Science of photography

A world without photography seems merely impossible for the modern age humans. Photography is seen throughout our everyday lives, from the television, to smartphones, and on our computers it seems impossible to avoid it. But why would we want to? Photography is a vision, a memory, a moment captured in time that makes it possible for humans to share these moments with others. But more times than not, these moments, visions, photographs are altered, manipulated, and distorted to influence, and…

Mike Kelley, considered one of the most inspirational American artist of our time, with his contemporary, messy, and unusual mash-ups of thrift shop media. Kelley's art occasionally opposed the usual art world value. In his highly recognized piece More Love Hours than Can Ever Be Repaid (1987), Kelley stitched together stuffed animals and blankets purchased at a thrift shop on a canvas, to portray the symbolism that a toy, once a loving gift from a parent to a child, is now damaged and unwanted…

How I would photograph the crime scene, would first be to secure the scene. I would make sure all the evidence of the body, any article of clothing, shell castings, weapons of guns or other evidence that is at this scene, is secure and in its natural state. Then I would evaluate the crime scene conditions. Since this crime scene is outside, I would evaluate the available light and weather conditions and I would adjust the camera setting to the appropriately. No single camera setting will work…

University in England, and that is where he first discovered his passion film and photography. By the early 1930s, Cartier-Bresson was practically consumed by the art form, and made the decision to pursue photography as his career. After travelling the world chasing his dream and also working for the French military as a photographer, Cartier-Bresson, inspired by Robert Capa, changed his whole approach to photography. Leaving his surrealist thoughts behind, he became intrigued by…

Photography can be viewed in multiple ways by just one person. When many people view the same photo, the amount of possible outlooks increases greatly. Photography is art and art is what you make it. It can express feelings or emotions, thoughts, and perspectives because the subject of a photo can be anything visible. Most commonly seen are photographs of people, items, or scenery. Photography for me is a way to capture moments and memories; a way to freeze time and keep an image or moment the…

begged my parents to let me use their camera. Whether it was to take video or just a simple picture, I loved it. Being able to capture an image and keep it for a lifetime has always intrigued me. Over the years, I taught myself more and more about photography. Every little setting, every little detail matters. It's not as simple as just pointing it and pressing the button. You need to think about what image you want to capture, how you're going to capture it, what setting you're going to use,…

In this chapter, the author explains the effects and consequences that photos of disability have in our society. She claims that there are four visual rhetorics that determine the message a viewer receives when looking at a photo of disability, the wondrous, sentimental, exotic, and realistic, and that these factors can either help or hinder the appropriate representation of people with disabilities. This topic of appropriate disability representation is important because it gives a sense of…

Mehek Khaira Professor Krazter Film 106B 5 February 2016 Filmed in Time Throughout life, many are told to live in the moment; capturing the essence of time while embracing the current age of life. For filmmakers, recreating life through the eyes of a lens can not only give an opportunity to create, but also express the emotions that once had meaning. The film, The Blue Angel, directed by Josef van Sternberg, in 1930, and The 39 steps, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in 1935, are two completely…

Description The Problem We All Live With is an oil painting on canvas that artist Normal Rockwell created in 1964. The artwork is measured at exactly 36” x 58”. The Problem We All Live With is from the permanent collection of the Norman Rockwell Museum, which is located at Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This artwork was created after Ruby Bridges attended William J. Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960. This image captures the menacing act that white people did to African…

I chose to do Peter Lik to be my photographer because I think he does exceptional work in taking landscape and nature photographs. My favorite pictures are outdoors ones and I feel I can kinda relate since that’s what I enjoy doing most. Peter Lik was born in 1959 in Melbourne, Australia. He is not yet deceased, but the date of his birth is unknown. He is very well known because he has several galleries open and has traveled tons of places and gets to know them and writes books about where he…