Essays Tagged: "photography"

Subjective Photography

Photo essayPhotography is a medium that has become a part of our every day lives. It serves as a way to preserv ... g form of art, and this is what we have studied extensively in this class. However when we consider photography we learn that it means different things to different to different people, and I am no ex ... different people, and I am no exception. Something that we discussed throughout the course was how photography created an illusion of reality. Taking this I began to consider other questions of illus ...

(2 pages) 127 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

A Memorable Expierence In Photograpy, the works of Robert Capa

A Memorable Experience in PhotographyTo experience photography, one must have a certain style ofphotographs to really apprecia ... images and views that really catch the interest of the photographer.For me to experience and admire photography, it took me only onephotographer to really appreciate the power it has his name is Rober ... ossible for him to ignore the events which affected theirlives(Images of War 9). Robert's belief on photography is 'If yourpictures are not good enough, your not close enough'(PhotographsForeword).Rob ...

(2 pages) 93 0 4.8 Oct/1995

Subjects: Art Essays

life of george eastman

"George Eastman"George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Company, made photography accessible to millions of people by mass manufacturing easy-to-use cameras and photograp ... lose roll film; the daylight-loading camera; and the Brownie, the worlds first snapshot camera made photography the 20th century's dominant art for and communication medium.A dedicated philanthropist, ... eloping tanks, and water. The Santo Domingo holiday was gradually forgotten as his fascination with photography grew. Ironically, the more he learned, the more photography frustrated him.Invented by B ...

(9 pages) 109 0 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Garry Winogrand.

Garry Winogrand was born in New York City in 1928; he became interested in photography in the late 1940's when he was in the United States Air Force. When he was done his term ... York City to study painting. A year later he went to Columbia University to study both painting and photography. There he met George Zimbel, a student and photographer for the Columbia Spectator, the ... was open twenty-four hours a day. This was the first time Garry had been exposed to the process of photography, and it amazed him. Within two weeks, he dropped his painting classes. Winogrand started ...

(6 pages) 63 0 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

A look into photography as a career.

what they want. Although most photographers develop specialties and limit themselves to one type of photography, some are open to many different situations. The main types of photography are people, l ... papers. Second, they must have, expertise in lab technology, computer skills, knowledge of digital photography and computer imaging tools, and the ability to creatively find alternative ways of expre ...

(2 pages) 77 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Biography of Man Ray.

had his first solo show at the Daniel Gallery in New York in 1915, and around this time, he took up photography, the medium for which he is best known. By 1916, Ray's photography had come into full sw ... his first important exibition in the "Librairie Six", Paris. In 1922, Ray began his work with nude photography, and takes photos for various magazines- fashion photos, and portraits. In 1923, Ray's f ...

(4 pages) 76 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Henri Cartier-Bresson photos analysed: Martin Luther King, 1961 and Mademoiselle Chanel, 1964 (in relation to the question [question in text body])

Question:As part of the magnum photographic group, aimed to use photography in the service of humanity and to keep the pulse of their times. In doing so he provided ... the pictures that inspired him to put down his paint brush and start in a new branch of art called photography.In 1947, during a reunion of Ce Soir photographers, David Seymour and Robert Capa persua ... re ?People Live Everywhere?, ?Youth of the World?, and ?The Child Generation?. Their aim was to use photography in the service of humanity, giving birth to the conception, most associated with Cartier ...

(10 pages) 56 0 4.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Ansel Adams life and two analysis of his photographs.

and gained vast of experience as a landscape photographer. Ansel struggled between two professions, photography and music. In 1920, he decided to become a concert pianist. For seven years he gave pian ... essons and concerts. After viewing Paul Strand's wonderful work, Adams decided to switch careers to photography. A short time later, he joined "f/64", a group dedicated to the concept of photography t ...

(3 pages) 106 0 2.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Paradise - A Descriptive Narrative Of a Painting Brought To Life.

ParadisePhotography may be the ultimately more effective and logical alternative to drawingor painting, but ... rnative to drawingor 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. W ...

(4 pages) 85 0 2.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

How Moholy-Nagy made photography manifestly modern. This essay discusses the ways that Moholy used and thought about photography differently.

How did Moholy-Nagy make photography made manifestly modern?A typical Laszlo Moholy-Nagy photograph might feature hard diagon ... d as one of the foremost advocates of modernism in the twentieth century. His greatest influence in photography may not have been his work or struggles, but his time spent spreading his principles as ... f distinction between photographic and graphic expression. He ignored the traditional dependence of photography on the forms of painting. He ignored the role and purpose of photography as seen by the ...

(4 pages) 58 0 4.2 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

American Photography

raph, unfortunately the majority of them failed. John Herschel was the first person to use the word photography, which derived from the Greek words for light and writing. He also made the photographic ... tographs possible and it was not until these two distinct processes had been put together that made photography a reality. The first process is optical. Since the 16th century scientists knew the fact ...

(12 pages) 69 1 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Andy warhol an artist or not?

Andy Warhol an Artist or Not?On a daily basis we are showered with images we obtain from photography, billboards, television, and movies. People tend to glance through all the images, since ...

(6 pages) 73 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Research Analysis of Ghost Hunting

nt, rather an entertaining seance, picture, or show. Many people experimented with the invention of photography in this century. Making an eerie photograph was and is rather simple, but at those times ...

(7 pages) 41 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Isearch on the career of a photographer

ure itself. I want to become familiar with the all the job requirements and the different fields of photography. Ever since I was young and received my first camera, I've always enjoyed taking photogr ... obby that I enjoy.Researching this career, I came to find that there are so many different types of photography, but the one that stood out to me the most was a news photographer (photojournalist). Th ...

(5 pages) 98 0 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Photography around us

Photography will be seen as a medium of communication through which personal aesthetics and individu ... onal 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 pres ... was trying to put on his subject as they might ask about a prose article or a painting. This makes photography a powerful medium for communication and persuasion, both of true propositions and untrue ...

(2 pages) 86 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

History of Photography in the United States

I IntroductionThe development of photography began at a sluggish rate, taking over a century to make any sort of notable advancement. ... wever, after the invention of the daguerreotype, expansion began to proceed at a highly rapid pace. Photography was the origin of film, as well as motion picture. Which of course were the basis for te ... cture. Which of course were the basis for television and the media, of which we adhere to today. As photography became a more common technology and took part in mass industry an increasing number of p ...

(14 pages) 156 0 3.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Footy project

Photography Football ProjectBy Jamie BleuminkFootball is a sport that requires a photographer that k ... s 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 normal le ... r the internet. The photos are mostly taken by a company called Getty images. They are the official photography company for the 3 main footy ovals in Australia. They are the MCG, Telstra Dome and Optu ...

(3 pages) 27 0 2.5 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Eastman Kodak

r restructuring effort in January 2004, Kodak organized its business into four segments. These are: Photography, Health Imaging, Commercial Imaging and all other. The Photography segment includes digi ...

(2 pages) 203 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

What I See Must Be What Is True

The chapter out of Susan Sontag's book "On Photography" writes on interesting points of photographic images in our society. She writes, "Humank ...

(6 pages) 44 0 4.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Semiology Analysis.

hich can be denied. All photographs have the status of fact. What has to be examined is in what way photography can and cannot give meaning to facts." (Bazalgette, 1991, p.8)There are three main parts ...

(7 pages) 151 1 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies