Applied Photography - Fall – 2024

Applied Photography - Fall – 2024

This course focuses on the ability to answer a commission within one’s own artistic practice, guiding students towards a deeper understanding of studio photography, the challenges of constructed images and the processes involved. With an emphasis on still life photography, this applied photography course aims to sharpen the students sensivity to photographing and interpreting objects.

For this semester, the group of students will conceptualize, shoot, and designed an alternative issue of Paperboy Magazine. Founded by David McKendrick three years ago, Paperboy will serve as the creative platform for this project.

Studio project (2024) by Lóa Fenzy, Alix Debraine, Xiao Fu, Elisa Hampe, Binyu Lin, Zhiyue Liu, Andrey Lopatin, Thomas Martin, Gaia Pierobon, Luna Pons, Clara Stote, Julieta Tarraubella

Assistants
Tanguy Morvan
1st year
1st semester
ECAL/Thomas Martin
ECAL/Thomas Martin
ECAL/Thomas Martin
ECAL/Thomas Martin
ECAL/Thomas Martin
ECAL/Thomas Martin

1/6

ECAL/Gaia Pierobon
ECAL/Gaia Pierobon
ECAL/Gaia Pierobon
ECAL/Gaia Pierobon
ECAL/Gaia Pierobon
ECAL/Gaia Pierobon

1/6

ECAL/Liu Zhiyue
ECAL/Liu Zhiyue
ECAL/Liu Zhiyue
ECAL/Liu Zhiyue
ECAL/Liu Zhiyue

1/5

ECAL/Loa Fenzy
ECAL/Loa Fenzy
ECAL/Loa Fenzy
ECAL/Loa Fenzy
ECAL/Loa Fenzy
ECAL/Loa Fenzy
ECAL/Loa Fenzy
ECAL/Loa Fenzy

1/8

ECAL/Luna Pons
ECAL/Luna Pons
ECAL/Luna Pons
ECAL/Luna Pons
ECAL/Luna Pons

1/5

ECAL/Clara Stote
ECAL/Clara Stote
ECAL/Clara Stote

1/3

ECAL/Elisa Hampe
ECAL/Elisa Hampe
ECAL/Elisa Hampe
ECAL/Elisa Hampe

1/4

ECAL/Andrey Lopatin
ECAL/Andrey Lopatin
ECAL/Andrey Lopatin

1/3

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