Photography/Art Terms/Words (ongoing)
Aesthetic - The qualities that combine to define how something looks.
Made the first photograph in 1827.
The exposure time was approx. EIGHT hours.
FIRST PHOTO OF A PERSON - 1838
by Louis Daguerre (Daguerreotype)
Boulevard du Temple, Paris.
Jacob Riis
1849-1914
Grew up in poverty
Considered to be a father of photojournalism
Photographed the tenements/slums of NYC to raise awareness of the plight of the poor
Dorthea Lange
1895-1965
Documentary photographer and photojournolist
Began as portraitist (in a studio)
During the great depression (1930s), worked for the farm securities Administration to document the plight of the poor and forgotten
Duromg WWII, documented the plight of japanese american citizens who were forced into internment camps. the photos were not seen during the war
migrant mother
white angel breadline, san fransisco
pledge
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908-2004
A master of street photography.
Known for the decisive moment = The moment when visual and physiological elements come together in the photo.
Gordon Parks
1912-2006
Significant photographer of the civil rights movement
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| I am drawn to this image because of the fierce nature of this animal |
Camera Obscura - Latin for "dark chamber."
A blacked-out chamber with a small hole through which outside light gets compressed. Earliest observation of this was in china by Mo Ti, circa 400 BC/BCE.
Exposure
Under Exposure
Over Exposure
Focal Point
Exposure Triangle
Aperture - the opening into the camera.
Shutter - mechanism that allows light to enter the camera for precise periods of time.
Iso - the sensitivity to light of the sensor/film
Depth of Field (Aperture)
aperture is the size of the opening into the camera,
and the larger the aperture (opening) the smaller
sliver of focus you will have.
ISO:
the sensitivity of the canera
White Balance (WB)
The temperature of the light being photographed
HISTORY & ARTISTS:
JOSEPH NICEPHORE NIEPCEMade the first photograph in 1827.
The exposure time was approx. EIGHT hours.
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| View From The Window At Le Gras. France. 1827. |
by Louis Daguerre (Daguerreotype)
Boulevard du Temple, Paris.
First "Selfie"
Robert Cornelius. 1939
Amateur chemist & photography enthusiast
Philadelphia
Art Theory & Aesthetics
Contrast= the difference between light and dark
Value= The intensity of a color
Hue= The color
Tint= Adding white to a hue
Shade= Adding black to a hue
Mathew Brady:
Civil War Photography
1860s
One of the first events where the public saw casualties of war printed in newspapers
Eardweard Muybridge
1830-1904
English
Pioneer in photographing motion
Created the zoopraxiscope (1879)
"The Gallop"
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815-1879
Known for soft focus and 'Painterly' quality of her images.
Was panned as not a serious enough as a photographer.
Accepted by painters (pre-Raphaelites) more than photographers.
Close-Cropped portraits are inspiration for photographers today.
Edward Curtis
1868-1952
Photographer and ethnologist
Focused on documenting the american west and native american people
Jacob Riis
1849-1914
Grew up in poverty
Considered to be a father of photojournalism
Photographed the tenements/slums of NYC to raise awareness of the plight of the poor
Dorthea Lange
1895-1965
Documentary photographer and photojournolist
Began as portraitist (in a studio)
During the great depression (1930s), worked for the farm securities Administration to document the plight of the poor and forgotten
Duromg WWII, documented the plight of japanese american citizens who were forced into internment camps. the photos were not seen during the war
migrant mother
white angel breadline, san fransisco
pledge
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908-2004
A master of street photography.
Known for the decisive moment = The moment when visual and physiological elements come together in the photo.
Gordon Parks
1912-2006
Significant photographer of the civil rights movement
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