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The Power of the Portrait:
Portraits, Self Portraits and Identity
Experiment with different layouts and designs.
Use black and white and colour, text, illustration, double exposure etc.
Portraits and Identity-
The Power of the Portrait
Deadline:
Fri 11th Nov
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Research portraiture, self portraiture and identity in photography.
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What function does a portrait serve?
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Why is Photographic Portraiture important in the context of Identity?
Look at the work of
the 2 artists, Cindy Sherman and Robert Mapplethorpe below for excellent examples of
self portraiture in photography.
Articles to read
RESEARCH: 4 portrait artists of your choice from the Pinterest boards below. Create a page for each artist and respond with your own photoshoots.
RESPOND further: 3 photo shoots Choose 3 words to base each photoshoot on:
Family Free
Selfie Trapped
Strangers Hidden
Contrast Relationships
Look up Tomorrow
Inside Space
Detail Disguise
Reflection
Put it into CONTEXT, include the following in your analysis:
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Dates of when the photographer was influential
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Why was this person or event important to the history of photography?
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Were they influenced by other photographers or artists?
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Did they influence other photographers?
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What other events were happening in history at the time?
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Include external factors that influence their work like, War. Political/social movements like civil rights, migrant workers, women's rights, environmental movements.
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What photo techniques are used in their work?
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What is the narrative presented in their work?
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Why have they created this body of work?
PRESENT:
Create a portfolio of your best portraits on a website
Use Wix.com to help you with templates and layouts.
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