Richard Mosse’s photography

Richard Mosse’s photography captures the beauty and tragedy in war and destruction. Mosse has shot abandoned plane wrecks in the furthest reaches of the planet and the former palaces of Uday and Saddam Hussein and now occupied by US military forces. His most recent series, Infra captures the ongoing war between rebel factions and the Congolese national army in the Democratic Republic of Congo.


Richard Mosse: The Impossible Image from Frieze on Vimeo.

IN-CLASS CAMERA EXERCISE

Brainstorm with your partner to find a location at Hunter with an activity

going on that you can spend a while shooting. Then get the following shots.

Each shot should last from 5-10 seconds. (Count if you're not sure.) Try and

have each of your shots tell (part of) a story, even if it’s a very simple one.

NOTE: You may want to ask permission before beginning to film, depending

on what you’re shooting.

1. Shoot the activity from at least three very different points of view (various

framings, camera angles, etc).

2. a shot where you zoom in to emphasize an important detail, or zoom out to

reveal the context of a specific object.

3. a shot with depth in the frame: foreground, middle and background.

4. a shot where the frame stays still but there is movement within the frame.

5. A camera move that has clear beginning, middle and end destinations for

your camera. It is best to find out where the shot will end before you start

shooting.

6. The same subject shot with a long shot and a wide shot.

7. If possible with your chosen activity, a shot where you are tracking with a

moving subject, maintaining the same distance from the subject. (Be

careful doing this one, please use a cooperative subject and rehearse the

move). If you can’t do this shot in a way that relates to your chosen

activity, just do it separately with a classmate.

Example: