AWQ3/4M Photography

Final Exam Review

/100
Exam Format
- True or false
- Multiple choice
- Image analysis
- Short answer
- Long answer
- Match the photographer, title and date
K: 25%
I: 20%
A: 35%

C: 20%

Unit 1: Photography Basics

Elements of Design in Photography Handout
- Description and photographic example
o Line, shape, form, space, value, colour, texture
Why Take Photographs PowerPoint
- The Purpose of Photography
- The five reasons
o Document a moment in time, fictionalize a moment in
time, artistic expression, technological exploration,
narcissism
The History of Photography PowerPoint
- What the camera lets us do
- What photography means
o Literal translation
- Camera Obscura/pinhole camera
- Daguerreotypes and the first photograph to have a human in it
- George Eastmans camera
The History of Cameras: Illustrated Timeline Handout
- Understand the chronological timeline and what each camera
looks like
o Pinhole camera, Stereoscope camera, Kodak roll-film
camera, 35 mm camera, Polaroid camera, Disposable
camera, Digital camera
Shutter Speed Package
- Understand that shutter speed affect light and motion
o Understand how to achieve a clear/blurry subject using
various shutter speeds
o Know photographic examples and diagram
Shutter Speed and Aperture Package
- Understand blur vs. depth of field
o Know photographic examples and diagram
Focus and Depth of Field
- Know that sharp focus attracts the eye/greater depth of field
Inside a Single-Lens Reflect Camera
- Understand key parts of the camera, where to locate and how to
define

o Body lens, focusing ring, aperture button, mirror,

viewfinder, shutter speed release, film,
The Darkroom PowerPoint
- Understand the three key chemicals
o Developer, stop bath, fixer
Film vs. Digital Discussion
- Key differences
Instagram Debate
- Understand some of the key concerns with this social media
outlet
Website
- Camera angles
- The rule of thirds
- Framing in camera
- Composition
- The critical analysis process
Unit 2: Lets Tell A Story
Photojournalism PowerPoint
- What is photojournalism?
- What is the purpose of photojournalism?
- The power of photographs
- Brief History
- The role of photojournalism
- Ethics in photojournalism
- Changed messages and meanings
Edward Burtynsky PowerPoint
- Subject matter
- Watermark film
Henri Cartier-Bresson PowerPoint
- Patience vs. spontaneity
- Camera type and technique
- Subject matter
- Inspiration
- The Decisive Moment
- Magnum Photos
Robert Capa PowerPoint
- Name
- Subject matter
- Generation X
- Death
Dorothea Lange PowerPoint
- Subject matter
- The Great Depression
National Geographic Article
- Summary of article
- Controversies
Unit 3: Not Your Average Selfie
#selfie PowerPoint
- Definition
- Self-expression, identity or narcissism?

- Self-portraits throughout history

- Expressive vs. self-reflective
- Best self
- The selfie phenomenon and the looking glass self
- Pros and cons
The Portrait and The Self-Portrait
- What is a portrait?
- The fixed gaze
- History of the portrait
- Arguably the best known portrait
- What is a self-portrait?
- The role of the mirror
- Famous self-portraits artist: Leonardo Da Vinci, Jan Van Eyck,
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Chuck Close
Cindy Sherman PowerPoint
- Subject matter
- Why her work is not considered self-portraiture
- How she constructs and takes her photographs
- Common subject matter
Identity Discussion
- Characteristics
- Who am I?
- Personality/traits
- Looking glass self
- Culture
Annie Leibovitz PowerPoint
- Rolling Stone magazine
- The Rolling Stones
- Subject matter and influence
- Style
- Vanity Fair
Studio Lighting
- Split lighting
- Loop lighting
- Rembrandt lighting
- Butterfly lighting
- Front vs. backlighting
- Contrast and shadows
Herb Ritts PowerPoint
- Subject matter and influence
- Style
- Famous magazine cover
- Commercials and music videos
Unit 4: Joiners
Photomontage handout
- What is photomontage?
- What is a composite photograph?
- What is Photocollage/assemblage?
David Hockney PowerPoint
- Influence from cubism
- Perspective
- Joiners series and technique

Surrealism PowerPoint
- What is surrealism?
- Automatism vs. juxtaposition
- Key features
- The exquisite corpse
- The father of surrealism
- Rene Magritte
- Salvador Dali
Surrealism: Photography PowerPoint
- Surrealism and photography
- Surrealist techniques
o Double exposure
o Combination printing
o Photograms/Rayograph
o Solarization
o Photomontage/Photocollage
o Different points of view
- Influence from Dadaism
Before there was Photoshop These Photographer Knew How To
Manipulate An Image article
- Jerry Uelsmann
- Technique
- View and opinion
Photoshop debate and discussion
- Key topics from in-class debate
Careers in Photography
- Wedding photographer
- Classmates final presentation handouts
Website/Moodle
- Perspective
- Videos
National Geographic: The Most Famous Cover
- Why is it so famous:
- Then vs. now
Key Works
Match the artist, title and date
- Martin Munkacsi, Three Boys at Kake Taganyika, 1929
- Henri Cartier-Bresson, Derriere la Gare Saint-Lazare, 1932
- Alfred Eisenstaedt, The Kiss, 1945
- Robert Capa, The Falling Soldier/Death of a Loyalist Militiaman,
1936
- Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936
- Edward Burtynsky, Nickel Tailings #34, 1996
- Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #6, 1977-1980
- Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503-1506
- Vincent Van Gogh, Self-Portrait, 1889
- Chuck Close, Big Self-Portrait, 1967-1968
- Annie Leibovitz, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1980
- Herb Ritts, Richard Gere, 1977
- David Hockney, Pearblossom Highway, 1986
- Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931

Jerry Uelsmann, Untitled, 1982

Marcel Duchamp, L.H.O.O.Q., 1919
Exam Date: TBA