Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Warm Up: Friday 3/31

STEPHEN SHORE
Clovis, New Mexico, June 1972
      
Chromogenic color print
5 x 7 1/2 inches
(12.7 x 19.1 cm)
SS 343
© Stephen Shore
For this warm up, please take a moment to look closely at this photograph. You may reference the Elements of Art and Principles of Design vocabulary here. Comment below with your responses to the following questions:
  • What do you think is going on in this picture? What is the story? (try to keep it to one sentence)
  • What elements of art do you see in this photograph?
  • Now choose one of those elements of art. How does that element of art help create a principle of design in this photograph?
  • How do the elements of art and principles of design help tell the story?
  • What technical aspects (light, exposure) did this photographer need to consider while taking this photo?
Learn more about the photographer here.