27 February 2015

Semester-Long Reportage Project

REPORTAGE.
A Project In Photojournalism

DUE DATE:  Your last class period of the semester.

 re-port-age (rep er-tazh) noun 1. The reporting of news or information of general interest. 2. Something reported.


OBJECTIVE:  To document the reality of a chosen subject through a photographic essay.

  
COMPONENTS
- Eight photographs that tell the "story" of your subject.
- 1 paragraph (3-5 sentences) artist statement about your rationale for having photographed your subject, and what you learned from the process.
           
VOCABULARY:
1.     Subjective – particular to an individual
2.     Objective – uninfluenced by personal opinion or emotion

OBJECTIVE FOR SEARCH:  To gather ideas from established photographers on how to create a photographic essay.

GOOGLE SEARCH:
“photojournalism”
“reportage”
“photographic essay”
“magnum photos”
“National Geographic”


WEB SITES TO VISIT:

Herman Kreiger. CLICK HERE.
www.xs4all.nl/~fotojan/index.html (Jan van Ijken photographic essay)
www.speos.fr/acc_jour.html (Photojournalist portfolios from Paris Photo Institute)


A FEW HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHERS TO INVESTIGATE:
Lewis Hine
Berenice Abbott
Margaret Bourke White
Paul Strand
W. Eugene Smith
Robert Capa
Jacob Riis
Walker Evans
Dorothea Lange


REMEMBER:
1.   Approach your subject with openness, respect, and genuine interest.
Light, composition, positive/negative space