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Photography and film are becoming more popular every day with people trying to one up each other and also trying to figure out new and inventive ways to use the camera. In Paul Strand’s essay Photography the New God, he wanted to make his point that photography was assessable to anyone and everyone and that man does all the work not the machine. In Extracts from the Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin explains that works of art have always been easily reproduced for

there is a downward slope going from the furthermost right, to the furthermost left of the image. The colors seem varied and dark, contrasting the coats of the individuals with the stark white bags, and the intrusive bright colors of the billboard, this creates a contrast in the mood of the apparent glee of the billboard, with the traumatic expressions of the individuals. Although black and white, the image uses a wide range of light and dark, going from the bright white of the bags and billboard

“Afghan Girl” Photography is more than just an art, it is a form of living, in a way. It is history, art, all the emotions humankind has to offer. Bruno Barbey once said, “photography is the only language that can be understood around the world”, Aaron Siskind quoted “photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” Steve McCurry, whose picture is above once stated, a

Since there are photographs in the scrapbook that can be attributed to John Thomson, this photographer and his ten-year Far East trip deserve an entire section. As mentioned earlier, Edinburgh-born photographer John Thomson was one of the first photographers who traveled to the Far East, and, along with Milton M. Miller, he was also one of the pre-eminent European photographers in nineteenth-century China. In 1862, Thomson left for Singapore and embarked on a ten-year sojourn in Asia. Upon arrival

geological documentation (180). She denounces the commercialization of photography – the use of props, constructed backdrops and retouching to create ostentatious painting-like photographs. Honest documentation was abandoned for sentimental painting-like images by photographers such as Henry Peach Robinson (Abbott, 181).

Khari Vanderbilt Mr.Inguito English 1C October 13, 2014 Romare Bearden's "The Family" (1941) & "The Family (1975) Comparisons Romare Bearden, a great artist that expresses many feelings throughout his photos. He expresses different types of feelings and meanings through colors, background, character demeanor, and even the posture of the characters in the picture. My favorite painting by Romare Bearden has to be "The Family"(1941) due to the fact that I had a personal connection to the picture

Towards the center of the image, there is a large spinning wheel, titled, “Wheel of Misfortune”, with a pointer at the top indicating the outcome, the artist utilizes humor by adding a prefix to the word “fortune” and referencing a popular game show called, “Wheel of Fortune”. On the far right of the image, the viewer can see a vehicle parked beside the wheel which also suggests that the man is going to spin the wheel

complexities from picture taking” (Cooper 329). Isolating the problems of photography made is possible for nearly everyone to take photos, and not just the professionals. This meant that more people were able to indulge in this hobby and capture more images for the world to see. Eastman also constructed his own camera and process to make things less complicated for individuals who wanted to take photographs. “[Eastman] added to the company's established production of photosensitive materials by designing

People tend to hold onto objects because it reminds them of an important past or significant people whom they received it from. There are countless items people hold onto, one of mine is a picture of me and my siblings. Although the photo is flat and meaningless to some people, in my perspective, there is an immense depth and value to to the actual object. This picture, which illustrates what appears to be me and my siblings having a good time, demonstrates the love I have for them. Looking back

Framing Innocence tells the story of a mother who loved her child and was a passionate photographer. Several of her photos would forever change how the world views and interprets pictures. What Cynthia Stewart saw as photos of her daughter rinsing herself in the bathtub with a shower sprayer were seen by the police and county prosecutors as a child performing a sexual act. Stewart’s pictures of her daughter changed how we decide what is crossing the line and what isn’t. Stewart loved taking