Defining your Vision Lecture
Each of you as a fine art photographer owns, or can own, a unique vision of style. No competitor will see your vision; and your vision defines your work to the world. Your vision will reveal itself in the fullness of time... but in the mean time you must lay the foundations.
The "Left Brain" foundation is technical, including the challenges of equipment, exposure, focus, motion, wind, and moisture. These issues must be mastered with planning, technique, and experience.
The "Right Brain" foundation is Composition. My lecture on Defining your Vision addresses Composition.
Once the foundations are established, specifically including an emerging mastery of Composition, the photographic artist begins to collect a body of work that will allow the identification of his Vision.
Composition
The lecture is based on the analysis and discussion of a number of images. The following types of image elements will be reviewed:
Weakeners |
Strengtheners |
Distractors |
Light |
Confusing element placement |
Color |
Lack of Critical Focus |
Simplicity |
Lack of subject isolation |
Mystery |
Lack of balance |
Depth |
Lack of texture contrast or color contrast |
Design |
Lack of context |
Subject |
Poor light |
Pattern |
Ill defined subject |
Texture |
For each type of element, example images will be shown with open discussion from the class. Given the fact that this material is subjective, you may anticipate that multiple points of view will emerge!
Advanced Classroom Projection System
An advanced digital projector with color-managed Digh-Definition output will be used, along with a state of the art screen for the most faithful classroom image reproduction.
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