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Documentary Photography

 James Bell presentation for A2
    Photography students.
         12/10/2011
Documentary Photography
Aim: Recognise the scope of this genre of Photography.

Identify different documentary photographers.

Evaluate their technique/approaches to this genre of
photography.

Produce Images using DSLR cameras using ambient and
flash photography.

Last weeks lesson
Students to show their shoot proposal/plans for “Changing
Times” assignment.
Documentary Photography
Task 1: List a range of documentary photographers (5
minutes).
Documentary Photography
What is documentary Photography.

In simple terms, this school of photography uses
pictures as documented evidence of a particular
situation.                               http://www.photography.com



documentary photography is often used to incite
political and social change due to its ability to capture
the “true” nature of an image or location.
Documentary Photography
What is documentary Photography.

In simple terms, this school of photography uses
pictures as documented evidence of a particular
situation.                               http://www.photography.com



documentary photography is often used to incite
political and social change due to its ability to capture
the “true” nature of an image or location.
Documentary Photography
Early pioneers.

Lewis Hine:
Documentary Photography
Early pioneers.

Lewis Hine:

The work Hine did for [child labor reform] was more 
responsible than all other efforts in bringing the need to 
public attention. The evils were intellectually but not 
emotionally recognized until his skill, vision and artistic 
finesse focused the camera intelligently on these social 
problems.- National Child Labor Committee
Documentary Photography
Early pioneers.

Jacob Riis:
Documentary Photography
Early pioneers.

Jacob Riis:

In 1888 Riis was employed as a photo-journalist in New
York

 Riis was among the first photographers to use flash
powder.

His documentary work “How the other half lives” was a
major social reform in changing housing and social
conditions for the working class citizens of New York.
Documentary Photography
                                             Simon Roberts
     Simon Norfolk
                       Richard Billingham
 Walker Evans                               Don McCullum

Tom          Random documentary Photographers.
Hunter
                                                      Sally Mann
 Tom Stoddardt
                  Lauren Greenfield   Dorothea Lange
           Marcus Bleasdale
                                      Peter Parker (joke)
    Martin Parr
                         Jacob Riis
                                            Juergen Teller (?)
              Corrinne Day (?)
Documentary Photography
Characteristics of good documentary studies.

•Research (people, location).
•Trust.
•Have clear goals.
•Plan shoot (equipment, film type, time of day, artificial
lighting, etc.)
•Shoot conditions i.e.Composition, cropping, depth of
field,etc.
•Editing, do images work as a series?
Documentary Photography
Dorothea Lange
Documentary Photography
Don McCullin
Documentary Photography
Tom Stoddart
Documentary Photography
Tom Stoddart
Documentary Photography
Don McCullin
Documentary Photography
Sally Mann
Documentary Photography
Sally Mann
Documentary Photography
Sally Mann
Documentary Photography
Simon Roberts “We English”
Documentary Photography
Andreas Gurskey
Documentary Photography
Lauren Green Field
Documentary Photography
Lauren Greenfield
Documentary Photography
Lauren Greenfield
Documentary Photography
Andreas Gurskey
Documentary Photography
Richard Billingham
Documentary Photography
Richard Billingham
Documentary Photography
Martin Parr
Documentary Photography
Martin Parr
Documentary Photography
Task 2. 45 minutes.
Research at least one photographer that you believe is a
documentary photographer.
Construct a short biography of their work.
Evaluate the meaning of at least 3 photographs taken by the
artists.
Identify the area of social/political/cultural concerns that
they wish to address.
Record this information within your journals
On camera flash techniques
Direct Flash
On camera flash techniques
Bounce Flash
On camera flash techniques
Fill Flash

Means filling in
shadows on a
subject that would
otherwise look
under-exposed
On camera flash techniques
Fill Flash

•Add 1 - 2 stops
less light from
flash than is
required for normal
exposure from
flash.
•Shoot using meter
reading from
camera for normal
exposure
On camera flash techniques
Fill Flash

•Add 1 - 2 stops
less light from
flash than is
required for normal
exposure from
flash.
•Shoot using meter
reading from
camera for normal
exposure
On camera flash techniques
Task 3.

Produce pictures indoors using a variety of flash camera techniques.

   •Ambient light no flash
   •Fill flash
   •Direct flash
   •Bounce flash

•Evaluate outcomes

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