SELF-PORTRAIT ASSIGNMENT

THE NUMBERS: 100 images total(minimum) in at least 4 different digital contact sheets/"drops" (drop.io) spread out over the next 3 weeks. I will give actual dates as we go. ***FIRST DROP OF ~25 IMAGES DUE 9pm WED. NOVEMBER 18*** SO WE CAN GO OVER YOUR TAKE IN CLASS ON THURSDAY NOV. 19 ***

For the final, you will turn in, via your blog, 5-9 images in a digital slideshow that work together as a series.

If you can photograph yourself, you can pretty much photograph anything or anybody.

Here are two options (but there are many more):

1. Create a series of images that tell a story around a specific theme.
This should be something about yourself, or you could use yourself
to illustrate a story.

2. Photograph yourself as:


* How you think other people see you
* How you see yourself
* Your ideal – who you admire

Think about the gestures, body language, clothing and location that signify who these people are and how you can communicate that to your audience.

Together these images may tell a story about you, or reflect who you are. As viewers, we should be able to learn something about your personality and the things that are important to you. Choose your symbols carefully and consider how they are presented to your audience. You may add text if you wish, to help lead us through the story, but the subject matter of the photographs should be central to defining what you want to say. Carefully consider your gesture and expression. Also think about how these six images are put together for the critique -- think about how the audience will read them.

* Use all the compositional techniques we have talked about thus far.
* Set up your location; be very aware of what is going on in your frame.
* To make a self-portrait, you don’t always have to be the one right in front of the camera.
* Try to stay away from literal images - for instance, photographing all your CDs because you like music, or lining up your shoes because you are into fashion. Try to be more creatively descriptive.
* Be simple: don’t try to tell everything about yourself. You might try to