Advanced Photography September Projects

In the advanced class, students are deciding what overall theme they will be concentrating on this quarter. We read a great article by Brooks Jensen that posed the question "What is your natural vision?" Students then reflected on their past work about where they felt their natural vision may be. This is where we will start with the 1st quarter portfolio. They also are researching two photographers, one historical and one contemporary, whose work inspires them. They will be giving a presentation to the whole class on these particular photographers and how their work influenced their own. Besides working on this independent side of the class, we are just finishing up the multiple perspectives assignment based on the work of David Hockney. Besides the studio portion of this assignment, research on Hockney and cubism was also required. Some upcoming projects include a free choice studio assignment, an involved journal exercise in which students will "curate" an exhibition, and self portraits. This week students are making diptychs.