Famous Portrait Photographers

Portrait Photographers/ Assignment

If you want to take truly memorable and moving photographs, you can learn something by studying the pictures of famous photographers. Some of the world's most beloved artists are deceased, but some are still delighting us with their photographs. The list below includes some of the more famous photographers that still impact our lives today.

Dianne Arbus

Richard Avedon 

Brassai (Guyla Halasz)

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Robert Frank 

Gertrude Kasebier

Yousuf Karsh  

Lisa Kristine 

Dorothea Lange

Annie Leibovitz

Jay Maisel

Mary-Ellen Mark

Steve McCurry

Irving Penn

Herb Ritts

Nicole Sherman   

Mario Testino

Jerry Uelsmann

 Part 1 ~ Group Presentation

• In Groups of 1 or 2 Pick your own partner. 
• Due on your assigned date (determined during class

(Please note: if you are in a group, you must make the extra step of evaluating your partner ~ask Ms. Echols for a partner-marking rubric)

Part 1 Criteria:

This assignment will have you present to the class a famous portrait photographer. This will mean that you will give a 5-10 minute presentation. You will need to present it in PowerPoint (or on the class blog), and you will include the following pertinent information:

• Name & age of the photographer (or when they were alive)
• Place of birth & brief background
• Why they are famous
• Describe their style/approach
• 10-15 images with the year each was created
• List (& link) at least 3 different sources

Part 1 Marking Rubric           

Portraiture	Emerging - 1	Developing - 2	Achieving - 3	Exceeding - 4
IMAGE & INFORMATION  QUALITY	~almost no criteria met  ~no images  and/or slides shown  are of poor quality	~Too few criteria met ~Images, and/or info of poor quality	~Enough images & information to capture photographer’s style and vision	~Excellent quality       images and info ~Diverse array of work
ORAL PRESENTATION	~Presenter is difficult to understand. ~No audio or visual aids.	~A bit difficult to Understand. ~Rushed. ~No time for questions. ~Reads out material with head down.	~Audience engaged. ~Presenter is audible & involved with class	~Audience is     spellbound. ~Student brought   props, activities,   games,   fireworks….basically   anything to wow   the audience!
PREPAREDNESS	~Needs help getting presentation started. ~Problems with technology.	~Not a smooth start to presentation. ~Class attention wanders. ~Waiting for links to load, buffering, etc.	~Presentation is smooth. ~Video content is available offline. ~Student asked for help beforehand.	~Impeccable   performance. ~Transitions are   smooth. ~Student(s) have done   a dry run through    before presenting. ~Sets up early on the   day of.

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