1. A2 Photography
Genres

2. Course:A2. Staff: Mr. Bracey, Miss Linane, Mr. Baker, Miss Grant
Course:A2 Staff: Mr. Bracey, Miss Linane, Mr. Baker, Miss Grant. Unit:3
Outline
For this assignment, you will formulate your own project on the theme of Genres. You can select a starting point from this brief, or devise one of your own (with your subject tutor’s approval). You should research your chosen genre, and produce work that explores the boundaries or limitations of that genre. Some Photographers will blur the boundaries of two or more genres.

3. A kind or style, sep. of art or literature.
The dictionary definition of a genre is:
A kind or style, sep. of art or literature.

4. Art Photography - Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Sam Taylor-Wood, Gillian Wearing, Bill Viola, Mona Hatoum, Bill Brandt, Alexander Rodchenko, Man Ray, Shirin Neshat, David Hockney, Sophie Calle, Sandy Skoglund

5. Reportage Photography- Lewis Hine, Martin Parr, Henri Cartier Bresson, Bill Brandt, Alfred Eisentaedt, Nick Ut

6. Fashion Photography- David Lachapelle, Nick Knight, Rankin, Herb Ritts, Elaine Constantine, Helmut Newton, Toni Frissell, Juergen Teller

7. Promotional Photography- anything selling an idea, idealogy, or product Ness Sherry, Barbara Kruger, Andy Warhol, Penny Smith, Victor Burgin

8. Portrait Photography- (and self- portrait) Madame Yevonde, David Bailey, Mario Testino, Phillipe Halsman, Diane Arbus, John Coplans, Annie Leibovtz, Wolfgang Tillmans

9. Landscape Photography- Ansel Adams, Ernst Haas, Andrew Watson, Linda Connor, Francis Firth, Axel Hutte

10. Abstract Photography- Jeromir Funk, Shomei Tomatsu

11. Sports Photography- Tony Duffy, Glen Friedman, Eamon McCabe, Harold Edgerton, Thomas Hoepker

12. Still Life Photography- Karl Blossfeldt, Irving Penn, Edward Weston, Patrick Tosani

13. Resources
You will have access to both film SLR and digital cameras, the darkroom, computer software e.g. Adobe Photoshop and studio equipment such as lighting.
You can work in either colour or black and white.

14. There are two main submissions for this assignment:
Outcome
There are two main submissions for this assignment:
Work Journal.
Including:
Detailed research. You will need to research at least two renowned contemporary (published and of our time) photographers minimum, and include detailed annotations that include an analysis of images used (not simply biographical information), and illustrations.
Your ideas, records of how your ideas evolve, and records of material processes (e.g. practice shots, screenshots and test strips).
20 pages of work minimum (worksheets are not included).
Mounted sheets
Four A2 mounted sheets minimum.

15. Assessment
This project will last four weeks and is due to be submitted on __/__/__
There will be a feedback session where you present your work to the group