Class 7: Telling Stories with Pictures

Photographer Profiles:

Collier Schorr- PBS Artists of the 21st Century: Video
Collier Schorr- Dazed Digital Confused Fashion Shoot

Sample Bodies of Work

• Simon Kennedy
• Amy Stein
• Thomas Holton-The Lams of Ludlow Street
• Clarissa Sligh
• Link to Photojournalists
• Time Photo Essay
• Elinor Carucci
• Alec Soth
• Additional Alec Soth link -Paris Minnesota
• W Eugene Smith
• Gregory Crewdson
• Jeff Wall
• Cindy Sherman

Narrative Lecture

• Did the photographer use staged photos, candid photos or both?
• Color or B&W? Did it make a difference? What factors contributed to the selection of one over the other?
• Find examples of good framing and composition and point them out. How close does the subject feel in the photo?
• Find examples of good use of color and light. Do you see backlighting? Were the photos taken early or late in the day?
• How much narration and text support the essay?
• Do the photos in the essay stand alone or do they need to be seen as a part of the whole?
• Describe your reaction to the essay. Do all photo essays illicit a reaction in the viewer?