Samples of Final Presentation (A+ assignment)

Zoom link: https://lbcc-edu.zoom.us/s/6379390381#success

For your reference:

Presentation by Carter Johnson:

LINK 

Presentation by Evelyn Roman:

LINK

List of final presenters in alphabetical order (2-3 minutes for each presentation):

Final Presentation Assignment

 Final presentation is scheduled on December 14 

Turn in:
1/ An appropriation image 
2/ A short essay about your appropriation image (PDF, Powerpoint, or MS Word Document)

Assignment for final presentation
Select an image by a master of photography from textbook "Photography The Whole Story," create a similar photograph (called 'appropriation art' or 'homage to the artist'), find a good title for your work, then write a short essay about the image that you appropriated.  Your essay should reflect upon your knowledge of history of photography throughout the course, your influence by this master of photography, and your philosophy/concept on your appropriation art.  

Research for Master of Photography 

• Biography (early life, training, influence, achievement)
• Role in history of photography (subject matter, style, work philosophy, contribution)
• Personal point of view and evaluation of the artwork that you select

Your Appropriation Art

• Reflects personal interpretation of the original work
• Transforms the original work into the modern time
• Applies your aesthetic taste and your knowledge of history of photography 
• Be creative, conceptual, surprise with your appropriation  

Grading points (100 points)

• presentation contains all the required items/information 
• evaluation is thoughtful and detailed
• information in the presentation is well organized
• spelling and grammar of text is accurate
• appropriate piece shows understanding of concepts or topics being represented
• speak loudly and clearly during your presentation
• quality of the image
• your image should have title and date
• your appropriation image should be in JPEG format
• includes the original image and page number from the textbook (if you don't have the textbook, you can select one of historical images from posted lectures with approval from your instructor) 

Example

I picked the image "South Vietnam National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executes a Suspected Vietcong Member" (1968) on page 390, then appropriated this image with a new work entitled "BNNL, 2013", accompanied with a short essay about my influence and perspective on this historical image.

By Eddie Adam, 1968

By Brian Doan, 2013

Essay:

During the end of the Vietnam War, when I was growing up, I was lost in a divided society and a flood of propaganda. I became mute and mistrustful.  When the war ended and my family was forced to leave, I began the endless search for a place to call home. Now, years later, memories are triggered by similar conflicts. I am still trapped in the dogma of my youth.  Occasionally, my art is condemned because of its ambiguity, but I share the same history as my people, and I understand their pain and anger. However, I cannot let ideology control my thoughts. My art is a space to investigate self-identity.  In much of my work, reality and the dream state exist simultaneously. I choose elements of history, appropriate and manipulate them, and re-contextualize images of iconic individuals with a sense of humor and forgiveness.

My story is not about the life of a Vietnamese person; it is about any citizen in this world who has witnessed conflict. My art is not just about the Vietnamese diaspora; it is about the journey of anyone looking for home.

I have visited the past with a gentle heart, still searching for home.

—Brian Doan

BERGAMOT STATION ARTS CENTER - NOVEMBER 13

 We will meet outside of the Bergamot Cafe at 11:00 AM (sharp) on Saturday November 13.  We will visit a few art & photography galleries to get ideas for your final presentation.  Do wear mask and keep 6-feet distance during our visit.

- See the art
- Photography presentation (prints, framing, hanging, display, lighting)
- Contemporary Photography
- Vintage Photography
- Subject Matters
- Photography in Books
- Photography business
- Artist bio & statement

Gallery Attitude: Please don't touch the art, keep low voice - don't talk too loud, keep 6ft distance inside the gallery

BERGAMOT STATION ARTS CENTER
2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, California 90404

 https://bergamotstation.com

How to get there:

https://bergamotstation.com/getting-here

Week #4: Civil War & American West

 Link to LECTURE

Week #3: Asynchronous Section - Movie Review "The Wizard of Photography"

NO ZOOM SECTION - LOG IN ON YOUR OWN TIME

Link to LECTURE

Watch The Wizard of Photography (50 minutes), then join Week #4's Assignment.  5 points.

Discussion Question: Who was George Eastman? (5 points)

Week 2: The Experimental Period

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/6379390381#success

Link to LECTURE

Week 2's Discussion 

This week, we learn of the birth of daguerreotype and its commercially success during 1839-1860. Daguerreotype was later superseded by less expensive photographic processes, such as Ambrotype by Frederick Scott Archer; however, daguerreotype made its milestone in history photography with many wonderful portraits of people around the world in the late 19th century.

Please honor our photography inventors by submitting 1-2 good portrait of your love ones for this week discussion.  See the samples of daguerreotype, pay attention on background, body gesture, face expression, and use window lighting as possible.

Good image will get 1 point extra credit, please do make comments on your classmate submission. 

Thank you and enjoy the class discussion & conversation.

                    

 

Week 1: The Language of Photography

Link to LECTURE

Discussion:

Please join our Week #1 discussion. Select at least one question and
write your briefly response. (5 points)

Share your opinion and also make comments on your classmates' posts.  You need to post first, before seeing the others.

1. What is the role of photography in our history?
2. Which one is your favorite quotation from the presentation? Please explain.
3. Which image(s) from the lecture that impress you? Why?