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abstraction and typography

ABSTRACTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Ernst Haas
Andreas Gursky
Aaron Siskind
Jan Groover
John Coplans
Bill Brandt
Karl Blossfeldt
Tina Modotti
DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY
Barbara Kruger
NovaScotia - 004 NovaScotia - 024 NovaScotia - 033 NovaScotia - 123 NovaScotia - 130 NovaScotia - 132

NovaScotia - 051 NovaScotia - 056 NovaScotia - 062 NovaScotia - 257 NovaScotia - 282 NovaScotia - 287

NovaScotia - 063 NovaScotia - 071 NovaScotia - 080 NovaScotia - 289 NovaScotia - 295 NovaScotia - 296

NovaScotia - 092 NovaScotia - 093 NovaScotia - 101 NovaScotia - 299 NovaScotia - 301 NovaScotia - 314
Directions: In your sketchbook consider ways to finish the diptych in order to create a letterform by
adding to it or mirroring the composition to identify a letter.

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adding to it or mirroring the composition to identify a letter.

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OBJECTIVE
You will shoot at least 24 images considering abstraction
and the principles of composition in order to produce 4
final images – 2 where the letterform continues into the
image and 2 where the letterform points out the same
shape within the image.

The final photoGRAPHIC works will represent the

consideration of digital photography including
camera and digital editing techniques as well as
typographic and design understandings.
 SHOOTING

• Shoot a digital roll of only 24 images

• Consider all the Principles of Composition as well as the idea

of abstraction in photography

• Considerhow images are cropped by the viewfinder but also

know that they can be cropped or further edited after
shooting
 EDITING

• Complete a digital contact sheet, allowing for extra room on

the page

• Draw on top of your thumbnails to add letterforms and

decide on cropping as well as which photos will make
successful typographic combinations

• Choose 4 to use for the final photoGRAPHIC images

 PRODUCTION
• Create a document that is 5” x 5” at 300 dpi

• Dragyour photo into it and position as necessary, cropping

thoughtfully. Use Command+T in order to resize to fit the
square if needed.

• Youmay rotate or flip the photo, keeping it in color or

converting to grayscale.

• Go to Image>Canvas Size and double the width or height

depending on where you will add the letterform (remember
to Anchor the image to one side first).