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Photography
Hope Johnson
Mr. Beckmann
English 1
Nov-Dec 2010
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Photography
Introduction- Photography is a form of art requiring skill and
training
I. Photographya.The every-day uses of photography
i. Advertisingii. Travel
iii. Satelliteiv. Newsv. Crime-scene
b.Photographic Themesi. Natureii. Emotions
iii. Portraitsc.Famous Photographers
i. Eadweard Muybridgeii. Dorothea Lange
Conclusion- Photography is a form of art that has many aspects, and
when considered seriously, requires much skill.
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Hope Johnson
English 1
Mr. Beckmann
Nov-Dec 2010
Photography
What is photography? Do people use it in everyday life? Are
there different types of photography? There are many questions
to ask when it comes to photography. They can all be answered
quite easily. Essentially,photography is a form of art
requiring skill and training. It is a very well rounded subject,
having many themes and categories. However, when seriously
considered, it does require skill and a good eye for art.
Photography
Photography, in Greek means: to draw with light. Introduced
and invented in 1839, photography has been a revolutionary part
of life. According to Websters Dictionary, photography is
the process or art of producing images of objects onsensitized
surfaces by the chemical action of light or of otherforms of
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radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays. Photography
is also useful in day-to-day life.
The every-day uses of photography
Photography is not only used as an entertainment, but also
as a tool used in every day life. Advertising, travel,
satellite, news, and crime-scene are some of the many ways
photography is used (Kids Discover, 2).
Advertising pictures are used in commercialism. They
introduce products that help to better our way of life.
Sometimes its in the form of commercials on T.V., using moving
pictures to attract us to the things they sell us. Sometimes
its in brochures attempting to sell us an enrollment in their
college or university. Other times, its used to try to gain
charity in places like Haiti. Those pictures are known as travel
photos.
Travel photos, such as the ones in National Geographic
magazine, or AFAR use photos of people and places outside of
Americas everyday norm to show what life is like in other
places. Sometimes they are used to stir up awareness for the
less fortunate. Other times, they are used to spark interest in
a new vacation spot on the beach. Travel photos are only one way
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to show places around the world. The other, are known as
satellite images.
Satellite images are used to show what is going on in the
world, but in a different perspective than travel photos.
Satellite images are taken from outer space. Meteorologists use
satellite images to predict the weather patterns, and to maybe
warn people of a coming tornado in Kansas, or possibly a harsh
typhoon in India. News of the weather is not the only thing
pictures are good for.
Another type of everyday-photography is on our lawn every
Sunday morning, and on our T.Vs every day at 6:00. Pictures are
also put in Newspapers and on our local News channels to keep us
aware of the events happening around the world. Sometimes, that
news is right around the corner. Sometimes is good news, and
sometimes is bad. The bad news is what is known as crime-scene
photographs.
Crime-scene pictures arent put up to scare us, but to
keep us aware of the things going on in the city around us. Its
to encourage us to watch out for criminals, but also to inspire
us to be cautious as we walk around town doing everyday things.
Photographic themes
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father, and son: the bargeman. The bargeman, however, has his
back to the camera, but his emotion is portrayed by minute
details in his stance. Indentions in the cheek show he is
smiling, and his hands-on-hips posture indicates pride. What he
is prideful of, however, is left to the viewers imagination.
Portrait photography is another detailed type of
photography. Photography is a lot about capturing the character
of the subject. Character revelation is very important to
portraits, so exact physical portrayal is not as important to
the portraitists. When it comes to the lighting and position of
the subject, lighting is very important. Most portraitists
prefer light from outside to diffuse into the room. It creates a
natural looking picture, instead of a fluorescent, or
unrealistic type of lighting.
Famous Photographers
Other than Henri Cartier-Bresson, there are many famous and
influential photographers. Eadweard Muybridge and Dorothea Lange
are only two of the many photographers in the world.
Eadweard Muybridge was the earliest photographer and he
quickly climbed the ladder of fame to become the most popular
photographer of that era. He became famous by doing a project
for the governor of California. The governor wanted to see if a
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horse left the ground at all when it galloped. After that, he
did a lot of moving-picture photography. He also focused on
still photography and landscape. Eadweard Muybridge was born in
Kingston upon Thames, England, in April 1830. During his life,
Eadweard spent most of his time in the United States. While
there, he invented a device called the Zoopraxiscope. This
projects a motion picture off of the film strips used to take
pictures. He was a very revolutionary photographer, just like
Dorothea Lange.
Dorothea Lange was very influential during the Great
Depression. At the age of 7, Dorothea was diagnosed with Polio,
but over came it later in her life. Dorothea went to Photography
school in New York City. There, her focus was on portrait
photography, and she kept with that through the majority of her
life. During the Great Depression, she documented the struggles
and hardships of the working class who were most impacted by the
downfall of the economy. It is rumored that her picture Migrant
Motherwas what got the government involved in trying to get the
economy back on track. After documenting the Great Depression,
she went on to document the way the Japanese-Americans were
being treated in the internment camps during World War II.
Dorothea Lange is known as the most influential photographer of
all time.
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Photography has many aspects, and helps improve life in
many different ways. When it is considered seriously, it
requires much skill and more often than not, training of eye-
hand-coordination.
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Works Cited
Category: Famous Photographers. Digital Photography. N.p., n.d.
Web. 15 Nov. 2010. http://www.sandrophoto.com/category/
famous-photographers/.
Drawing with Light. KIDSDiscoverJuly 2000: 2. Print
The Editors of Time-Life Books. The Art of Photography. New York:
Time-Life Books, 1971. Print.
The Editors of Time-Life Books. The Great Themes. New York: Time-Life
Books, 1971. Print.
Photography. Dictionary.com. Ask Jeeves, 2010. Web. 2 Dec. 2010.
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