Website Examples
http://borjaphotography.weebly.com/
http://elisehanna.com/
http://www.mattdayphoto.com/
http://dylandsara.com/
http://photographsbypeter.com/
http://www.rayyiuradzi.com/
http://www.massimonicolaci.com/
http://www.peterturnley.com/
http://ryanmuirhead.com/
http://arnoldnewman.com/gallery-collections/archive-gallery
http://www.fanhophotography.com/
http://borjaphotography.weebly.com/
http://elisehanna.com/
http://www.mattdayphoto.com/
http://dylandsara.com/
http://photographsbypeter.com/
http://www.rayyiuradzi.com/
http://www.massimonicolaci.com/
http://www.peterturnley.com/
http://ryanmuirhead.com/
http://arnoldnewman.com/gallery-collections/archive-gallery
http://www.fanhophotography.com/
Part I: Making your webpage and Design:
-Go to http://www.weebly.com/ to create a Weebly account. If you already have no need to make a new one because you can create multiple websites with the same account.
Make sure you choose an email account and password that you'll remember.
WRITE IT DOWN.
-Choose your theme. You may choose anything you'd like at this point. Have fun and personalize your site based on your own desgin aesthetic.
-Start building your website. You can edit the elements that come as part of the template. To add text, images, and other features, hover over the left hand side of the site to expose the basic building elements.
To add something, drag the icon from the left to the area of the website where you want the feature on the right hand side.
***Remember that sometimes less is more. Create a site that looks professional while still showing your style.
Make sure you choose an email account and password that you'll remember.
WRITE IT DOWN.
-Choose your theme. You may choose anything you'd like at this point. Have fun and personalize your site based on your own desgin aesthetic.
-Start building your website. You can edit the elements that come as part of the template. To add text, images, and other features, hover over the left hand side of the site to expose the basic building elements.
To add something, drag the icon from the left to the area of the website where you want the feature on the right hand side.
***Remember that sometimes less is more. Create a site that looks professional while still showing your style.
Part II: Adding your work (24 pieces in Total)
-Create pages/sections on your website to organize all of your work from this year. You may use one of the following options for your categories to get your started with organizing your site. *AP students must Include Option 3
-5 Works from Summer
-At Least 3 previous Clicks or Digital Works
-All your Film Work scanned and organized At least 2 each.
1. First Roll: 2 Photographs
2. 4x5 Portraits : 2 Photographs
3. Nostalgia: 2 Photographs
4. Catharsis: 2 Photographs
-At least 3 previous Film Photographs
Option 1: Organize by media (ie: Film, digital)
Option 2: Organize by subject matter (ie: Landscape, Portrait, Figure, Documentary etc.)
Option 3: Organize in addition for AP exam (Breadth, Concentration) * Must use if you are an AP student
**************IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY OF THE ABOVE WORKS, YOU MUST MAKE THEM UP ON YOUR OWN TIME!!!!
Part III: Artist Statement
On your website designate an area for your artist statement. This can be a separate page with a tab to click on or a place on your Home page.
Your artist statement should consist of a few short but well-written paragraphs that include the following information: (Should be written in the first person present tense- "I am")
http://www.incredibleart.org/files/portfolio2.htm
Paragraph 1: Why do you create the work you do? Support this statment by telling the reader more about your goals as an artist.
Paragraph 2: Tell the reader how you come to the decisions you make before, during, and after creating your artwork. Why do you select the media, style, or subject matter that you do. Be specific but keep this fairly brief.
Paragraph 3: Tell the reader more about your current/most recent work. How did this work grow out of prior artwork or life experiences? What are you exploring, attempting or challenging by doing this work?
Helpful Hints: (from www.incredibleart.org)
1. If you have trouble writing about yourself, write about an artist you admire. Then write about yourself from that point of view.
2. Begin writing as if you were talking to someone about your art
3. Have a friend ask you questions about your artwork. Take notes as you answer the questions
4. Have someone who is not familiar with your artwork read your statement and ask you questions
5. Create a statement that makes the reader want to look at and know more about your artwork
6. Your statement should be more than just a description of your art and/or art process
EXAMPLE Statements
Elisa Paloschi
Faces and Places
I make pictures for myself, to identify with hidden qualities of my character, to better understand my reality, and to express my interpretation of the world around me. A clearer understanding of myself and of my world allow me to explore fragments of life as an abstract form, and also to interact with people I would otherwise not be able to engage with. My goal is to use my camera like Alice’s rabbit hole, to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances new beginnings and most importantly new stories.
My choice of subject comes from a place of intuition and is fuelled by an impetuous desire to partake in the stories that unfold around me. I seek the unknown and I look for the light within the shadows, the stories that are not at first obvious and the uncommon in the common. I photograph people in their environments because I am curious of what lays behind their eyes, where they have been and where they hope to go. My photography evokes the passage of time. I use slow shutter speeds and double exposures to explore the nuances of movement and the modulation of time as it passes from past to present to future. Recently I have begun to work with landscapes, attempting to illustrate abstract, evocative scenery as a motif to epitomize the idea of imagined space, a reminder that what I create through the viewfinder is only real to me.
I am inspired to compose by the contrast of light and dark, while I use the changing light of day to arouse the mood of my dreams. Strangely, colour has appeared in my work, slowly and without intention, concealing the black and white imagery of my past. This colour conjures images of my favourite foods – mangoes, chocolate and spicy masala chai, and surprises me. Gone with the black and white is my concerned with documenting a story, rather I find myself interested in the results of immersing myself in the story and recording my own reactions and actions to my world. The photographs of Faces and Places come from that immersion.
Jaclynn Claudon
-“I make pictures for myself, to identify with hidden qualities of my character, to better understand my reality, and to express my interpretation of the world around me. A clearer understanding of myself and of my world allow me to explore fragments of life as an abstract form, and also to interact with people I would otherwise not be able to engage with. My goal is to use my camera like Alice’s rabbit hole, to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances new beginnings and most importantly new stories.
“My choice of subject comes from a place of intuition and is fuelled by an impetuous desire to partake in the stories that unfold around me. I seek the unknown and I look for the light within the shadows, the stories that are not at first obvious and the uncommon in the common. I photograph people in their environments because I am curious of what lays behind their eyes, where they have been and where they hope to go. My photography evokes the passage of time. I use slow shutter speeds and double exposures to explore the nuances of movement and the modulation of time as it passes from past to present to future. Recently I have begun to work with landscapes, attempting to illustrate abstract, evocative scenery as a motif to epitomize the idea of imagined space, a reminder that what I create through the viewfinder is only real to me.”
“I am inspired to compose by the contrast of light and dark, while I use the changing light of day to arouse the mood of my dreams. Strangely, colour has appeared in my work, slowly and without intention, concealing the black and white imagery of my past. This colour conjures images of my favourite foods – mangoes, chocolate and spicy masala chai, and surprises me. Gone with the black and white is my concern with documenting a story, rather I find myself interested in the results of immersing myself in the story and recording my own reactions and actions to my world. The photographs of Faces and Places come from that immersion.”
Jerry Takigawa
-We live in an information-rich yet time-poor culture. I see a society that is becoming more and more disconnected from nature, disconnected from natural rhythms, cycles, and seasons. Often, this is manifested by being disconnected from our own selves.
Fascinated with the concept of time, I have been seeking to understand the feeling that time is “speeding up.” Theories abound to address the issue. This exploration led me to revisit the concept of no time—it means no mind. Eastern philosophies profess that the present moment is the only “reality” and that past and future are an illusion. Being in the present becomes an antidote to the sensation of “accelerating” time.
To create these photographs, I gather objects of personal meaning and work in the moment, responding to what feels right. These images rely on an emotional response in order to be understood. That involves the non-thinking process of presence. Presence is what is needed to become aware of beauty and sacredness in nature. This is an intuitive response. To understand presence is simply to be present. Photography is one way that I am able to experience the moment, suspend time and re-connect with being. With this work, it’s my hope to create an intimate conversation that takes the viewer to a place of quiet contemplation.
GRADING
Part 1: Website created using Weebly (20 pts.)
- Website is easy to navigate and placement of information makes sense.
- Design choices enhance the artwork and show careful planning
- URL includes artist's first and last name
- Artist's name is obviously featured
Part II: Artwork Documentation and Organization (35 pts.)
- All artwork from this year is organized based on one of the three categories options. (By media, by subject matter, or by AP categories)
- Students in an AP course have created a section for "Breadth" and "Concentration"
Part III: Artist Statement (35 pts.)
- Statement is written in first person present tense
- Statement includes the following information:
Paragraph 1: Why do you create the work you do? Support this statment by telling the reader more about your goals as an artist.
Paragraph 2: Tell the reader how you come to the decisions you make before, during, and after creating your artwork. Why do you select the media, style, or subject matter that you do. Be specific but keep this fairly brief.
Paragraph 3: Tell the reader more about your current/most recent work. How did this work grow out of prior artwork or life experiences? What are you exploring, attempting or challenging by doing this work?
- Statement is well-written and free of spelling and/or gramatical errors.
Presentation: (10 pts.)
-Artist is able to walk the class through his/her website showing off its various features.
Your artist statement should consist of a few short but well-written paragraphs that include the following information: (Should be written in the first person present tense- "I am")
http://www.incredibleart.org/files/portfolio2.htm
Paragraph 1: Why do you create the work you do? Support this statment by telling the reader more about your goals as an artist.
Paragraph 2: Tell the reader how you come to the decisions you make before, during, and after creating your artwork. Why do you select the media, style, or subject matter that you do. Be specific but keep this fairly brief.
Paragraph 3: Tell the reader more about your current/most recent work. How did this work grow out of prior artwork or life experiences? What are you exploring, attempting or challenging by doing this work?
Helpful Hints: (from www.incredibleart.org)
1. If you have trouble writing about yourself, write about an artist you admire. Then write about yourself from that point of view.
2. Begin writing as if you were talking to someone about your art
3. Have a friend ask you questions about your artwork. Take notes as you answer the questions
4. Have someone who is not familiar with your artwork read your statement and ask you questions
5. Create a statement that makes the reader want to look at and know more about your artwork
6. Your statement should be more than just a description of your art and/or art process
EXAMPLE Statements
Elisa Paloschi
Faces and Places
I make pictures for myself, to identify with hidden qualities of my character, to better understand my reality, and to express my interpretation of the world around me. A clearer understanding of myself and of my world allow me to explore fragments of life as an abstract form, and also to interact with people I would otherwise not be able to engage with. My goal is to use my camera like Alice’s rabbit hole, to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances new beginnings and most importantly new stories.
My choice of subject comes from a place of intuition and is fuelled by an impetuous desire to partake in the stories that unfold around me. I seek the unknown and I look for the light within the shadows, the stories that are not at first obvious and the uncommon in the common. I photograph people in their environments because I am curious of what lays behind their eyes, where they have been and where they hope to go. My photography evokes the passage of time. I use slow shutter speeds and double exposures to explore the nuances of movement and the modulation of time as it passes from past to present to future. Recently I have begun to work with landscapes, attempting to illustrate abstract, evocative scenery as a motif to epitomize the idea of imagined space, a reminder that what I create through the viewfinder is only real to me.
I am inspired to compose by the contrast of light and dark, while I use the changing light of day to arouse the mood of my dreams. Strangely, colour has appeared in my work, slowly and without intention, concealing the black and white imagery of my past. This colour conjures images of my favourite foods – mangoes, chocolate and spicy masala chai, and surprises me. Gone with the black and white is my concerned with documenting a story, rather I find myself interested in the results of immersing myself in the story and recording my own reactions and actions to my world. The photographs of Faces and Places come from that immersion.
Jaclynn Claudon
-“I make pictures for myself, to identify with hidden qualities of my character, to better understand my reality, and to express my interpretation of the world around me. A clearer understanding of myself and of my world allow me to explore fragments of life as an abstract form, and also to interact with people I would otherwise not be able to engage with. My goal is to use my camera like Alice’s rabbit hole, to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances new beginnings and most importantly new stories.
“My choice of subject comes from a place of intuition and is fuelled by an impetuous desire to partake in the stories that unfold around me. I seek the unknown and I look for the light within the shadows, the stories that are not at first obvious and the uncommon in the common. I photograph people in their environments because I am curious of what lays behind their eyes, where they have been and where they hope to go. My photography evokes the passage of time. I use slow shutter speeds and double exposures to explore the nuances of movement and the modulation of time as it passes from past to present to future. Recently I have begun to work with landscapes, attempting to illustrate abstract, evocative scenery as a motif to epitomize the idea of imagined space, a reminder that what I create through the viewfinder is only real to me.”
“I am inspired to compose by the contrast of light and dark, while I use the changing light of day to arouse the mood of my dreams. Strangely, colour has appeared in my work, slowly and without intention, concealing the black and white imagery of my past. This colour conjures images of my favourite foods – mangoes, chocolate and spicy masala chai, and surprises me. Gone with the black and white is my concern with documenting a story, rather I find myself interested in the results of immersing myself in the story and recording my own reactions and actions to my world. The photographs of Faces and Places come from that immersion.”
Jerry Takigawa
-We live in an information-rich yet time-poor culture. I see a society that is becoming more and more disconnected from nature, disconnected from natural rhythms, cycles, and seasons. Often, this is manifested by being disconnected from our own selves.
Fascinated with the concept of time, I have been seeking to understand the feeling that time is “speeding up.” Theories abound to address the issue. This exploration led me to revisit the concept of no time—it means no mind. Eastern philosophies profess that the present moment is the only “reality” and that past and future are an illusion. Being in the present becomes an antidote to the sensation of “accelerating” time.
To create these photographs, I gather objects of personal meaning and work in the moment, responding to what feels right. These images rely on an emotional response in order to be understood. That involves the non-thinking process of presence. Presence is what is needed to become aware of beauty and sacredness in nature. This is an intuitive response. To understand presence is simply to be present. Photography is one way that I am able to experience the moment, suspend time and re-connect with being. With this work, it’s my hope to create an intimate conversation that takes the viewer to a place of quiet contemplation.
GRADING
Part 1: Website created using Weebly (20 pts.)
- Website is easy to navigate and placement of information makes sense.
- Design choices enhance the artwork and show careful planning
- URL includes artist's first and last name
- Artist's name is obviously featured
Part II: Artwork Documentation and Organization (35 pts.)
- All artwork from this year is organized based on one of the three categories options. (By media, by subject matter, or by AP categories)
- Students in an AP course have created a section for "Breadth" and "Concentration"
Part III: Artist Statement (35 pts.)
- Statement is written in first person present tense
- Statement includes the following information:
Paragraph 1: Why do you create the work you do? Support this statment by telling the reader more about your goals as an artist.
Paragraph 2: Tell the reader how you come to the decisions you make before, during, and after creating your artwork. Why do you select the media, style, or subject matter that you do. Be specific but keep this fairly brief.
Paragraph 3: Tell the reader more about your current/most recent work. How did this work grow out of prior artwork or life experiences? What are you exploring, attempting or challenging by doing this work?
- Statement is well-written and free of spelling and/or gramatical errors.
Presentation: (10 pts.)
-Artist is able to walk the class through his/her website showing off its various features.