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Art with Power. Photography. History. In Greek means “drawing with light” Dates back to 1826 Art and science of creating durable images by capturing light Can be processed on paper using a light-sensitive surface Can also be digitally saved using pixels. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PHOTOGRAPHYArt with Power
History In Greek means “drawing with light” Dates back to 1826 Art and science of creating durable
images by capturing light Can be processed on paper using a
light-sensitive surface Can also be digitally saved using pixels
The Beginnings
Black and White Photography
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“View from the Window at Le Gras”Nicephore NiepceFirst documented photograph 1826 using a camera obscura
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•“Boulevard du Temp”•Louis Daguerre•First documented picture of people•1838
Important Photographers Ansel Adams – American; best known for his black
and white photographs of the American West
Dorothea Lange – American; photojournalist famous
for photographs of the Great Depression
Tom Chambers – contemporary photographer
accredited for showing unspoken stories
Andy Goldsworthy – creates artwork in nature using
only materials he finds on location
Ansel AdamsAmerican black and white photographer
Known for pictures of landscapes and nature
Dorothea Lange
Photojournalism documented the “hard times” of the Great Depression in the 1930s
Tom Chambers
Modern photographs that show unnatural situations, often telling a story in pictures
Andy Goldsworthy
Uses only materials found in nature to create artwork, photographs are evidence
What can photography show? Beautiful nature Geography History Emotions Stories Capture a memory News
What makes a photo look good?
What makes a good story?
A thousand words…