PHOTO STUDENTS BRING HISTORY TO LIFE AT GORGAS Rachel Dobson April 24, 2015 Arts, Reviews 24 Comments PHOTO STUDENTS BRING HISTORY TO LIFE AT GORGAS In April, Assistant Professor of Art Chris Jordan’s students in Advanced Digital Photography class (Art 428) made history come alive. Students Brian Burkhard, Dana Cottone, Caroline Godwin, Chi Pan and Yanbing Wu created and photographed historically accurate scenes in UA’s Gorgas House Museum as a course assignment. They worked with museum director Lydia Ellington and Theatre and Dance Costume Manager Todd Roberts to research and develop nineteenth-century characters and set up scenes with actors in period dress. The Gorgas House is the oldest structure still standing on The University of Alabama campus, built in 1829. The Gorgas family lived there from 1879 into the 1950s. Three UA students, Sam Hardy, Jon Headrick and Dana Cottone posed for photographs as nineteenth-century characters who might have lived in the historic home. Under Jordan’s direction, his students set up all aspects of production. Along with researching the characters, they surveyed the Gorgas House location to determine likely places for photographs and best vantage points. They decided on camera lenses and angles, lighting design and the assembly of the finished images on the computer. Professor Jordan explained the assignment: “This was an exercise in ‘directorial mode’ photography in which fictional realities are staged for the camera. Photography can be used to ‘authenticate’ fictional stories quite convincingly. In class we looked at the work of Cindy Sherman, Jeff Wall, Gregory Crewdson and others for inspiration. Looking at these artists prompted conversations about photographic lighting, composition, and narrative tone. We wanted to move beyond merely lighting the space for illumination. Questions arose about how active a ‘voice’ we wanted the light to have–should we use strong, theatrical lighting that brings attention to the artifice, or something more subtle and nuanced, more natural. I think the images reflect these different approaches: some seem to be more passive and natural, for instance taking advantage of natural light; while others seem like they could be on a stage in a theatre, with more active lighting directions. It was a great exercise on many levels, conceptually, technically and aesthetically.” IMAGE CREDIT: Students in Art 428, UA Department of Art and Art History. 24 Responses Edgarguign July 14, 2025 spedra 100: sildenafil france – age eye complex skinceuticals Reply AltonSathy July 16, 2025 apotek nГ¤tet: SnabbApoteket – dermaroller apotek Reply Scottdig July 16, 2025 hur stavas te apotek piercing conditioner svenska Reply KennethCadia July 16, 2025 pharma apotheek: Medicijn Punt – digitale apotheek Reply WilliamGroks July 16, 2025 https://snabbapoteket.com/# dagen efter piller pris Reply AltonSathy July 16, 2025 apotheek aan huis: Medicijn Punt – online apotheek recept Reply Scottdig July 16, 2025 apotheek medicijnen bestellen Medicijn Punt medicijnen zonder recept kopen Reply KennethCadia July 16, 2025 bleking av tenner apotek: Trygg Med – roseolje apotek Reply Scottdig July 16, 2025 apotek legevakta TryggMed sprГёyter apotek Reply KennethCadia July 16, 2025 europese apotheek: farma online – medicatie online Reply WilliamGroks July 16, 2025 https://snabbapoteket.shop/# apotek universitet Reply AltonSathy July 17, 2025 apotheek spanje online: medicatie kopen – medicatie aanvragen Reply KennethCadia July 17, 2025 rea eltandborste: SnabbApoteket – pipette apotek Reply Scottdig July 17, 2025 medicijnen online Medicijn Punt medicijnen bestellen zonder recept Reply AltonSathy July 17, 2025 kГ¶p medicin online: SnabbApoteket – snabbtest corona apotek Reply KennethCadia July 17, 2025 uw apotheek: apteka online holandia – medicijn bestellen apotheek Reply Michaelmix July 17, 2025 https://tryggmed.shop/# apotek en Reply Scottdig July 17, 2025 viata online apotheek Medicijn Punt snel medicijnen bestellen Reply WilliamGroks July 17, 2025 http://snabbapoteket.com/# omeprazol pris Reply AltonSathy July 17, 2025 mijn medicijn.nl: online apotheek goedkoper – apotheek winkel 24 review Reply KennethCadia July 17, 2025 sovetabletter apotek: TryggMed – apotek online Reply Scottdig July 17, 2025 apotgeek MedicijnPunt beste online apotheek Reply AltonSathy July 18, 2025 apotheek nl online: appotheek – recept medicijnen Reply Bobbyloory July 18, 2025 MediMexicoRx: MediMexicoRx – semaglutide mexico price Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ
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