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In the essay titled, The Directorial Mode, the author, A.D. Coleman breaks the making of photographs into different categories. For this assignment we’ll refer to those as contemplative, responsive, and directorial.
Contemplative photographs are pictures made by noticing, waiting, looking, and thinking. Pictures by Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna are examples of contemplative photographs - pictures made by looking and contemplating… such as landscapes.
Responsive photographs can be thought of as pictures taken by photojournalists and documentarians. The photographer responds to an event happening at a certain moment by choosing to make a photograph of it. Imagine you are walking down the street and you see a dog flying…yes flying. You take a picture and in doing so are responding to seeing a flying dog.
Contemplative and Responsive photographs are similar in that both are considered pictures of “real” or naturally occurring events/places/situations.
A.D. Coleman describes directorial photographs as…
“…the photographer consciously and intentionally creates events for the express purpose of making images thereof. This may be achieved by intervening in on going “real” events or by staging tableaux – in either case, by causing something to take place which would not have occurred had the photographer now made it happen. “
The Untitled Film Stills by Cindy Sherman are photographs made in the directorial mode. She, as the photographer, chose to dress up, arrange a set, and fabricate a situation for the sake of making a photograph.
Here is your assignment:
Make at least 50 exposures for each mode - contemplative, responsive, and directorial. Bring no less than 150 images, shot for THIS assignment to class on Wednesday, 9/9/2009. This is a firm due date and counts for 1/3 of the grade on this assignment. We will be learning how to make our first fine prints with this assignment. The next three class meeting are essential to understanding this process.
The due date and number of prints due will also be discussed during our next class.
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