UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON - HASTINGS CAMPUS

BA(Hons) GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR DIGITAL MEDIA

BA(Hons) ILLUSTRATION FOR SCREEN ARTS
SEMESTER TWO
MODULE: LB451 Sequence and Structure (40 credits)
LEVEL 4 Project 4: Photography
TUTORS: Vanessa Marr & Paul Burgess
Briefing: Monday 24th April / Presentation Deadline: Monday 15th
May 2017

Experimental Photography

Choose one or a selection of the options below and take as many photos as
you can.

Edit and select your images to create a visual narrative. Tell us a story that is
imaginative, strange, unusual, scary, exciting, informative, weird or funny.

We would like to see you experiment!

Choose one or more of the following themes:

1. Stories about you: Truth or Dare

What can you tell us about you in 24 pictures taken over 24 hours?
Take a picture of yourself every hour or so that you are awake. Record your
face, what you see or what you are doing. You can also record what you can
hear.
Will you show us the real you or an imaginary one? Truth or lie, how will we
know? Push the boundaries of fact and fiction. What will you dare to tell or
imagine?

2. Stories about place:

Find one location where the scene varies and visit the location about 10
times per day over the course of a week (or whatever seems appropriate).
Photograph the same location in different weather conditions, different light,
and using your new creative ideas each time you go. Consider using props or
adding something that adds drama or humour to the work.

3. Stories about objects:

Photograph a series of objects in different scenarios and put them into a
sequence that tells a story. Consider objects that belong together (for
example tea cups and spoons) or objects that would not normally relate to
each other. You could also look at objects that are the same but have
different forms or purposes depending on their context (for example chairs).
Which objects will you choose and how will you compose them in such a way
as to form a narrative?

4. Stories about other people:

Choose a character and then take a set of photographs that tell us a story
about them. It could be about a specific event or simply a means of
communicating who they are. You can create an entirely fictional character or
choose someone else, alive or dead, who fascinates you. How will be
recognise the person or learn something about them without you actually
including them in the picture? Could you recreate a famous piece of art and
position the character within that? The key is to communicate their character
through the images that you create and sequence, whoever it may be.
Play with: scale, cropping, filters, apps on your phone, Photoshop, shutter
speed, light and composition. Use both analogue and digital processes to
create your work. Introduce different elements to your shots such as
costume, props, strange objects, toys, big things and little things. Use the
green screen to change the environment. Draw onto acetate and shoot
through this to your subject. Shoot water, ink, shadows and light. Use
different lens - macro, wide-angle, zoom or fisheye. The possibilities are
endless and we want to see you exploring them!

Remember to research and record your ideas and development. We would

expect to see at least 100 photographic images for this project. Laid out as a
printed contact sheet or on Flickr or your blog, etc.

Hand in:
1. A selection of photographs that tell your story. You decide how many it
takes. We also want you to present them in an imaginative way. They can be
still or animated, composed within a book or presented as separate pieces,
but think carefully about your choice.
2. A sequence of images that tell the story you have chosen. A minimum of
6, no more than 24.

Presentation deadline: Monday 15th May 2017

Remember you can borrow kit from the kit room on the 3rd floor of
Havelock Rd.

Research sources: (Explore and record your inspiration on your blog or in

your sketchbook)

Books
The Fundamentals of Creative Photography AVA Publishing SA 2010
Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography Phaidon Press 2006
Art and Photography, David Campany
The Photographers Playbook 307 Assignments & Ideas, Jason Fulford

Blogs & websites:

http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/creative-photography-ideas
http://www.americansuburbx.com/
http://www.1000wordsmag.com/
http://www.magnumphotos.com/ portfolio and commissions section
http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/
http://photodoto.com/6-easy-ways-to-give-your-photographs-a-
compelling-narrative/
http://www.humansofnewyork.com/
http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/26198/1/the-most-
insightful-photography-docs-on-youtube
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/50-great-photographers-you-should-
know/

A few photographer to explore to get you started:

Cindy Sherman
Sally Mann
Andy Warhol
Francesca Woodman
Duane Michals
Eadweard Muybridge
Nan Goldin

Learning Outcomes:
1. Articulate ideas through narrative, storytelling, animation and film;
2. Understand the relationship between research and studio practice;
3. Utilise patterns, structures and systems within your work;
4. Utilise hierarchy, linear and non-linear narratives within your work.