IDENTITY CONSTRUCTIONS

Unit 1: IDENTITY Art Ed Approaches: Meaning Making & Big Ideas

IDENTITY Throughout history and across cultures, people have been concerned with . . . IDENTITY. KEY CONCEPTS: Identity . . . involves characteristics (physical, emotional, psychological) that distinguish people, places, and things. expresses who we “are” to others and can, therefore, be read. can be assumed or imposed. can be expressed and communicated through art. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What is identity? How is identity expressed to/read by others? When/How/Why might identity be assumed or imposed?

Photo 1/8 Find, photograph, edit (no filters, please), and post ONE photo for the following prompt: select a WALL SPACE in or around your current home or dwelling, and capture its IDENTITY. The possibilities are endless – ranging from a very dramatic memento, occupying a wall in a high-traffic area, to a very private token, secreted into a discrete wall space of a less-trafficked room, etc.

PHOTOS 2-5/8 Find, photograph, edit, and post FOUR photos for the following prompt: Locate one INTERESTING OBJECT with plenty of negative space around it that has a sense of IDENTITY—you may stage something. Please post ONE image without using any photography filters. Explore at THREE FILTERS on the same photograph (remember to save your original first) using the Instagram app, iPhoto, or something similar. Learn more about filters here. For your consideration: How do these filters CHANGE THE OBJECT’S IDENTITY?

Original Sepia Antique Boost The ‘original’ photograph seems to best capture the mood of the Panamanian wall mural. It’s important to me to honor the skin color represented by the painter, as this helps to capture the identity of the subject pictured.

Cindy Sherman is a contemporary artists who works with the BIG IDEA of IDENTITY . . . Photograph of Sherman

Photos 6-8/8 Capture your identity via a selfie, using a Smartphone. Take AS MANY photos as you can while being mindful of the overall COMPOSITION. Narrow your focus by selecting THREE IMAGES. You may delete all others. Edit your three favorite images, and add filters, if desired. Post all EIGHT images in your Digital Portfolio under “Identity Constructions,” using the photo, gallery, or slideshow widget.

Photography Demonstration

LEARNING YOUR SMARTPHONE CAMERA & MAKING PHOTOS iPhone How to Use The iPhone 8 Camera 10 Quick iPhone Photography Tips iPhone photography Android Your complete guide to the Android camera How to Take Better Pictures with Your Smartphone’s Camera

Consider the rule of thirds! Learn more here.

WHAT’S NEXT? Now you’re ready to put what you’ve learned into action. Let’s get ready to TAKE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS!