His social landscapes “adopt the tradition of the snapshot to reflect American culture.” They are documentary (record the scene, “fresh renderings of ordinary surroundings, magnification of the ordinary.).He has won fellowships, taught at colleges, and has had international solo exhibitions. He photographed nearly every day for thirty years. He began taking photographs at age 14 and studied with master photographers before becoming a freelance photographer. Apart from the aesthetic features of the photograph (light/dark/composition), consider How you are showing how your culture (American? More local?) interacts with the landscape? How and why did you choose to show your self in the photograph? Why did you choose this one photograph? Does it stand by itself or would it look better in a series? Choose just one photograph to present at the critique.Think about how you are setting up your composition – consider how you are showing “controlled chaos.” Make at least 7 photographs that show people in a landscape, a “social landscape.” Have each photograph contain layers, and show your self either through reflection or shadow.Additional resources: Like a One-Eyed Cat Photographs 1956-1987 (text by Rod Slemmons, photographs by Lee Friedlander) and of Of People and Places The Floyd and Josephine Segel Collection of Photographypublished by The Milwaukee Art Museum. Make meaningful decisions about using shadow or reflection to show oneself in a photograph.Make meaningful use of layering and overlapping in photographs.Show a deliberate choice in depicting how landscape and people interact.Translate the idea of “social landscape” into a series of their own photographs.Analyze the photographic methods used in making a photograph, and make insightful guesses about the thoughts and sentiments of a photographer.Lesson Objectives: As a result of instruction, students will be able to: Lesson Title:Lee Friedlander’s Social Landscapes Cognitive, affective, & psychomotor skills
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