In the upcoming weeks I will ask you to start collecting photographs of random anonymous people for an upcoming assignment. The sooner you start your search the better. Specifically you should be looking for portrait photos that have a strong light source and dramatic value range. Go to junk shops. Search old yearbooks. Scour the library. Go through someone's attic. You may use the Internet, but, if you do, please be VERY choosy, remembering that everyone has access to the same photos on the Internet that you do. Digging up little gems of actual photos in the nooks and crannies is always an interesting exercise. Go ahead and get started in your search.
Do they have to be in black-and-white? Um, I don't have any yearbooks or photos or access to these things, and I don't have a transport to any junk shops. Do you have any suggestions, other than the Internet, as to how I can get photos?
ReplyDeleteThey don't HAVE to be b&w, but you will need to looking at them in value terms (i.e. high contrast, good light source, interesting planes of value, etc). As far as places other than the Internet to search, you have access to the library. Dig through some of the really old books, perhaps. See what you can find there.
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