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Each week, we will write a critical analysis on a work of photographic art. An image will be published weekly on our class blog. Spend time studying the image and then write a detailed analysis of the photograph. Publish your analysis as a comment to the blog post; this comment should show the student’s name, time posted, and word count. The analysis must be posted to the original blog post in order to be graded. Students will write eleven critical analyses per semester, and the lowest grade per semester will be dropped.  ©Stephen Shore
Each week, we will write a critical analysis on a work of photographic art. An image will be published weekly on our class blog. Spend time studying the image and then write a detailed analysis of the photograph. Publish your analysis as a comment to the blog post; this comment should show the student’s name, time posted, and word count. The analysis must be posted to the original blog post in order to be graded. Students will write eleven critical analyses per semester, and the lowest grade per semester will be dropped.  ©Joel Sternfeld
CRITICAL ANALYSIS / how to see
Dissection of an Image – Guide 1) DESCRIBE SPECIFICS: The more specifics the better -- study the details, it forces you to spend time with the image. -- What is the image of? Describe the details within the scene. -- What colors is it using and why? -- What is the lighting like (Dark shadows? Bright sunlight? Studio set-up?) -- What objects are included in the image? Faces? People? Buildings? Abstractions? Describe them. -- What is happening in the image? 2) DESCRIBE TECHNIQUE -- Is the image underexposed (too dark) or overexposed (too light)? -- Is the image in focus? -- Is the color correct (do the whites look white)? -- Is there pixelation? Adequate resolution? 3) DESCRIBE FORM Focus on how the image is composed. -- How does the composition function? Is it pleasing to look at? Why? -- Is the rule of thirds being used? Describe how it looks. -- What is the point of view? From what angle did the photographer take the photograph? -- What is the focal point? Is it framed? What is it framed by? -- Where are the lines, and how do the lines direct your eye? -- Is the image balanced? Symmetrical/asymmetrical? Describe. -- Does the subject fill the frame or is there extra space? -- What is at the edge of image (and what does the frame crop off)? -- Where is the negative and positive space? 4) DESCRIBE CONTENT -- What are the themes/ideas that are in the image? -- Is there a story being told in the image? -- Why did the artist make this image? What is his/her intention? -- Does the image remind you of anything? (A dream you once had? Movies? Stories? Books? Childhood memory? Someone you might know)? --Does it question or challenge beliefs or assumptions (political, ethical, social)? -- Is the image interesting? Beautiful? Noteworthy? 5) EVALUATE -- Do you like it? Do you hate it? Why? -- Is the photograph successful? Why? Each week, we will write a critical analysis on a work of photographic art. An image will be published weekly on our class blog. Spend time studying the image and then write a detailed analysis of the photograph. Publish your analysis as a comment to the blog post; this comment should show the student’s name, time posted, and word count. The analysis must be posted to the original blog post in order to be graded. Students will write eleven critical analyses per semester, and the lowest grade per semester will be dropped.  ©Mark Steinmetz
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