History of photography

The image, Untitled Film Still #21, was captured by Cindy Sherman in 1978. This is just one photograph in a 69 photograph series called Untitled Film Stills. To make the pictures, Sherman posed in all of the roles or, more precisely, played all of the actresses playing all of the roles. In other words, the series is a fiction about a fiction, a deft encapsulation of the image of feminity that, through the movies, took hold of the collective imagination in postwar America—the period of Sherman's…

29-January-2016 Photography Period 1 Sears Photography Essay Photography is the art or practice of creating beautiful photographs using the skills and knowledge you contain. Taking photos may seem like a very simplistic thing to do but when you look further into it you will see how much work and dedication goes into it. There are many jobs you can apply and succeed in for the field of photography so let’s discuss some of those options. The first job in the field of photography is a…

The revolution from printed word and drawings, to photography completely changed the way a story could be told. Our visual system evolved to process images quickly, whereas text, which only appeared a few thousand years ago, translates concrete information into abstract markings, which removed context , and requires our visual system to scan each individual characters, one at a time, recognize them, and piece them together into words, then sentences, and so on . Although, written word and…

Sally Mann’s forte in photography is capturing disturbing and unsettling scenes of her family and others. She excels in morbid and death influenced images. For she has many photomontages of deep contrast B&W photos, such as “At Twelve, Sally Mann.” This collage represents sharp blankness in each of her subjects. Mann focuses on these gloomy B&W photos because she appreciates the fine art aspect to photography. In the selection “Southern Landscapes, Sally Mann,” she portrays grunge/lowlight…

As a degreed artist, Williams realized that to convey the messages of things that were “right and true,” her camera alone was not always able to adequately capture information that extended beyond the documentary photochemical capabilities of photography. Concerned about the loss of connection between the camera and the information that lay beyond the captured image and surface impressions, Williams experimented with opening the messages of documented historical moments through skewed…

In “The Blue Marble” composed by Gregory Petsko, the writing focuses on images that were captured by accident and how these images later on became iconic. These iconic images are moments in time that impact and shape the culture and society of which we live in. There moments in your own personal life that shape and define who you are as a person and who you will be in the future. You may not realize just how impactful they were until you look back on them, just how the images that turned out to…

On ‘’Shake it like a polaroid picture’’ a lyric quote from Outkast ‘’Hey Ya’’.The Polaroid revolutionized photography, and it has definitely changed the way we think about pictures forever.Today’s society uses Polaroid cameras for a lot of things.Especially for taking Polaroid pictures.These special cameras are used just to take pictures.We use Ordinary cameras for Vlogging, Photography, capturing memories etc.Cameras are especially used if you are a YouTuber, for recording your video’s and…

different ways a society can remember crucial moments of its history. One of the most efficient and realistic is photography and film. With its emergence in the 19th century photography played a significant role during national conflicts in different countries and World War II. The way a picture can capture a moment cannot be underestimated, as it is one of the most realistic and reliable kinds of evidence one can provide. Photography is a truth-telling technology. War is only one of many…

In today’s society, feminism has acquired a negative connotation. Many argue that the very idea of feminism is unnecessary as women already have the same rights as men according to the United States constitution. However, this belief fails to genuinely understand the authentic fight for women’s rights. Feminism is the advocacy of equal rights and opportunities for women in political, economic, and social spheres. Although it may seem obvious that each human being on this earth should be treated…

always be in her own fantasy world, and that photography became a way of growing up for her, a way to face reality. There is always a curtain playfulness in her images, that shows the young child in her. Even the first years of her life, when she lived in Africa with her father, grew the fascination and the desire to photograph black body shapes. Most of Sassens work represent a happy, colourful and playful…