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River Hill High School

Master of PhotographyResearch Project

Objective: You will research the work and life of a chosen master photographer for the purpose of educating

yourself and your classmates through a final presentation. In addition, you will shoot a roll of film based on

the concepts and techniques of your chosen master photographer.

Criteria:Sketchbook: 40 pts- DUE Tuesday, November 25st

Research the following information about your chosen master photographer to be submitted in an aesthetically

pleasing two-page spread in your sketchbook:

-When and where did they live (birth-death, if applicable)?

-What education did they receive?-How did they get into photography?

-Were they involved or an important asset to any particular art movements?

-Were they participants in any noteworthy exhibitions?

-What worldly events were occurring during their time that may have influenced theirphotography?

-What are they most known for/ what have they contributed to photography?

Included somewhere in your sketchbook pages must be a timeline (think outside the box on how to do this…try

to avoid the stereotypical timeline if possible) highlighting the important/noteworthy dates of your chosenphotographer’s life/work.

Shooting Assignment: 60 pts- THREE BEST PRINTS DUE FRIDAY DECEMBER 12TH

Shoot a roll of film in the style of your chosen master photographer. Consider the techniques they’ve used andthe concepts/ideas they have explored. Be sure to closely observe and study their work before you begin

shooting your roll. Pay close attention to their chosen subject(s), lighting situations, common themes, etc.

Feldman’s Analysis of a chosen Print from your Master Photographer: 40 pts- DUE FRIDAY DEC. 19TH

In your sketchbook, you must complete an aesthetically pleasing analysis of one of your master photographer’s

photographs. Organize your analysis on a two-page spread in your sketchbook. You must include:

-Each step of Feldman’s method, in full completion-A printout image you are analyzing

 Remember to make it look awesome!

Presentation: 100 pts- WEEK OF DEC. 15TH – DEC. 19TH

For your class presentation, you must prepare:

-a class handout introducing your chosen photographer (submitted to me for copying prior to your presentation

date unless you plan to make copies yourself)-a Power Point presentation consisting of 8-15 slides (and a minimum of five of the photographers images)

(submitted on an USB drive or CD the day before your presentation.)

-your completed sketchbook pages for display during your presentation -Your best image from your “Master

Photographer Shooting Assignment” needs to be scanned in and presented as part of your power-point. This

image should clearly embody characteristics of your Master Photographer’s work, whether through style,subject matter, lighting, etc.

I NEED A PRINTOUT OF YOUR HANDOUT TO MAKE COPIES FOR THE CLASS by MONDAY,

NOVEMBER 24TH

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Due Dates:Nov. 25TH- Master Photographer Sketchbook pages due

Dec. 10th-Copy of class handout due to me for copying

Dec. 12th- 3 best prints turned in

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- Presentations (No working in the darkroom)Dec. 19th – Feldman’s Method Due

Master Photographer Sign Up Sheet

Berenice Abbott

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Diane Arbus

Euggène Atget

Richard Avedon

E. J. BellocqKarl Blossfeldt

Mathew Brady

Bill Brandt

Brassaï

Margaret Bourke-White

Harry Callahan

Julia Margaret Cameron

Robert Capa

Alvin Langdon CoburnImogen Cunningham

Robert Doisneau

Thomas Eakins

William Eggleston

Elliott Erwitt

Walker Evans

William Klein

Josef Koudelka

Barbara Kruger

Dorothea Lange

Jacques-Henri Lartigue

Clarence John LaughlinHelen Levitt

Sally Mann

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Lisette Model

Tina Modotti

Eadweard Muybridge

Arnold Newman

Nadar

Paul OuterbridgeGordon Parks

Irving Penn

Elliot Porter

Sebastião Salgado

Ben Shahn

Josef Sudek

Cindy Sherman

W. Eugene Smith

Mike and Doug Starn

Edward Steichen

Alfred Stieglitz

Paul StrandWilliam Henry Fox Talbot

Jerry Uelsmann

Jeff Wall

Weegee (Arthur Fellig)

Edward Weston

Minor White

Garry Winogrand

Robin Rhodes

Lee Friedlander

Laura Gilpin

John Gutmann

James HachtweyErnst Hass

Lewis Hine

André Kertész

Alexander Kertesz