assignment8.pdf

Introduction:

They say, "A picture speaks a thousand words," but does it mean it's always telling the truth? In the

Photography Pack, we discussed the work of Lewis Hine. The Lesson 3 Summary Assignment example

presentation linked above shows a few more of his photographs of child laborers and introduces us to the

work of Dorothea Lang, a documentary photographer best known for her Great Depression-era

photographs. In these old pictures, it's hard to know the mindset of the person in the photograph - were

they happy or were they just told to smile? The same is true for us today. Were you ever having a really bad

day on picture day at school, and when the photographer said, "smile," you smiled and forever looked

happy in the yearbook?

Objective: I want you to explore the question of truth in photography by taking a picture that tells a lie.

Instructions:

1. Spend some time looking at the presentation above for ideas if you're having trouble thinking of

something.

2. Take a picture of your own that tells a lie. The idea of the assignment is to try to deceive the viewer

through edits BEFORE the picture is taken, taking advantage of cropping, perspective, and vantage

point. Avoid using filters and other digital manipulations.

3. Then describe how it deceives the viewer (either through a written description or another picture

that visually reveals the truth.)

You will also use the comments field to explain how your picture is a dirty liar in words if needed.

NOTE: This MUST be a picture that you create.

Use the text field provided in the assignment below to insert or attach a picture (or pictures)

and add text if applicable.

Your grade for this assignment will depend on originality, how effective the image lies, and your

explanation of the lie either through a written description or a photograph that reveals the truth. Have fun!

Be creative!

PART 2:

Here's what to do:

4. Name the sculptor. (NOTE: This should be a person's name (My Sculptor of choice is Marc Sijan,

then compare with the hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck), not the name of the sculpture.)

5. Share a picture and provide the name of the sculpture (you don’t have to share the picture of

Ron Mueck sculputure just Marc Sijan). (NOTE: This should be the name of the artwork.)

6. Give details of the media, size and date of the artwork. (NOTE: You'll see this information alongside

most images in the PACK lecture.)

7. Compare your chosen work to another sculpture discussed in the PACK which uses the same

sculptural methods.

8. Use applicable terms from the PACK to describe the sculptural approach and method used to

create the work and make a quick comparison to another sculpture in the PACK using the same

technique. *

9. And finally, tell me why you like the work in your own words.

*Be sure to use applicable terms from this sculpture PACK lecture to describe what approach of

sculpture it is and what methods are being used.

Some examples include:

relief

freestanding

installation

casting, carving, constructing

armature

additive, subtractive

mass, volume, etc...