Movie Monday - Life Magazine and Gordon Parks

Begin Today by viewing the New York Times Lens Blog story about Life Magazine photographer Gordon Parks.

When was this photo taken? What year? What time of day?

Where was this photo taken? What place? What city? What general location? (I am looking for a three word response, last word "South")



We will continue watching Phototojournalism: The Life Magazine Way.

In your group, answer the following questions on one piece of paper. Also answer the questions above about Gordon Parks.
Please include all group members names and signatures. (Grading is easier if you include the date and period)

1. When was Life Magazine first published?
2. How often was it published?
3. Who founded the magazine?
4. Who shot the first cover?
5. Who was Martin and Lewis?
6. Who wrote Mad Dogs and Englishmen?
7. When was the Selma to Montgomery March?
8. Who was Walter Cronkite?
9. Who photographed Debbie Reynolds in New York for Life Magazine? (The photographer is an inductee of the International Hall of Fame.) 
10. Who is Debbie Reynolds' daughter? Who is her granddaughter? Are these women known as her daughter and granddaughter or something else?
11. When did Life Magazine last publish a weekly magazine?
12. When did Life Magazine resume publishing?

Masters of Photography Written Reflection

On Monday, you posted a reflection about your Masters of Photography Project. Today you will submit a handwritten reflection with a score. You may include the same information from Monday's reflection. You may edit. You choose.

Here are the requirements.

Paragraph 1 - In the first paragraph, discuss what you did well. You could begin your paragraph by writing, "For the Masters of Photography Project I did many things well." I am looking for complete answers... not necessarily complete sentences.

Paragraph 2 - In the second paragraph, explain how you might work differently now that you have more experience. (What could you improve?)

Paragraph 3 - Include the following text

"I believe that a score of ______ out of 100 accurately describes my effort and achievement for the Masters of Photography Project. I do not deserve more than the score I listed, nor do I deserve less."

Print your name,

Sign your name,

Include the date below.

Masters of Photography Project Reflection

I originally posed these questions the first day of class following Winter Break. On the second day of class, I accidentally deleted the post. So, on Wednesday...

1. How do you think your project represents your work as a student?

2. How has your understanding of photography changed during this school year?

3. What are some of the benefits of working in a group?

4. What are some of the disadvantages?

5. Now that you have had more time to reflect, is there anything that you would have done differently with your recent project?

6. Is there anything else that you want to include?

When considering your response, please review all your blog posts, including your first blog posts of 2014-2015.
In addition to your Masters of Photography project, review other students' projects too. How does your work compare? Were you surprised by some students? Did you surprise yourself?

More on the Masters of Photography Project

I wanted to provide more guidance for the Masters of Photography Project.

• Include all 5 finished photos in one blog post.
• Include all your original photos in the same post. (You might need to include more than 5 original photos since some students combined pictures to create a final picture.)
• You needed to take the pictures you are including in the post.
• If you are including pictures from your master photographer, you need permission.
• Title "Masters of Photography - The Photographer You Chose"

In the same blog post, write a brief description about your master photographer. Discuss these topics and questions. I want to thank the students from 2nd period, especially Aashna, for helping me draft the questions below.

About the Photographer

• Time Period
• Location
• Object/Subject (nature, people, war, scientific achievement)
• What makes the photographer unique?

Your View

• Why did you choose the photographer?
• How did the photographer inspire you?
• How did this change while working on the project?

Movie Monday December 8 - Robert Capa

It's another Movie Monday! 

Today we are watching our third installment of "In Love and War." 

You will submit one piece of paper for your entire group.

1-10. Each group writes ten (10) interesting facts from today's film. Take turns. Do not write twice in a row unless you are the only person in your group today. We will watch about twenty minutes of the film today (until the 1:06 mark.)

11. View Losing The Media in Afghanistan slideshow on Lens and choose the image that is most similar to one taken by Robert Capa. On your paper, list the photo number 11. You do not need to explain your reasoning. Your group must agree. Since all photographs were taken by Magnum photographer Larry Towell, your choice will probably be valid. 

Turn in one piece of paper for the group.

1. Robert Capa dated Ingrid Bergman. (#33)

...

10. Robert Capa was not his birth name (#99)

11. x of 19 (which photo is most "Capaesque")

Masters of Photography Project

After you have completed the student checklist and Mr. Farley has approved your group's work, your group may choose a Master Photographer from the International Photography Hall of Fame Museum.

In addition to this list, you may also choose Irving Penn.

Once a photographer has been chosen by any of the four classes, that person may not be selected by any other group.

Masters Assignment


For this assignment, each group member will complete five photographs that are inspired or influenced by the master photographer chosen by the group. 

Student will include five finished photos (along with the five original "before photos") in a blog post titled "Inspired by a Master - ___" In the post, describe how you edited the photo so that your original photo appeared similar to an image taken by the master photographer. Since many of the masters photographed with black and white film, your color digital files will probably need editing. 

Each student will also write a short description of the photographer explaining why the photographer is considered a master and what the student learned from the project.

You may include links to the master photographers' images, but do not include their work unless you have permission.

12/12




Photographers chosen so far

Ansel Adams (2nd)

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (3rd)

Yousuf Karsh (4th)

Phillippe Halsman (3rd)

Imogen Cunningham (4th)

Robert Capa (4)

Eugene Atget (1st)

Peter Dombrovskis (1st) now available!

Irving Penn (1st)

W. Eugene Smith (1st)

Carleton Watkins (2)

Bernice Abbott (2)

Andre Kertesz (2)

Josef Sudek (4)

Julia Margaret Cameron (4)

Lazlo Moholy-Nagy (4)

Bill Brandt (1)

Margaret Bourke-White (3)

Clarence White (3)

Henri Cartier-Bresson (3)

Gordon Parks (1)

Robert Frank (3)

Paul Strand (2)

Richard Avedon (2)

Eadweard Muybridge (3)








Ansel Adams Government site

Ansel Adams Gallery

PBS Experience

Sierra Club

Robert Frank NPR The Americans

Half Past Autumn Video - Gordon Parks

Moholy-Nagy Foundation

Paul Strand 

Muybridge (National Museum)

Halsman (Jump Pictures)

Second Quarter Check-List

1. Create an appropriate Gmail that identifies you AS YOU
2. Correct your post titles
3. Add an email signature with a link to your blog
4. Add one link-list of all group members
5. Add another link-list of "important" blogs (lens, time, life, class blog, International Photography Hall of Fame)
6. Check that all links work on your site
7. Check that your group members' Blog Post Titles and links work TOO!
8. Add a profile photo and an About Me photo that identifies you somehow (and not just your love of ladybugs)
9. Blog Post Titles
10. Check your Group Members' Blog Post Titles TOO!\
11. Remove redundant posts (see #6 and #7; and #10)
12. Fix fonts, spacing, spelling and numberingh (updated on 11/7/14)

1. Practice leaving comments on your group members' posts. 
2. Respond to the comments on your page.
3. If you added blog posts, please put them in the correct order and include update information (#15 was updated on November 7, 2014)

You are responsible for everyone in your group.
Everyone in your group is responsible for you.

Once everyone in your group has completed these tasks, you may continue with the next project. I must double check your work before your group may continue.

You are a smart and talented group of students who and class has many available resources. You may use them. You may also ask other groups for information. Once you finish these tasks, you may start the next photo assignment.