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Dorothea Lange was a photographer whose portraits of displaced farmers during the Great Depression greatly influenced later documentary photography. IN THESE GROUPS FAMOUS PEOPLE IN ART FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON MAY 26 FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED IN CALIFORNIA FAMOUS FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHERS Show All Groups QUOTES “One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you’d be stricken blind.” —Dorothea Lange Synopsis During the Great Depression, Dorothea Lange photographed the unemployed men who wandered

H. Sullivan , Alexander Gardner, James F. Gibson and some private photographers Brady acquired a great collection of Civil War photographs. The photographs included images of the Bull Run, Antietam, and the Gettysburg battle. The first photographs were published in 1862. They titled the images “The Dead of Antietam” these images were taken by Alexander Gardner and James F. Gibson, impressing the nation receiving a lot of

What do you do when you wake up? For most girls, it’s get dressed, do hair and makeup, get back in bed and snap a quick, fake #wokeuplikethis selfie. Then, of course, the selfie is posted to social media, along with billions of other people all trying to be noticed. It may seem frivolous, just something to pass the time, but the truth is that there are hidden motives in the hashtags. Selfies promote narcissism, low self esteem, fakery and unhealthy competition. First off, there’s the selfie whose

the layers of emotion that lie within the scene. For example, an image of a smiling face taken outside in the sun generally emits a cheerful, lighthearted tone. Conversely, that same image taken at night and lit solely from below would probably seem somewhat creepy or unnerving. Thus, by using lighting as its own form of expression, photographers can unlock their viewers minds, allowing them to turn even the most mundane of images into captivating

ease of photography, the science behind the technology and how the camera develops artistic expression of photography. The first piece in the magazine centered on the Polaroid describes the simplicity of the camera stating that, “In 30 seconds an image slowly appears, emerging out of a green blue fog and becoming within minutes a fully developed colored photograph” (A Genius and His Magic Camera: Dr. Edwin Land of Polaroid demonstrates his new invention 1972).  The specific camera that the article

on life. I bring my camera everywhere. It is always attached to my hip, film coiled, lense cap off, ready for action. I get asked frequently, why do you shoot film? It’s expensive, takes a while to develop, and you typically do not know what the image looks like until you get it back. I shoot film photography because a single shot holds much more significance than a shot on a digital camera. With a digital camera you can take 16 pictures in a matter of seconds and can be deleted whereas film is

A similarity between the two paintings is evident in the use of composition and background. In the “Hands of protest”, although it is a big painting as its size is …/width is long, the main point of focus is still the person. As the man is the focal point, this composition can attract the viewer’s attention as no other object can divert focus. In spite of the dark background in a large area, it doesn’t compete for focus with the man. The background plays a helping and supporting role that gives a

Six hundred and fifty words. That is almost as if to say that you can only take one photograph your entire life and once the shutter clicks, that’s it. What moment would be worth taking a life lasting picture of? Would it be the first time you rode your bike or the last time your dad carried you on his back? How about your wedding day? Perhaps your beloved family pet who recently passed away? Maybe the family vacation you took to Disney? Five hundred and sixty-seven words. Not nearly enough to

Stock photography is a supply of images provided to major companies for purchase in order to send a specific message to their customers or viewers. Stock images are everywhere nowadays and are meant to efficiently illustrate an entire topic that people will instantly be able to identify when viewing. With the high amount of Internet users companies need these images to have a universal appeal, which results in the images being idealized and generic. With the high amount of these generic idealized

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who developed the genre of candid photography. In his early life, he was introduced to cameras such that a Box Brownie and a view camera. As a young boy, he was very much interested in the arts. He took up the hobby of oil painting, music, and sketching. However, he later abandoned those ideas and developed a new found interest in photography. He also took part in the sport of hunting. Ironically, hunting was the indirect reason he began photography