Photo+History+Project

= **Photo History Project** = Helpful Links: http://photo.net/learn/history/timeline http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/ http://www.photographymuseum.com/ http://www.digicamhistory.com/


 * Purpose:**
 * ====To share visually and orally your learning about the History of Photography;====
 * ====To practice public speaking skills by sharing your knowledge with the class;====
 * To use i-movie to present your information in a creative/interesting way.

//**Essential Question**:What impact does learning the History of Photography have on the work you are doing today?//

//**To create a slide show presentation with your voice narrating the story of a famous photographer; you will tell a story through the lens of the famous photographer.**//
Past to 1880 1880 – 1920 1920 – 1940 1940-1960 1960 – 1980 1980 – 2000 2000 - Present
 * Choose a famous photographer from the list of time periods below:**


 * Research the answer to the following questions:**
 * ===Where are you from?===
 * ===What formal education/training did you have?===
 * ===What are your inspirations?===
 * ===What motivated you to take your photographs?===
 * ===Where did you photograph?===
 * ===What equipment did you use?===
 * ===What was happening locally, nationally, internationally during the time you did most of your photographing?===
 * ===How did that influence your work?===

**Presentation Guidelines:**

 * ===Presentation should not be more that 3 minutes long===
 * ===Use the new version of imovie===
 * ===Music (from the time period) should accompany the narration; it should add to the presentation, not detract from it.===
 * ===Use enough images to help communicate the message; images should be relevant===
 * ===Images chosen should be powerful photographs that clearly relate to what is being discussed.===


 * ===Include a title, your name, and Photo 1 Spring 2010===
 * ===Include an introduction describing the project and time period.===
 * ===**All photographs must have a title and date.**===
 * ===Include the "story of the photographer" (in first person). See rubric for creative story-telling.===
 * ===Include your bibliography at the end of your presentation.===

//**Sharing presentations: Randomly, the teacher will draw a time period from the hat and that student will share first. Next, the teacher will ask the students to make connections between the presentation and their work. The student that has the strongest connection will present next and so on.**//