1. Simply describe what you see in the image writing as many things as possible.
Students in a class
Odd placing of the middle table
Writing/drawing
Concentration
Paint lifting table?
2. What do you find unusual about this photo?
Table not placed firmly on the ground
The fact that the background is completely plain
The students still really focussed despite the disruption of the table
3. What do you find interesting abut this photo?
Placing of students- why are they placed like that?
What are they doing- painting/drawing what?
4. How would you describe the background?
Very empty
Shallow
5. How dos the photographer use 'space' within the image?
There is indeed a lot of empty space, though the image is still quite 'busy' due to the surrounding of the people
Everything is fit into once section of the image instead of being spread out like a normal room/classroom
Abstract figure standing
Sinister?
Tense
Outcast
Drawing? Art class?
Artificial light
People so concentrated despite figure standing in the middle
A set of instructions for our portraits
* You will be working with another person chosen by your instructor. Collaborate appropriately with them- creative collaborations
You are going to create a 'portrait of your partner'. In order to create an interesting portrait you need to be able to:
Losen up
Play with possibilities
Be open to doing things differently
Take creative risks (but be safe!)
Be tolerant that things may not go the way you want it to but be open to happy accidents ( you may have planned one thing but something else happens- go with it!)