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Final Free Choice - Euphoria

Research masters of photography using this list for guidance. It includes the list that of modern masters and historical masters of photography.

Concept: My concept for this project is not just "love", but rather "euphoria" and "definition". According to Webster's Dictionary, euphoria is "a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness", which is a much more powerful term than the overused "love" concept. In this assignment, I want to photograph people, places, and things that make me blissfully happy and define me as a person. This could include music, my family, my boyfriend, my cats, the beach, the park, and whatever else is important to me.

Composition: I like the idea of making a digital collage of all the images I take, and then maybe add a very faded layer of a self portrait behind the collage so it's just barely visible. Maybe the collage can be in bright colors while the faded background image could be black and white. I want the result to be clean and pretty so I can keep it for a while after this assignment.
 * 1) Write a brief wiki page about the artists you are working from and tell how and why they have influenced young
 * 2) Put a copy of some of their work on the page. (create a banner as we've done before with 3 images)
 * 3) What Photoshop or other techniques will you use?
 * 4) Choose at least one principle of design that you will focus on and try to use with this project. Explain what it is and why you're using it.
 * 5) Will you develop a series? Will you merge many photos into one? What will you do to make sure your image(s) are complex and unique?
 * 6) Create a new wiki page here and link your name to it to log your research.
 * 7) Save it as Masters Photo_your last name.
 * 8) Site your sources.

**Richard Avedon**: - best known for work in the fashion world and character-revealing portraits - minimalist, large scale photos - started with taking identification photos for the Merchant Marines - moved into fashion industry, demanding models to have expression and movement - often black and white effects - many different emotions/expressions - stark lighting and minimalist white backdrops

Sources: - [|bio.. "Richard Avedon Biography." //Bio.//. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.] [|.] - [|Gagosian Gallery. "Gagosian Gallery."//Richard Avedon//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.] [|.] - [|The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History."//Richard Avedon: Marian Anderson (61.565.2)//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2014. .]

- didn't begin photography until age 40 - worked patiently and learned through experiment - "pure" and "intense" vision - captured French culture - tried to understand and interpret the subject - not well-known - photographed a vanishing era
 * Eugene Atget:**



Sources: -[|Atgetphotography.com. "Eugene Atget."//Biography & Images//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.] [|<http://www.atgetphotography.com/The-Photographers/Eugene-Atget.html>.]

-[|Getty Museum. "Eugène Atget." //The J. Paul Getty Museum//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2014. <http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1763>.]

-[|Amadelio. "Eugène Atget Art." //Fine Art Photography//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.] <http://www.amadelio.org/volumes_entries/fine_art_directory/eugene_atget_fine_art1.html>.

- began photographing at age 16 - "unpretentious" and "true to reality photography - soft focus, black and white - many nature photos and close-ups - over 2,000 exhibit prints - over 10,000 negatives
 * Edward Weston: **



Sources: - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">[|Weston Family. "Edward Weston Biography." //Edward Weston//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.] <http://www.edward-weston.com/contact.htm>.

- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">[|Smith, Luke. "Edward Weston: 125 Photographs (Book Review)." //Imaging Resource Digital Camera News RSS//. N.p., 19 Nov. 2012. Web. 16 May 2014. <http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/10/19/edward-weston-125-photographs-book-review>.]