Tell a story of the advice your mentor photographer gave you on photography when you had dinner with them at a local restaurant—you should discuss their artistic philosophy, including form, and content.

My photographer is shirin neshat.

Include a 2-3 page typed paper about a meeting with your mentor photographer.

It should be titled “My dinner with _________________” and should tell a story of the advice this photographer gave you on photography when you had dinner with them at a local restaurant—you should discuss their artistic philosophy, including form, and content.

Zero in on the photograph that you like the most and use your research to predict how the photographer would discuss that particular work. Real quotes can be used if available. Use quotations when available.

Ask them who their favorite painter is and how that painter might have influenced their work. Tell the story of the dinner as if it really happened.

Checklist: have you addressed the following:

Formal description of one work

Summary of content (if any)

Context of artistic production (influence of time & place)

Intent of the artist (artistic philosophy)

Innovations of this artist

Influences on this artist

Embedded your research in a fictional shell.

Cite at least 3 sources outside of your textbook at the end of the paper.

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