PJ 3350 - Documentary: Environmental Portraiture

Credits: 3

The ability of an editorial photographer to communicate clearly and succinctly the essence of a particular person and story through their placement in an environment is perhaps one of the most important tools in the profession. As an assignment and lecture based process, this course instructs students in both the classic and contemporary forms of environmental portraiture. Upon successful completion of this class, students will have completed assignments in which they have had pre-shoot discussions with their subjects, engaged in a location scouting process, and photo shoots with a strong narrative content.

Prerequisites: CP 2321 - Portraiture

Course Learning Outcomes:

Analyze story components in order to predict and construct a documentary narrative.
Create a portfolio of images that illustrate narrative skills as they apply to documentary portrait projects.