Developing Your Personal Vision
What is style in photography? Photographs by Lee Friedlander, Richard Avedon, or Nan Goldin are instantly recognizable as such because we see not only the subject depicted in the photograph, we also perceive the photographer's way of seeing the subject. As photographers, we want to create images that bear the imprint of our thoughts, values, and experiences. The decisions we make-where to stand, when to press the shutter, and how to arrange the subject within the frame-provide an entry point revealing the photographer as subject. Prerequisite: PMPH 472 The Grammar of Photography.