History of photography

photographers working with constructed photography, James Casebere has influenced much of the contemporary/modern photography for almost 40 years. Casebere grew up in Detroit and attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Whitney Independent Study Program, and received his MFA from Cal Arts. His technique requires him to device simple and complex models and sculptures to photograph and they include aspects of everyday life and take inspiration from history. His work is usually…

analyzes four different documentary projects. These projects include photographs from Richard Pratt, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Francis Benjamin Johnston, as well as amateur photographers. Each of these projects illustrates the different ways photography was used to demonstrate the civilization of Native American Indian children. In addition, they allow us to observe how the meaning of photographs can change over time. Although these photographs were once seen as evidence of the progress in…

powerful emotional appeal. Like Kevin Carter’s The Vulture and the Little Girl where a vulture was waiting to devour a starving five-year-old girl about to die of hunger, Charles Moore’s Life Magazine Birmingham 1963 Protest photo employs different photography elements such as focus, contrasts and shutter speed to capture a very pathetic moment and send a clear message to people around the world about events in a certain environment. As we progress in this analysis, I would refer to the image as…

wouldn’t change anything; I love the photograph the way it is. It’s clear, beautiful, intrigues me and makes me think. I paddleboard, swim and love music, so the photograph represents me well. I also, have sparked an interest in photography recently, especially photography nature and landscapes. I express creativity and the photograph makes me wonder which is what I love doing in my life. The video I chose is created by a person on YouTube; a guy took certain clips from the animated move…

Springville, Utah, traveled the entire state and the Mountain West making photographs. Her photography tells a story of life in Utah at the turn of the twentieth century. In her work, she shows a particular interest in photographing the lives of women. Her photographs of women and girls shed light on a female culture of exploration, adventure and sisterhood in Utah during a formative time in the state’s history. The Photographer and her Mentors Elfie Huntington Bagley’s life is an…

However, that does not always happen. “It's not really a surprise when celebrities lash out and take their aggression out on a seemingly defenseless member of the camera carting crew.” (Zimbio) From smashed cameras to punches thrown, Zimbio lists the Top 10 attacks on paparazzi from celebrities, which included; “Kanye West attempted to board a plane from LAX…One photographer in particular suffered … West rushed towards the photographer, stole his camera, then smashed it to the ground.” Also…

Inherited Treasures Walking through the doorway to my bedroom, I recognize many unique and vintage objects that I have inherited from my deceased grandmother. About ten years before I was born, my grandma, Katie Binder, lost her life to breast cancer. My father and his family have told me about my grandma’s love for making beautiful, lively artwork. Over the years, I have inherited several of her paintings, a collection of her vintage cameras, and one of her homemade cloth dolls. These…

The Civil War was one of the first wars to be documented thoroughly with the aid of photography. Mathew Brady and his team of twenty-three men took great care to document the war thoroughly. Brady began his photography career in photography in 1844, opening a Daguerrean Miniature Gallery in New York City (Mathew Brady 's World - A Biographical Timeline). Brady gained permission from president Lincoln to follow the Union troops to document the war in 1861. Mathew Brady, his team and his…

Photo Description some close friends are taking picture for a serious aim.It is black-and-white photo that shows four men; two of them sit on the chair and the other two stands behind them. Who are sitting and the one that stand on the left look directly to the camera and the fourth one is look up may be see something in the sky. They look like they are very close friends and have known each other for long time. The one sitting on the left puts his hands over each other and he looks serious…

SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. (SCAD) Jonathan Becker for photography was sparked young. During the artist talk Becker discussed his first commissioned piece coming into fruition…