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| Anja's Release - Angilee Wilkerson and Jana C. Perez |
Basic Summary
You are to create a series or a single image that implies a narrative. You can decide to construct one staged tableaux (one image), or create a narrative sequence of multiple images (3-5).
You must use at least one directional light source in your images.
Your images must show understanding of strong composition and contain no distracting elements
Each image must be of high quality, lighting, composition, storytelling.
Consider the symbols you use in the image.
You may partner up on this, but you each have to turn in your own images.
What do I want you to turn in an how?
Bring your images to class on Tuesday, October 8th. We will discuss how to prepare them for critique and possible exhibition.
Suggestions and ideas to get started
A staged photograph is like a snapshot from a movie. It’s a ‘scene’, an event which you have constructed and captured at the perfect moment as a still photograph. It can be a simple ‘moment’ like a glance between two strangers on the street (Jeff Wall’s Mimic, 1982) or an elaborate recreation of a dramatic event (Jeff Wall’s A Sudden Gust of Wind, (after Hokusai), 1993).
A narrative sequence can be like a storyboard or comic strip that tells a story in a series of images. The story may be mysterious or humorous like Duane Michals Things are Queer (1973). It can be a fleeting moment or a monumental event. But there’s always the sense of time passing and an event unfolding.
By imply a narrative, I mean you can choose how literal or open ended you want the narrative to be. Images can only explain so much in terms of storytelling, but remember this is a powerful limitation. Generally the more obvious your narrative is, the less interesting it is. You must consider ever part of your image to offer clues as to the what the setting, conflict, and possible resolution of your narrative is. I do suggest you pick a narrative that you find has a parallel with a personal narrative you have in your own life. Your narrative must be original, it may be inspired by past works but not slavishly reproducing them. Use your own life and work experiences as a source of ideas. Or use your dreams.
Limits:
No toy characters unless you get approval from instructor
Ideas
http://lenscratch.com/narrative-photography/
https://www.lensculture.com/search/projects?fallback=not-found&q=narrative+photography
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| Architect's Brother: passage Robert and Shana Parkeharrison |
