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A Description of Photography Plays as a Major Role in Our Modern Life Today (1151 words, 2 pages)

Photography is seen as a revolution in the ways we understand the world. Photos do not encourage logical argument or the contexts of knowledge, it evoked the mind with out interpretation. During the 18th century when Daguerre developed the practical method of photography in 1839 there was no use of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Natural Surroundings and the Wildlife Photography (1245 words, 3 pages)

Wildlife photography is the art of photographing wildlife in its natural surroundings. Taking photographs of wild animals requires much skill and patience. Photographers sometimes endure harsh climates and conditions to capture animals on film. Wildlife photographers photograph all types of animals. They take pictures of insects, reptiles, fish, mammals, and ... Read More

Photography as Career (3050 words, 4 pages)

The past few months have been very hard on me. I have just been trying to hold on. I dont know if I can. I have seen some things that I should have never seen. I have been through a lot in such a short time. I have gotten a ... Read More

A Biography of Matthew B. Brady, One of the First American Photographer and a Contributor in Photography During the Civil War (926 words, 2 pages)

Mathew Brady was an early photographer most famous for his work during the Civil War. He spent his whole life savings to train and equip a group of men for his expedition. He was granted special permission to follow around the Union army from camp to camp and from battle ... Read More

A Description of Hulton/Archive as One of the Largest Collections of Photography and Illustrative Material in the World (458 words, 2 pages)

HultonArchive is one of the largest collections of photography and illustrative material in the world containing over 40 million images, covering prints, engravings, cartoons, illustrations, maps, periodicals and other ephemera. This unique resource is available for the global picture buyer those looking to research historically significant subjects or personalities as ... Read More

A Study of Photography (624 words, 1 pages)

Exposure is the basic process through which a photograph is taken. It is the exposing the light sensitive film to light, therefor burning an image to be developed. The ability to create the perfect exposure, is the ability to control the light exposure to the film. How the photograph turns ... Read More

The Emergence, Popularity and Future of Digital Photography (662 words, 3 pages)

For decades photographers have spent hours hunching over enlargers making every possible aspect of their work into the perfect print. Burning, dodging, setting filters and using dozens of pieces of printing paper to show the world as they see it.As we prepared for the millennium, digital cameras made their way ... Read More

The Chemical Equation of the Development of Film in Photography (929 words, 3 pages)

Photography is a very complex form of art, which uses standard chemicals and scientific equations. It is a chemical reaction, which occurs when light hits a film or paper emulsion. An emulsion is part of the film or paper, which is very sensitive to light. This is also the part ... Read More

An Analysis of an Article on the History of Photography and Photo Quality (256 words, 1 pages)

Joseph-Nicephore Niepce took he words first photographs in 1824. Many people dont know that he was the person who invented photography they think that a Frenchman named Daguerre was the inventor but he got the idea from Niepce. Jacqueline Belloni, a chemist at the University of Paris-South at Orsay, is ... Read More

The Creative Writing, My Photography (538 words, 1 pages)

I had no idea that you were such a great photographer.I frequently heard that I was a good photographer, but it never really sunk in. I constantly wondered if I could ever be another Ansle Adams or Luis De Luca. While choosing classes for my sophomore year, I debated whether ... Read More

An Analysis of the Photography in the Past Centuries (513 words, 2 pages)

Photography has been around for over 160 years. During that time period, it has becomethe most common form of image making. As 'the' means of visual communication, it isindispensable. As an art form, it offers opportunities, which differ greatly from paintingand other picture-making techniques that rely on manual and visual ... Read More

A History of the Development of Photography (357 words, 1 pages)

In 1839 a process was invented that would forever change human perception and communication. Dubbed photography from the Greek words phos meaning light, and graphos meaning writing (Jeffrey, 240), the process was a much anticipated discovery. Long before its actual birth, the basic concept of of photography was common knowledge. ... Read More

The Importance of Photography (582 words, 2 pages)

For many years photography has been used to document the most significant of events, whether they affect an entire society, like a war, or a specific persons' life, such as a wedding. The reason that photography is used for such occasions instead of painting, drawing or sculpting is quite simple. ... Read More

Henri Cartier-Bresson and His Photography (376 words, 2 pages)

One of this centurys icons in photography Henri-Cartier Bresson, thought to be the Father ofmodern day Street Photography, transformed the field through his concept of the decisivemoment. He defined it as the simultaneous recognition in a fraction of a second, of thesignificance of an event as well as a precise ... Read More

The Origin and History of Photography (357 words, 1 pages)

Capturing the Personal Aspect of Portrait Photography (614 words, 1 pages)

Portrait photography is used, in an emotional sense, to understand people, and, to a lesser extent, animals. In portrait photography, one is taking a picture and capturing a persons emotions and feelings in that moment in time. Their feelings might be completely different the next minute, but the photographer has ... Read More

A Description of Photography as a New Part of Life During the Civil War (2359 words, 3 pages)

Photography was a new part of life during the Civil War it was still in the process of being developed when Mathew Brady, a distinguished photographer, was working. He used different ideas and items to make his job easier, from traveling darkrooms to hiring assistants. He was hungry for money, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Japanese Photography with the Theme of War (772 words, 1 pages)

Since Japan opened the island nation to the West, the camera has witnessed that country's technological and emotional transformation. The Houston Museum of Fine arts has done an outstanding job showing this fine collection of photographs. There are all types of photographic presentation shown at the exhibition. Types include portraiture, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Essay, On Photography by Susan Sontag (527 words, 1 pages)

Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the beautiful and the pleasing, and includes the study of art. Photography is among the most modern forms of art, and its accessibility should not discount its merit as an art form. Man is taking a lifelong journey in ... Read More

The Portrayal of Pueblo Culture in Marcia Keegan’s Enduring Culture: A Century of photography of the Southwest Indians (689 words, 1 pages)

Marcia Keegan's book, Enduring Culture A Century of Photography of the Southwest Indians, beautifully portrays the Pueblo culture's strength. By juxtaposing antique photographs from the early 1900's, with photos of the same scene taken as much as a hundred years later, Keegan powerfully demonstrates how the Pueblo culture has endured ... Read More

An Analysis of Nan Goldin’s Photography (1679 words, 3 pages)

ANALYSIS OF NAN GOLDIN'S PHOTOGRAPHY Henrik Sejrbo MKT 491 Professor Schroeder In the 21st century there are many taboos and ways which are considered outside the norm and not commonly accepted by our society. Nan Goldin, photographer, seeks to explore these ideas and to bring them to our attention in ... Read More

A Report on Advanced Photography (553 words, 1 pages)

Advanced Photography Advanced Photography Final Exam Photo Journal using a Famous Photographer Edward Weston (1886-1958) Edward Weston, an American photographer, born in Highland Park, Illinois, began to photograph at his aunt's farm and in Chicago parks when he was sixteen years old with a Kodak Bulls-Eye 2 camera his father ... Read More

An overview of Photography as a Medium of Communication (625 words, 2 pages)

Photography will be seen as a medium of communication through which personal aesthetics and individual style are expressed. The interesting (sometimes dangerous) fact about photography is that it seems so real it looks as though it is a completely accurate, objective presentation of the world. I have a suspicion that ... Read More

A History of Photography Invented by Sir John Herschel (408 words, 1 pages)

The word Photography was invented by Sir John Herschel who first used the term in 1839. The word is derived from the Greek words for light and writing. The first known use of photography was at the beginning of the nineteenth century when Thomas Wedgwood was conducting experiments. He had ... Read More

An Essay on Sontag and Photography (535 words, 1 pages)

In a world where our perception and understanding of the place in which we live is influenced by our surroundings and the way we view them, it is important that we look at all aspects of the matter from all viewpoints, both through the lens and with open eyes. In ... Read More

The Life and Photography of Clarence John Laughlin (581 words, 1 pages)

Clarence John Laughlin was born in 1905 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He lived on a plantation near New Iberia. He attended high school for one year in 1918 due to the death of his father. He then worked at many jobs from 1924 to 1935. Laughlins interests were with the ... Read More

A Critique of the Book Photos That Sell, The Art of Successful Freelance Photography by Lee Frost (864 words, 2 pages)

PHOTOS THAT SELL The Art of Successful Freelance Photography Author Lee Frost The book that I have chosen for my book critique is "Photos that Sell, The Art of Successful Freelance Photography," by Lee Frost. This book was first published in 2001 by Amphoto Books. It is a n imprint ... Read More

Understanding of Photographic Image in the Modern Era in Christian Metzs’s Photography and Fetish (1726 words, 3 pages)

In order to explore the contribution of Christian Metzs' "Photography and Fetish" to the understanding of the photographic image in the modern era, it is important to look at the term fetish as it is explained in the dictionary as well as at modern psychoanalitical (especially Freudian) techniques because this ... Read More

An Analysis of Photography (929 words, 2 pages)

Paradise Photography may be the ultimately more effective and logical alternative to drawing or painting, but more thought and feeling goes into a painting than a photograph. Photography is fairly simple in comparison to painting, which is the more complex task hands down. With photography, the composition is already completely ... Read More

An Overview of the Photography Football Project by Jamie Bleumink (676 words, 2 pages)

Photography Football Project By Jamie Bleumink Football is a sport that requires a photographer that knows all the rules and highlights of the game. The type of equipment used for photography at a football match is a 35 mm SLR camera with a focus lens, a long lens and a ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013