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A portrait assignment

A portrait assignment

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A portrait assignment

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- [Instructor] Long time practicing photography viewers might remember that every summer I teach at an incredible multi-disciplinary arts program for teenagers in a beautiful facility in Southwestern Oklahoma. This year I had the great pleasure of once again teaching alongside Konrad Eek and Kurt Markus, one of the greats of 20th century American photography and a fantastic teacher. The students had a single assignment. On the first day of class they were randomly paired off and over the course of two weeks they shot a single subject, their partner. Nothing but portraits of the same subject for two weeks. Photo student Sam Nguyen. - At first we were skeptical and especially now, I don't think many of us spent two weeks on literally, focusing on anything. Two weeks on just one person was a big deal. - [Instructor] If the idea of shooting the same portrait subject for two weeks doesn't scare you, then I think you're not…

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