“Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.” – Martin Parr
Image by Nydia Hartono
Patient N. 7, 2014-2016 image by Alma Haser
The Collage Portrait: Students will be able to use a digital or analog device, such as a cell phone, camera, or iPad, to design, create, and edit a collage portrait. The collage portrait, or photomontage, may use a variety of materials.
Time Frame Estimate: 2-4 weeks
Students will be required to;
- Create. Conceptualize, research, and develop an artistic idea based on their imagination and life experiences,
- Organize and develop a complete body artistic work,
- Each student must complete a minimum of twenty photographic images. Unedited original images must be shared via Google Class Drive.
- Organize and develop a complete body artistic work,
- Produce. Select the images that best interpret their artistic ideas.
- Develop and refine the images using a free editing program Adobe Photoshop Express or Photopea.com
- Present a unified series of images that convey meaning and tells a story.
- Respond. Write a reflective artist statement that analyzes and interprets meaning in the project.
- Identify and evaluate essential media components, such as the elements of art / principles of design, the language of photography, and compositional terms, as they relate to the project,
- Connect. Name your project. Explain your creative process, materials, cite influences, personal experiences, and overall purpose of your work.
- Speak about your work from a cultural, social, and historical perspective / context. Use reference materials to support your thesis.
Helpful Video links:
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- How to create a selfie portrait collage
- How to create a double exposure
- Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey
- How to Create a Photo Collage in Photoshop
- how to make a simple photo collage
- Photoshop: How To Cut Out an Image – Remove & Delete a Background
- How to Creatively Blend Two images in Photoshop | Photoshop Tutorial
- How To Blend Images Together and Create Realistic Composites In Photoshop
- Blend multiple images in Photoshop
- Photoshop: How to Transform a Photo into a Pop Art, Cartoon Effect!
- How to Cartoon Yourself (#1 Step-by-Step PHOTOSHOP Tutorial)
Articles on Collage & Photomontage:
- Summary of Photomontage
- What’s Next for Contemporary Photo Collage
- Top 10 Collage Artists: Hannah Höch to Man Ray
- Echoes: Reframing Collage
- 9 Artists Keeping Collage Contemporary
- Contemporary Collage Artists That Turn Paper to Life
- Kinds of Photomontage
- Collages, Romaro Bearden
- Exploring the Cutting-Edge History and Evolution of Collage Art
Photo Project Rubric – based on New York State Learning Standards for the Arts
| Advanced | Accomplished | Proficient | Incomplete |
| -Exceeded all requirements. | -Met all or most requirements. | -Met some requirements. | -Did not meet requirements. |
Extra – Extra Credit
- Feeling ambitious! Create a 5 minute video using Screencast-o-matic and then share it on Vimeo. Include your final image(s), in the order you wish viewers to see them, with a detailed description of each. You may read your artist statement aloud, speak slowly and clearly.
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