Cliché-Verre!

Cliché-Verre is a unique photograph that is made by using a printmaking process of "etching" into the surface of a dried emulsion upon a transparent material like glass or mylar. Using a variety of "printing-plates," normal black and white photographs can be transformed into fascinating abstract, textural shapes and patterns.

This week and next, while you are busily shooting your documentary film, we will be experimenting with cliché-verre prints in class. Bring your old photo binders, these prints can be made with old negatives. No new shooting is necessary! Check out the slideshow below for inspiring new ideas!

The Photographic Essay

photo by Lewis Hines
Photo Essay Presentations!

If presenting a powerpoint, save powerpoint to a thumbdrive to share during presentation. Use low resolution imagery only in presentation. Design the presentation well, elegantly combine image and text. Include your statement of purpose in the presentation!

If presenting the work as an art exhibit, post your final layouts/works to the Advanced Photo group pool. I will download them to my computer so that you can share them with the class. Be prepared! Have your statement of purpose typed and ready to turn in after your presentation!

Presentation order:

Thursday, April 16th: Marian, Jemini, Megan, Kate Y., Bianca, Lauren, Celene, Katie L.

Friday, April 17th: Jennifer, John, Tracy, Amina, Gunter, Leslie, Chris, Raissa, Michaela.

If you are not prepared to present, you will be penalized a letter grade for lateness. Make arrangements with other students if you'd like to switch days, and inform Mr. La Londe by the end of class today!


Below, you will also find links to several websites that show professional photo essays by photojournalists that work around the world:

The TIMES photographic essay website
Lauren Greenfield
Bruce Davidson
Jan Sochor
Peter Menzel
James Nachtwey
Joachim Ladefoged

Below, you will find a slideshow of documentary styled photographs by both photojournalists and artists. Look at the slideshow to get ideas about how a photo essay can be presented visually in an interesting way!



Here's the final photo essay print and presentation evaluation your grade will be based upon:

Photo Essay Present Criteria

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Super-Proud

Hey everyone, I just wanted to post this really quick:

I'm super-proud of each of you who decided to submit work for the Senior Show this year. Each of you have made fantastic works, and as I went through each of your submissions, I realized how truly unique, and authentic all of your work really is this year. You make me proud!

Best of luck!

Below is a slideshow I made of each of the final entries, enjoy!

2009 Howard County Senior/Junior Show

It's time to put your portfolio to use! You've uploaded your works, you've organized, titled, and described them. You wrote an artist statement. Now it's time to apply for an art show. The Annual Howard County Portfolio Development and Senior/Junior show is the biggest county show of the year, showing artwork from students all over the county. This year's exhibition will be juried, meaning that a panel of artists will choose the works to be included. To be included in the show is a huge honor for you as an artist, and for the school!

All Photo 2 students who apply for the senior/junior show will receive 3 extra points on their overall 3rd Quarter grade.
Photo 2 students who are selected for the show will receive 5 extra points on their overall 3rd quarter grade.

The online application deadline is: Thursday, Feb. 26th.
All work must be saved and formatted to Mr. La Londe's thumbdrive by the end of school: Feb. 26th. (Half-Day)

Here's what you need to do to apply:
1) Click on the Senior/Junior Show application link to the right.
2) Fill out all information on the online form. (Note, some of you may need to modify your artist statement for the show guidelines.)
3) Print a copy of your completed online application to give to Mr. La Londe.
4) Create a new folder in Mr. La Londe's thumbdrive. Inside this folder, save your four works you are submitting for the show.
Each file work should be formatted as a jpeg, and have a resolution of 72 DPI, 5 X 7, or approximately 360 X 504 pixels. Each file should be named in the following format: lastnameRHS# (example: LaLondeRHS01, LaLondeRHS02, etc.)
5) Celebrate your 3 point reward!

See Mr. La Londe if you have questions!

Ego|Alter-Ego Portraits

Below is the evaluation sheet for your final Ego and Alter Ego prints. Make sure to combine the two together in photoshop, (see Carolyn's example in the previous blog post) and upload them to the Flickr pool before class on Monday, March 2nd.

Ego|Alter Ego Print Eval. 2008-09

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Artist Statement

This week while you're shooting your ego portraits, you will write a first draft of an artist statement about your photography and your interests as a photographer. The artist statement is an important document for any artist. In order to help you put together your statement, you will follow the assignment sheet below. But first, I would like you to check out the statements written by our Photo 3 students, (Carolyn, Kyria, Krisy, Passion, and Amanda) that focus on their concentrations.

PART 1: For a 20 point homework grade, I would like you to choose a Photo 3 student and analyze their concentration works, and read their artist statements here. Then, in the corresponding discussion page, write a response to their work that addresses each of the questions on the Flickr discussion page. NO MORE THAN 5 STUDENTS CAN CRITIQUE ANY ONE PHOTO 3 PORTFOLIO CONCENTRATION. Decide and post by Fri. Feb 6th.

PART 2: Write a rough draft of your artist statement following the directions stated in the sheet below. Your rough draft of your artist statement will be due to me typed and double-spaced in size 12 Times font on Monbday Feb. 9th You are encouraged to use class time this week to write your statement!

Artist Statement Assignment

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Sketchbook Proposal: Ego

Using one page in your sketchbook, create a visual proposal that illustrates and explains the ego of your chosen person. Later, the facing page will be used to illustrate how you will present this person's "alter-ego," allowing you to brainstorm solutions before you photograph them.

The "Ego" page should illustrate/explain the following:
1) How would you describe this person as they naturally behave? What is their usual sense of self-esteem or self importance? List some adjectives that help explain their "ego."
2) Ideally, how will you compose a portrait of them to accomplish this? (Are there other master photograph/art examples that help illustrate this?)
3) How could this person use gesture and body language to express their ego?
4) How will you use lighting to further clarify this person's state-of-mind?

The sketchbook will be graded out of 40 pts. using similar criteria as a visual journal entry. How you use the page (design), neatness, and studio skills will all be evaluated