The Photo essay is a collection of images that are stylistically or thematically unified in order to tell a story. We will explore the idea of story and how to capture the audience and tell a particular tale. The class will cover basic photography, and the students will be able to tell a fiction or non-fiction story. The class will shoot on 35mm cameras, and we will critique and discuss each other’s work, as well as looking at master photographers’ works and essayists. The year will end with a final gallery showing of the students’ work.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Kate's Proposal

For my photo essay I want to concentrate on gender as viewed by society. What defines femininity? There are women, but within this category there are “girly girls”, “tomboys” and everything in-between. Through my photo essay I want to contrast gender roles. My plan is to have two photos displayed side by side. One photo will be very feminine and “girly” in subject matter, and the other more masculine and “tomboy-ish”. I want to photograph women through different ages doing activities that reflect their level of femininity. Women are often thought of as only very feminine, but I want to show them doing things that are stereotyped as masculine.

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