Flesh & Blood Assignement

Semester Assignment: Flesh and Blood

(Due at the end of S1 – Project/Test Grade)

Subject: FAMILY

"The most important subject for my students is their families, and

family photographs are the pictures they most commonly make. The challenge for students is to make photographs not just for their family albums but to explore and communicate their feelings about their family to others."

-Ewald /Lightfoot

Technique: FRAMING

"To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer’s craft. His central problem is a simple one: what shall he include, what shall he reject? The line of decision between in and out is the picture’s edge. While the draughtsman starts with the middle of the sheet, the photographer starts with the frame."

–Szarkowski

Objectives:

1. Visually present a series of family "portraits" that explores and communicates your feelings about your family.

2. Think about "framing" choices. What relevant details should be included in the

    photograph? What should you leave out? Should you hold the camera

    horizontally (landscape) or vertically (portrait)?

3. Emphasize the center of interest by drawing attention to it. For example, make

    the most important subject bigger, brighter, or somehow different.

4. Consider different points of view. What does it suggest if you take a picture

    from above or below your subject? When should you be close up or farther

    away from your subject?

5. Use additional elements such as lighting and symbolism to express your

    feelings about your family members.

Technical Specifics:

ü  Shoot 100 pictures for the semester.

ü  Peer critiques: Evaluate prints for meaning and for framing choices.

ü  Create a series of 8-10 images focusing on a specific theme about your family.

ü  Presentation.

ü  Final group critique.