ART 340 Image as Narrative

"Every picture tells a story, don't it?" Rod Stewart
What are the stories we tell and how do we tell them? Develop narrative by bridging photographic processes. Through course-driven research students will develop content and individualized methods for creating narrative strategies. Investigate concepts of time and sequence, the relationship between text and image, and singular and sequential forms. Explore two-dimensional narrative structures while building a personal visual vocabulary. Course content includes: lectures, demonstrations, photographer/image presentations, assigned readings, research, discussion and consideration of the relationship between text and imagery, subject matter, content/fact vs. fiction. Individual meetings with students and work in progress, group critiques of student work in progress, an artist presentation (or paper) by each student and several shooting assignments will serve as assessment and evaluation. The capstone project for this course will be a final cohesive portfolio of 12-15 images that represent individual vision and narrative. Prerequisite: ART 233.