For Project 2, I will analyze five online portfolios of photographers. Each of them use their own strategies to present their work, market their skills, tell about themselves, etc. Each artist represents him- or herself in a unique way; some come off with a resume feel, while others seem to be aiming more towards entertainment. One front that they all seem to attack differently is the presentation and organization of their photos. Some are more effective than others, with easily-navigable slideshows; others make you dig more through project folders and events.
These differences could be the results of many factors. One photographer may want her audience to have to look at each of her pictures at in sequence, while another may offer more efficient organization for a viewer looking at his work as a whole. It will be interesting to analyze their sites; looking at how a person chooses to present their work gives insight to their personality and taste, in addition to their actual photographs.
The following are three sites I plan to include in my analysis.
http://trevorparkphotography.wordpress.com/
This is the website of the former president of WSU's Art Club. In addition to his own work, he publishes information (interviews, pictures) about other artists as well.
http://www.chasejarvis.com/#mi=1&pt=0&pi=7&p=-1&a=-1&at=0
Chase Jarvis is one of my favorite photographers. His recent projects have been incredible, and his site tells volumes about him with very few words.
http://www.larajade.co.uk/
I found Lara Jade's photographs beautiful and her site simplistic. I'll have to look more closely before I decide whether or not I'll include her in my analysis.
Your project idea sounds very interesting, especially considering how different the sites seem to be by your descriptions. Maybe you might want to look at the different types of photographs they publish as another contrasting element. Do certain pictures lead the author to separate them into folders versus having the slideshow?
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea. You've started here to integrate terms from the rhetorical situation, but make sure to do a full on terminology integration in the project itself. Model your analysis off the WSU website analysis in project 2 (noting how it uses rhetorical situation terms plus the design terms from IX).
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