Project I

Final Images Due 1/28; Images uploaded to flickr.com by class time; Layered photoshop files to drop box.

All images must be shot by Tuesday 1/26

Plan to shoot 50-100 images. Edit down to top 5 to turn in.

Choose one of the following topics:

1. In search of human emotion. Capture the four archetypal emotions photographically, in a way that conveys the power of these emotions. Sad / mad / glad / scared.
2. The decisive moment. Taking a cue from the famous street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, create a group of images that operate within the decisive moment. Put yourself right in the crux of the moment, when time seems to slow down and see if you can nab those elusive events, gestures, expressions that express volumes.
3. Create one photograph per minute for a whole hour (or more). Basically you have one minute to find, compose, shoot and move on... (If you're wondering, I *will* be checking those time stamps!). Where does this bring you, visually? Find an interesting place to begin the exercise.

Some useful links:

Susan Lakin: Scream

Elinor Carucci

Bettina von Zwehl

Arno Rafael Minkkinen

Diane Arbus

Nan Goldin

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Weegee

Jacob Aue Sobol