Updated:
Ekphrasis Project (due Monday, June 1st)

• Term used a lot in poetry, coming from Greek, meaning a description of artwork or something visual (like a vase or woven tapestry) within a poem. 
• Often used in art to refer to a work of writing that is inspired by or based on a work of art.

For this project: 

• Select your favorite non-photography work in the arts. (Poem, song, movie, tv show, short story, book, poem, painting, play, dance, etc.)
• Use this work as inspiration or a jumping off point to create a series of 4-5 images. These images can illustrate the story, reflect imagery in the song or poem, it can creatively re-create a scene in a tv show, painting or movie.
• Please e-mail me a clip or link to the work, and the title and author/artist etc. of your inspirational text by midnight on Friday May 29th so I can compile them all.
• On the day of the presentation, bring in your images on a USB or upload them to tumblr, and we’ll read, watch or listen to your inspiration text and then look at your images. 
• You can be as creative as you want. You can incorporate text, it’s very open. Just be sure that your images are well-executed technically, and that you can explain how they relate to the text of your choice.

http://justsomething.co/22-famous-paintings-revisited-as-photographs/

http://121clicks.com/inspirations/35-awesome-examples-of-cinematic-photography

Painting by Millet, "Death of Ophelia" based on Hamlet by William Shakespeare

http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/literary-photography

Pixlr alternatives for photo editing:

ipiccy has some great features, and it allows you to straighten photos (check under the "rotate & flip" tab on the left. (note, you need to create a free account to use ipiccy) There are all sorts of great features like color balance, exposure adjustments, filters, red-eye eraser, etc.

ex: Images from my friend's art exhibition.

Before straighten

 After straighten







Fotor is a great site, 100% free. Just click "edit a photo," upload your photo, and then you get all sorts of great control options for brightness, exposure, color saturation, color toning, and you can also crop and straighten images.

FotoFlexer is another program that a lot of my students love.You can't straighten an image, but there are all sorts of cool effects you can play around with.

Peer Review Worksheet For Photographer Report

Your Name: 

Peer Reviewer's Name:

Photographer's Name: 

Photographer's Birthplace:

Photographer's Birthday: 

Brief Biography–For example, what does he or she do? What topics of themes does he or she work with? What happened in their lives? What awards did they win? Were they part of any groups/magazines? Etc. (5-10 sentences).

Name the themes/subject/title of the specific project you are presenting: 

List five works (title, year, brief description (What does it look like? What is it a photograph of?) What does it mean? What elements do you see and how are they used? 

Photo 1:

Photo 2:

Photo 3:

Photo 4: 

Photo 5:

What did you learn? Is it successful? How do you feel about their work? How does it compare with other work you've seen this semester? Come up with a conclusion!

*Please note: 

• Be sure not to use the first person "I" Not "I think these photos are...." but "These photos are... because..." 
• Always cite your sources!! Most of your information will probably come from other documents, sites, articles etc. but you need to be sure to let us know where the information is coming from. 
• Always put things in your own words. 

Your paper and presentation can follow the same format. 

You can e-mail your papers to Panos and me by midnight on May 20th. Any papers received after that will be considered late. Presentations will take place in class on May 18th and 20th. 

Resources and Information:

Narrative
Readings:
https://www.david-campbell.org/2010/11/18/photography-and-narrative/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/content/how-tell-story-through-photos

Information:

• Photos can tell a story about something that is happening (like covering a news story or documenting a protest)
• Photos can illustrate a story that already exists (think of it like scenes in a movie).
• Photos can construct a story by putting together different elements or leaving elements out (this generally leaves the story up to the viewer to put together). 

Good stories generally have a beginning a middle and an end. They introduce a topic or idea, expand on it, and then bring it to some kind of conclusion, but this is not always the case. 

Sometimes a single image can tell a very powerful story. Sometimes, you need a series. 

Narrative photography also lends itself towards documenting social problems. 

Please check out these two links:

Examples:

This link is a collection of 35 powerful images that tell important stories: http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/photography/35-powerful-photos-that-each-tells-a-story.html

https://marisajanesturino.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/10-examples-of-narrative-photography/

Landscape

Readings: 

http://digital-photography-school.com/11-surefire-tips-for-improving-your-landscape-photography/

http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/77

Landscapes generally look to show things that are beautiful, interesting, or unusual. The two links above give a lot of tips, tricks and information on how to take tradition (and some examples of non-traditional) landscape photographs. You don't necessarily need to follow these instructions exactly (sometimes great landscapes have shallow depth of field, and sometimes you can't take a picture with a tripod.)

The trick to landscape photography is to really consider the elements in your composition. How will you use color, shape/form, line, texture, etc. to make an interesting or dynamic image?

Examples:

National Geographic: http://digital-photography-school.com/11-surefire-tips-for-improving-your-landscape-photography/

http://www.boredpanda.com/amazing-landscape-photos/

Abstraction

Readings: 

http://www.photokonnexion.com/abstract-photography-definition/

http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/creatively-approaching-abstract-photography--photo-6665

Abstraction in photography gives you a lot of freedom in some ways, you can shoot anywhere, anytime and anything; but at the same time, it can be really difficult to produce images that keep the viewer's interest. Look for interesting objects, patterns, colors, textures. Try getting really close to something, or see it from a different angle.

Examples: 

http://www.thephotoargus.com/inspiration/40-astounding-examples-of-abstract-photography/

Thematic/Objects

I grouped together Pamela's and Albania's interests, since they are closely related, though I think most of you are also interested in working thematically in photography. 

The reason I put these two subjects together is because in looking for beauty, or things that are out of place, you are looking for a specific object (or subject). You're highlighting a specific theme. 

Examples (beautify and objects):

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/art-abstract-gallery/#/umbrella-silhouette-red-wall_13680_600x450.jpg

The tricky thing about photographic beauty is that beauty means different things to different people. The important thing is to stick to what you find beautiful. 

Photographers specializing in weird/unusual things:

http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-optical-illusions/ (sometimes it's not the subject, it's all in the framing of the shot!)

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/14/bangkok-wires-by-photographer-thomas-kalak/

Elliott Erwitt : 

What Makes a Good Photograph? 

Homework (for Monday, May 11, 2015)

Over the next few days, shoot photographs exploring the the different elements of design. You can take photographs of whatever you find interesting, but be sure to pay attention to proper techniques (images in focus, well-exposed, etc.) 

Please bring in three photographs on your usb, or post to your tumblr (tumblr posts should be up by 10pm Sunday!) three photos that you think are the most successful or that you find the most interesting. Make sure each photograph explores at least one of the elements of design that we looked at in class today. 

These images can be edited or altered in pixlr. We will have a group discussion of the images. 

Be sure to continue to work on your final projects! If you have any questions regarding the homework, or your final project (your photographs, and/or the photographer presentation) you can e-mail me at njdonofrio@gmail.com.