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between Straight Photography and Pictorialism Straight photography is the based on the idea of creating images that accurately portray the reality of the world by faithfully depicting what is in front of the camera lens without manipulating the image in any way. Straight photography encourages experimentation with the limits of the camera itself as opposed to manipulating the image with a brush after it has been printed. In contrast to this, Pictorialism is a style of photography where the…

Snap! As a the sound of the camera shutter snaps an image. Taking a picture of that perfect moment, stopping all time at that moment, saving it as a little image that can be kept forever. Photography all kicked off in 1826 when Louis Daguerre made the first camera, but Joseph Niepce made the first Camera Obscura to take the first image. Building off of Louis’ invention of that camera. Throughout time it advanced, opening many new ways for photo taking. For example, in 1861 when James Clerk…

In the essay “Regarding the Pain of Others” by Susan Sontag, it is an essay about the manipulation and functions of photography. Sontag goes through many functions of photography. Sontag starts off with beautifying. According to Sontag beautifying is, “ classic operation of the camera, and it tends to bleach out a moral response to what is shown.” (653). In others words Sontag means beautifying makes photo appear better than the actuality of the image. Uglifying according to Sontag is “showing…

1) The photography effect had a great impact on the way art was viewed in the 19th century. Photography caused a shift to Romanticism, which emerged as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It searched for a direct connection to nature rather than subject itself to scientific, industrial rules and regulation. It created an alternate world, one that appreciated the beauty and simplicity of nature, in response to the materialism of the industrialization. This is evident when…

that, "in the hands of an extraordinary artist", photography can cease to be the "static record" of a moment in time and transcend to a "deeper level" of artistic understanding. Momaday makes these claims when discussing the work of renowned photographer Edward S. Curtis, who spent his lifetime perfecting the art of photography while capturing images of Native Americans. Upon examining Edward S. Curtis's photographic work and the effects of photography on American culture from its inception to…

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…

a degree is not necessarily required, most successful photographers have taken classes and earned a degree in a photography course or in a related field (Bureau). The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that “many universities, community and junior colleges, vocational-technical institutes, and private trade and technical schools offer classes in photography. Basic courses in photography cover equipment, processes, and techniques. Art schools may offer useful training in photographic design and…

American History PERIOD 3 Katie Gardner How Photography Changed America ___ By Nate Levinzon INTRODUCTION Everyday, millions of people are bombarded with graphic imagery. From “the” next car to toothpaste, advertisements and designs made to captivate us end up making us numb to their very existence. Desensitized by the fact that the convicting images of lust, desire, and horror contained in these mediums make us barely bat an eye. One no longer looks at a Carl’s Jr advertisement and sees…

13 to work. He found a job at Rochester Savings Bank, earning the role of bookkeeper in 1877. Eastman was always careful around money, only spending it on his favourite hobby- photography. At age 24, George planned a trip to Santo Domingo, deciding to document it in pictures upon the suggestion of a friend. But the photography equipment by itself was so excessive in size and expensive, he invested in buying the equipment but never ended up going on the trip. The wet plate camera, also known as…

for photography it takes imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes looking before you learn to see the extraordinary. At first painting was used to make a picture, especially portraits that were made by painters for first or middle class families. Painting offered a wide selection of transferable subjects from nudes, portraits, still life, and landscapes that even photography…