T here have been many great photographers throughout history who have left their mark on the industry. Cecil Beaton is an inspiring fashion photographer from the 1930s. He was born in 1904 in Hampstead, England, he moved to London and continued to live there until his passing in 1980.
This British photographer launched his career as a society photographer in 1926 (A Gallery for Fine Photography, 2001). His first camera was a Kodak 3A which was a very popular model in its time. Beaton used this camera to teach himself the basics of photography often using his family members as subjects. Ignoring his dislike of further education Beaton studied history, art and architecture at ST John’s College, Cambridge (Search.com Reference, 2010). In
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He was never known as a technically skilled photographer, he relied on his ability to sculpt a subjects body into an ideal pose and place them in a flattering scene to compliment the feel of the photograph that he was aiming to achieve (Search.com Reference, 2010).
Beaton was a great photographer however his photographs were not about capturing reality; he used his art so that we may perceive his subjects to be more attractive then they truly appear. Early on in his career he learnt flattery was the key to portraiture (Patrick, 2009). Beaton was able to transform ordinary subjects to look younger, more attractive and sophisticated through his photography. This was achieved by careful manipulation of their posturing (Patrick, 2009). These subjects would trust Beaton to transform what ought to be an ordinary photograph into something more elegant and stylish. Clients could easily have faith in Beaton’s creativity as his photographic style followed the current trends in society (Patrick, 2009). Beaton was known as a natural socialite however later it became evident that he was not a loyal friend at all.
After Beaton’s diaries were discovered readers uncovered a stranger, and those who knew the photographer where shocked. These diaries were found to be the scripture of Beaton himself and personal thoughts no one should have to hear.
Beaton’s self-created façade worked perfectly within high society although it was
CLS- He achieved a mystical attribute into all of his images with the inspiration from various paintings that shared the same aspect and editing them to have a natural effect.
Joe Mixon was born into a large, un-wealthy family that didn’t have many possessions and barely scraped by. The Mixons lived in the west side of Philadelphia in a bad neighborhood filled with crime. Mr. Mixon was a steel worker at a near by plant and Mrs. Mixon stayed home and took care of the seven children they have. Joe was the youngest of the children but you could never tell. He always seemed to take the role of the leader. Joe’s mom had predicted when he was young that he would grow up to be very successful and he would pull the family out of the bottom. Joe made straight A’s in school and was successful in athletics. He was voted the team captain in everything he was involved in. Joe had his pick of some of the most prestigious colleges
Richard Allen Bennon, Jr., affectionally known as "Junior," was born on January 10, 1948, to the late Deacon Richard Bennon, Sr. and Mother Luella Parks Bennon.
photography. He was delightful about what other photographers were doing. They might not have the
Woodson was born in December 19, 1875. He was born in New Canton, Virginia. His father was James Henry Woodson. His mother was Anne Eliza Riddle. His father was a sharecropper.
What makes his photographs seem real? Its how we perceive the world around us or what we consider real.
Carter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author,he was the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He got a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University. Dr. Woodson has a book "The Negro in Our History " he was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1915
At age 14, Abelardo Morell realizes that he discovers his passion of photography through the photography books or magazines at his uncle 's house. According to the National Geographic
A typical day for Garet Christianson begins long before most college students are even awake.
His specialized mastery is obvious in his photos. Camera work, altering and in addition music and sound was every one of his
Born in 1934, Jerry Uelsmann grew up an inner city kid of Detroit. In high school, Uelsmann worked as an assistant for a photography studio; he eventually photographed weddings. Uelsmann went to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where he met Minor White, who “introduced [him] to the concept that photography could be used for self-expression” (Berman). While at RIT, he studied with Bruce Davidson, Peter Turner and Car Chiaraenza, with whom he held frequent discussions on how photography could be different. After RIT, Uelsmann went to Indiana University where he changed his degree to a Master of Fine Arts degree. He graduated with an M.S. and an M.F.A at Indiana University in 1960, where he studied with Henry Holmes Smith, who had
When Watkins had first moved to San Francisco, California he worked as a delivery boy and then became a daguerreotypist. Before this job, Watkins had no prior knowledge of photography or how any of it worked. Once he took this job, he learned the basics of photography and excelled at his new job. This is when he recognized he really had the eye for photography and the natural talent. Around 1858, Watkins decided to open his own business and began doing many commission photographs and even made daguerreotype stereo views which were used in a highly public court case which made him even more of a household name.
His early paintings had an unconventional, unique, and unfinished look about them. The images were known to everyone in everyday life.
In Roger Scruton's Photography and Representation the author establishes the idea that ideal photography is not art. In the same breath he says that ideal photography is not necessarily an idea which photographers should strive, nor does it necessarily exist. Yet, he bases his argument upon the ideal. In reviewing his paper, I’ll take a look at why he painstakingly tries to make this distinction between ideal painting and ideal photography. His argument is based upon the proposition that photographs can only represent in a causal fashion, whereas painters create representational artwork via intentional relations. Scruton manages to create a solid argument, but in the end I’ll decide it is not a fair assumption to say that photographs
1. Give a specific example of the cultural definition of romance in Moonstruck. Infatuation interjects an important role in connecting two souls together. I feel like the saying, “love is blind” fits this movie very well.