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River Hill High School

Master of Photography
Research Project

Objective: You will research the work and life of a chosen master photographer for the purpose of educating
yourself and your classmates through a final presentation. In addition, you will shoot a roll of film based on
the concepts and techniques of your chosen master photographer.

Criteria:
Sketchbook: 40 pts- DUE Tuesday, November 25st
Research the following information about your chosen master photographer to be submitted in an aesthetically
pleasing two-page spread in your sketchbook:
-When and where did they live (birth-death, if applicable)?
-What education did they receive?
-How did they get into photography?
-Were they involved or an important asset to any particular art movements?
-Were they participants in any noteworthy exhibitions?
-What worldly events were occurring during their time that may have influenced their
photography?
-What are they most known for/ what have they contributed to photography?
Included somewhere in your sketchbook pages must be a timeline (think outside the box on how to do this…try
to avoid the stereotypical timeline if possible) highlighting the important/noteworthy dates of your chosen
photographer’s life/work.

Shooting Assignment: 60 pts- THREE BEST PRINTS DUE FRIDAY DECEMBER 12TH
Shoot a roll of film in the style of your chosen master photographer. Consider the techniques they’ve used and
the concepts/ideas they have explored. Be sure to closely observe and study their work before you begin
shooting your roll. Pay close attention to their chosen subject(s), lighting situations, common themes, etc.

Feldman’s Analysis of a chosen Print from your Master Photographer: 40 pts- DUE FRIDAY DEC. 19TH
In your sketchbook, you must complete an aesthetically pleasing analysis of one of your master photographer’s
photographs. Organize your analysis on a two-page spread in your sketchbook. You must include:
-Each step of Feldman’s method, in full completion
-A printout image you are analyzing
Remember to make it look awesome!

Presentation: 100 pts- WEEK OF DEC. 15TH – DEC. 19TH

For your class presentation, you must prepare:
-a class handout introducing your chosen photographer (submitted to me for copying prior to your presentation
date unless you plan to make copies yourself)
-a Power Point presentation consisting of 8-15 slides (and a minimum of five of the photographers images)
(submitted on an USB drive or CD the day before your presentation.)
-your completed sketchbook pages for display during your presentation -Your best image from your “Master
Photographer Shooting Assignment” needs to be scanned in and presented as part of your power-point. This
image should clearly embody characteristics of your Master Photographer’s work, whether through style,
subject matter, lighting, etc.
I NEED A PRINTOUT OF YOUR HANDOUT TO MAKE COPIES FOR THE CLASS by MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 24TH
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Due Dates:
Nov. 25TH- Master Photographer Sketchbook pages due
Dec. 10th-Copy of class handout due to me for copying
Dec. 12th- 3 best prints turned in
Dec 15th, 16th, 17h, 18th, 19th - Presentations (No working in the darkroom)
Dec. 19th – Feldman’s Method Due

Master Photographer Sign Up Sheet

Berenice Abbott William Klein Cindy Sherman
Manuel Alvarez Bravo Josef Koudelka W. Eugene Smith
Diane Arbus Barbara Kruger Mike and Doug Starn
Euggène Atget Dorothea Lange Edward Steichen
Richard Avedon Jacques-Henri Lartigue Alfred Stieglitz
E. J. Bellocq Clarence John Laughlin Paul Strand
Karl Blossfeldt Helen Levitt William Henry Fox Talbot
Mathew Brady Sally Mann Jerry Uelsmann
Bill Brandt Ralph Eugene Meatyard Jeff Wall
Brassaï Lisette Model Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Margaret Bourke-White Tina Modotti Edward Weston
Harry Callahan Eadweard Muybridge Minor White
Julia Margaret Cameron Arnold Newman Garry Winogrand
Robert Capa Nadar Robin Rhodes
Alvin Langdon Coburn Paul Outerbridge
Imogen Cunningham Gordon Parks
Robert Doisneau Irving Penn
Thomas Eakins Elliot Porter
William Eggleston Sebastião Salgado
Elliott Erwitt Ben Shahn
Walker Evans Josef Sudek
Lee Friedlander
Laura Gilpin
John Gutmann
James Hachtwey
Ernst Hass
Lewis Hine
André Kertész
Alexander Kertesz