The Narrative in Photography

Photographers will utilize photography, text, and/or computer/web media to relate a narrative. We will speak about the narrative impact of photographs and the ability of photography to tell a story either as a single image or as a series as well as how a narrative is constructed and developed from one image to the next both as a sequence and as a series, as a group of related pictures and as a linear story. Students will work on projects to construct visual narratives with photographs and web-based imagery.

The first weekend will be spent looking at the work of photographers, artists, and filmmakers who work with the narrative or storytelling structure. We will also review and discuss your work and lastly your ideas for the major assignment of the workshop. Each student will be guided through developing the narrative and the appropriate tools to achieve the “story.” You are strongly urged to bring in a portfolio of work or individual images that relate to this concept. The second weekend will be utilized to critique each participant's assignment in depth and discuss some final ideas that may be helpful in developing each student's project or future projects.

One Weekend & One Saturday Workshop:

Sat & Sun, 9 am - 5 pm

July 25, 26 & August 1

• Portfolio or a collection of photographs for a critique
• Digital camera and external hard drive for transporting digital files OR Analog camera and a minimum of 10 rolls of film
• Sketchbook or journal for writing down notes, making sketches, and developing ideas
• Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper 8.5 x 11” or similar high quality photo paper OR B&W gelatin silver paper

Photographic Vision II or portfolio review

• $500+ lab fee of $50

• Limited to 8

• July 10

Vincent Cianni: Since his graduation from Penn State University, Vincent Cianni actively engaging in creating his own documentary work which explores community and memory, the human condition, and the use of image and text. One of his major projects, "We Skate Hardcore," have been widely published in photo journals and anthologies - Double Take, and Aperture, to name a few. Cianni also teaches photography at Parsons The New School of Design, NYC. Cianni’s photographs are held in numerous public and private collections and he is represented by Verve Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.