REPORTAGE.
A Project In Photojournalism
DUE DATE: Your last class period of the semester.
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”
NY Times Photo Essays. CLICK HERE.
NY Times Multimedia. CLICK HERE.
Digital Journalist. CLICK HERE.
Time Photo Essays. CLICK HERE.
Magnum. CLICK HERE.
Magnum Portfolios. CLICK HERE.
Life. CLICK HERE.
Family Of Man. CLICK HERE.
NPPA.org. CLICK HERE.
Fotophile. CLICK HERE.
NY Times Multimedia. CLICK HERE.
Digital Journalist. CLICK HERE.
Time Photo Essays. CLICK HERE.
Magnum. CLICK HERE.
Magnum Portfolios. CLICK HERE.
Life. CLICK HERE.
Family Of Man. CLICK HERE.
NPPA.org. CLICK HERE.
Fotophile. 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