Directed Shoot (Conceptual Photography)

Francesca Woodman

Conceptual art and photography is something that each artist will explore in their career. How do we convey an idea, especially a larger more complex idea? What about what you want to say about your culture, your life, your emotional state, the world you live in, social issues, or anything that you truly believe in. Conceptual photography is taking one of these larger ideas and finding a way to convey that concept through your photography. For this first project you are going to have a directed shoot to start to get at the meat of emotion and personal point of view. 

Assignment:

For this first project you have a directed shoot to show and convey emotion in your photography. Please shoot these 6 images this weekend:

1. Self portrait conveying emotion (this can be happy, or sad, or a much more complex emotion)
2. Show me an object that conveys anger
3. Show me anxiety in an image
4. Show me body language that conveys sadness
5. Show me a landscape that is quiet
6. Show me absence in an image