Project 1: Experimental

Due 10/11

Experimental Series

Two Part Assignment:
1) Review the techniques and artists linked below. Create three experimental techniques of your own and document the three processes on your blogs. You must make use of experimental techniques with the camera to invent these techniques. You may edit the photos digitally to enhance them, but the experiment can't rely only on editing. (Due 9/27)

2) Choose one of the techniques you developed above and shoot a series of 10 photographs that employ this experimental technique. The project is entirely up to you in subject matter and think about how you can use Lightroom or Photoshop to your best advantage in editing the resulting images. (Due 10/11)

Techniques: https://contrastly.com/experimental-photography/
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/the-ultimate-photography-round-up/
https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/creative-photography-ideas

Artists to consider:
Vera Lutter: https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/vera-lutters-lacma-obscura 
Uta Barth: http://www.tanyabonakdargallery.com/artists/uta-barth/series-photography  | http://www.artnet.com/artists/uta-barth/
Man Ray: https://goo.gl/sYy7gQ // Rayographs: https://goo.gl/uwPB3p
Moyra Davey: http://murrayguy.com/moyra-davey/selected-works/
Barbra Probst: http://murrayguy.com/barbara-probst/selected-works/

Assignment 3: Photogram

Due 9/27

Create 3 experimental pieces using light sensitive paper.  Post them on your blog along with an explanation of your process, what you learned and how you felt about it.

You may alter the paper pre or post process in any way you see fit (scratching, drilling, tearing, using chemicals carefully, etc.) and you may use Lightroom or Photoshop to make alterations (but it's not required).  The final image can be photographed or scanned into the computer using a scanner.  If there's a post-production process in Lightroom or Photoshop, then export a JPEG of your final image at a high resolution and upload it onto your blog.  

Make sure to explain your process on your blog along with the final piece.

The recommended process is called cyanotype, because it's easy to acquire pre-treated paper on sites like Amazon.  You may use a different process if you choose, and if you have training in a Darkroom we can request access to Bailey's Art Studio's darkroom, but this assignment does not require the use of a darkroom.


Cyanotype Paper Options:
SunPrint
Nature Printing Paper


Gelatin Print Option:
Gelatin Printmaking for Kids
Gelatin Printing


Artists for Reference
Anna Atkins
Washington Teasdale
Mike Ware
Christian Marclay
Marco Breuer
Kate Cordsen
John Dugdale