andrew Watson, Linda Connor, Francis Firth, Axel Hutte

Abstract Photography- Jeromir Funk, Shomei

Tomatsu

Sports Photography- Tony Duffy, Glen Friedman,

Eamon McCabe, Harold Edgerton, Thomas Hoepker

Still Life Photography- Karl Blossfeldt, Irving Penn, Edward Weston, Patrick Tosani

Resources

• You will have access to both film SLR and digital cameras, the darkroom, computer software e.g. Adobe Photoshop and studio equipment such as lighting.

• You can work in either colour or black and white.

OutcomeThere are two main submissions for this assignment:

• Work Journal.Including:Detailed research. You will need to research at least two renowned contemporary (published and of our time) photographers minimum, and include detailed annotations that include an analysis of images used (not simply biographical information), and illustrations.

Your ideas, records of how your ideas evolve, and records of material processes (e.g. practice shots, screenshots and test strips).

20 pages of work minimum (worksheets are not included).

• Mounted sheetsFour A2 mounted sheets minimum.

Assessment

• This project will last four weeks and is due to be submitted on __/__/__

• There will be a feedback session where you present your work to the group