Photography

Photography plays a vital role in framing trauma, such as in the events of the September 11 attacks; the many images produced in the wake of the tragedy shaped its transformation from a national trauma to history. For one, photography is a strategy for coping. A number of people have noted the desire to inexplicably record anything and everything for themselves during disaster, as if maybe capturing those moments would make them more real to their shocked selves or illustrate some hidden…

Low-light photography is the common name used for situations where the subject you are going to take a picture of is indirectly lighten by objects far away or with a dim source that can be outdoors or indoors, for example places that have no strong lights on but has some other background lights such as a TV, a lamp, a candle or street lights. Mostly for beginners a low-light moment would be identified when the camera is unable to focus lock using the auto focus without additional illumination,…

Photographs can use subjects to portray a certain message and feeling with in the photo. In 2000 there was an exhibit called 'Watchful Eyes: The Gaze in Contemporary Photography' at the Edelman Gallery that showed exactly which ways portraits of people have been approached by different artists and the meanings behind each approach. This exhibit presented categories of images of people who share their lives through a glance, gaze or gesture, with or without their knowledge. These type of…

a scene where the window has things on it may be used for artistic purposes, I don’t think mine would need those things in the window. Without things obscuring the intended photo, it makes the photo clear and “visible.” You, even though doing photography can be challenging, by getting all of the elements correct, it’s interesting why people take photographs as art. Reasons Why People Take Art Like…

toward the idealized representations of reality. The industrial revolution further increased the need for exact images. The created by photography provided to be more accurate and…

. "A camera is a save button for the mind's eye," said photographer, Roger Kingston. I love the photography club cause taking pictures is one of my favorite things to do! A good picture can make some one's day. Whether kids want to be a professional photographer or they just want to have a fun time, the photography club perfect for anyone who comes its way! The photography club is a fan favorite for sure! In this club we learn how to take, develop and sell photos. Initially, we devolve good…

own. Simply holding a camera or even just looking at lenses brings a joy I can't even describe. I have been told that I always look my happiest with camera in hand and I believe this opportunity will bring that joy tenfold. For as much as I love photography and capturing those special moments, I can say I love the country and culture of Japan just as much. While I don't know much Japanese, I have always been interested in the culture. It all started with anime and it grew and grew while I…

At the beginning of Hirsch’s article, the main title describes how the way we frame family photographs and how they also frame us and our lives. The main thesis of this article is how photographic images challenge ancestral history and the way how it affects our way of looking at photographs by what we remember. Hirsch further explains this with key concepts such as family portraits, photographs and post-memories. Family photographs and portraits displayed in frames or the photos that are…

example that as a society we have redefined the term photography and the ways in which we use it to share everyday life as well as to explore the world around us. Photographers don’t have all the time in the world; in fact sometimes they only have a second or 100 hundredths of a second to capture a moment. They capture these photographic images in order to invoke emotion and leave an indelible impression to the viewers. Documentary photography especially captures public attention and allows us…

Photography is the science, art, application and practice of creating images by recording light or by other electromagnetic pulses. It can be done electronically by means of an image sensor. It can also be done chemically a light sensitive material like photographic film. Photography was a form of art that expanded and evolved between the 1840’s and the earl 19th centuries. Jacob Riis, and Dorothea Lange where two photographers that played a vital part in the evolution of photography at this…