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Portraits and Identity- 
The Power of the Portrait

Deadline:
Fri 11th Nov

  1. Research portraiture, self portraiture and identity in photography.

  2. What function does a portrait serve?

  3. Why is Photographic Portraiture important in the context of Identity?

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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:

  • Dates of when the photographer was influential

  • Why was this person or event important to the history of photography?

  • Were they influenced by other photographers or artists?

  • Did they influence other photographers?

  • What other events were happening in history at the time?

  • Include external factors that influence their work like, War. Political/social movements like civil rights, migrant workers, women's rights, environmental movements.

  • What photo techniques are used in their work?

  • What is the narrative presented in their work?

  • Why have they created this body of work?

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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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You are going to create a Zine based on the topic that you think is important. You will need to take 5 different photoshoots based on 5 different artists or techniques. You will experiment with your images and choose 8 to be presented in your Zine. Your Zine should link closely to your chosen topic.

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Create A Zine 

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