Photography equipment

was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1937, and studied photography at the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. He started his photography career as a National Geographic photo intern in 1964. He has contributed to 42 articles in the magazine, not only as a photographer but as a writer. Allard likes to photograph people in remote locations and locations where people would never see other than through photography or video. One experience that Allard had was in…

David Burnett is an American photojournalist born on September 7, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He first launched his photogenic career as an intern at Time Magazine, in 1967, whilst also studying at Colorado College for his political science degree. He graduated from Colorado College in 1968 with his political science degree and began working as a freelance photographer for Time and Life, first in the United States and later in Vietnam. He became the last photographer hired by Life…

In today’s digital world, photographs are commonly described with rudimentary adjectives such as pretty, beautiful, or other well used terms to depict how they appeal to the viewer. Years ago, when the world appeared to spin a tad slower and life looked as if it were a little less complicated, people had more of an opportunity to look around and not only see, but feel the beauty of Mother Nature. One better known photographer of this time who portrayed not only beauty, but also emotion in his…

Eliot Porter’s photograph, “Sunset on Colorado at Kane Creek, Glen Canyon, Utah, October 1960, appeared at Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. The intended audience of this photograph is anyone who enjoys art but more specifically those who have a love for nature and all its splendor and beauty. The photo contains many different elements of nature including mountains, a rainbow, a body of water, and clouds. In my opinion, the main purpose of this photograph is to present…

and Dr. Ullerich 11/8/14 Photography-Snapshots of its History “But first let me take a selfie.” Those are the lyrics from the band The Chainsmokers. Taking pictures has become a social norm in our present society today almost to the point where people take it for granted or even thinking about how far we have come with this technology. In order to inform people about how far we have come this paper will take its reader(s) on a ride on through the history of photography starting from the very…

Reconnaissance by artist Christine Hiebert is a shining example of simplistic minimalist art that seeks to demonstrate a wide narrative of meanings and ideas. By creating this piece Hiebert has managed to encompass expansive social paradigms reserved for the most socially attuned artists. Beginning with a formal examination of the piece brings the viewer to their initial inspection of the piece Reconnaissance. Featured in the Davis center of Wellesley College the piece is primarily constructed…

“Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don’t have the film.” In this quote by Stephen Wright, he mentions the rare phenomenon regarding photographic memory. The technical term, eidetic imagery, is so much more than having a really good memory. Eidetic imagery is defined as the ability to retain images in memory that are almost perfect photographic quality. A person who has eidetic imagery can simply look at any image including a map, drawing, or essay, and mentally recall it later.…

A crime scene photographer plays a very important role when it comes to a crime scene and the pictures taken at the scene. All of the picture taken could be considered evidence and must be taken in as such because it could mean the differences because an innocent or guilty verdict. However, it has to be done in a timely manner because there are a lot of moving parts at a crime scene which means that a crime scene photographer has to get there and get to work as quickly as possible but making…

and used her own body as a main focus of her art. Her first major performance piece was Hannah Wilke Super-t-Art in 1974, which also became one of her most iconic photographic works. Her use of her body in her art also took off in 1974 with her nude photographic collection S.O.S — Starification Object Series. This work introduced her signature use of chewing gum vulva mini-sculptures stuck to her body and reflects her frequent use of the self-portrait. Wilke coined the term “performalist…

The pinhole camera was one of the first known camera to ever exist. It was first discovered in 5th Century B.C, in Beijing China. the Mohist philosopher anya mentioned the effect of an inverted image forming through a pinhole. The image of an inverted Chinese pagoda is mentioned in Duan Chengshi’s book “Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang" written during the Tang Dynasty which occurred in the years 618–907. A Philosopher by the name of Mo Tsu was then the first known person on record to record…