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WhatisPhotography?
theart,science,andpracticeofcreating
durableimagesbyrecordinglightor
otherelectromagneticradiation,either
chemicallybymeansofalightsensitive
materialsuchasphotographicfilm,or
electronicallybymeansofanimage
sensor.
ShorthistoryofPhotography
Photographywasinventedinthebeginning
ofthe19thcentury
Chemicalphotographywasinventedinthe
1820s.
Thefirstpermanentphotoetching(fundamentalphotography)wasanimageproducedin1822by
theFrenchinventorNicephoreNiepce.
Hemadethefirstpermanentphotographfromnature(hisViewfromtheWindowatLeGras)witha
camerain1826.
Howacameraworks
N otice th e in verted
(u p sid e-d ow n ) tree.
Whentheshutterofacameraisopened,lightpassesthroughthelens
andontothefilm.Thefilmiscoveredwithchemicalsthatcreatea
patternoflightonthefilm.Thisbecomesthenegativeinchemical
Photography.Now,weoftenusedigital/electronicphotography.
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ImageSensor
Animagesensorisa
devicethatconvertsan
opticalimageinto
anelectronicsignal.
Therearethreebasicstylesof
photography.
Landscape
Portrait
Documentary
Landscape
Landscapeisa
photographofthe
environment.Itcouldbe
theforest,mountains,
oceans,oryourbackyard.
AnselAdamsisa
famouslandscape
photographer.Hereis
oneofhisimages.
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HereisanotherofAnselAdams
Photographs
PortraitPhotography
Portraitphotographyisaphoto
ofapersonoranimalthat
showsanemotional
connection.
Whatistheemotionshownin
thisphoto?
Scared
O ther
Angry
HoldingVirginaSallyMann
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MorePortraits
Portraitscanbethewholebody.
TheDressSallyMann
BoyandCar,NewYorkCityJeromeLiebling,1949
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Whataresomewaysyoucan
makeaportraitphotograph
creativeanddifferentfrom
everyoneelse?
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Documentary
Documentary
photographypresentsa
truescenewithout
changinganything.
MigrantMotherDortheaLange
Gooddocumentary
photographsmakeyou
wonderwhatthestoryis
behindthephotograph.
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Whatarethestoriesinthesephotos?
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Wheredoyoufinddocumentary
photographs?
M agazines
N ew spaper
Books
Internet
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Contrast
Contrastreferstothe
brightnessbetween
thelightandshadow
areasofapicture.
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Doesithavecontrast?Whatdirectionis
thelightonthetreescomingfrom?
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WhatisContrast?
Contrast is the diff
erence
betw een light and shadow .
Think about a fl
ashlight in a
dark room .
LIG H TS
SH AD O W S
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Thecomposition
The positioning of
objects or the photos
focus w ithin the
photograph
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Rule of Thirds
AphotoismoreinterestingifthesubjectisNOTdirectlyinthe
center.Tryplacingyoursubject1/3totheleftorright,or1/3
fromtoporbottom.
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Onephotographusesruleofthirdsandtheotherusescentralfocus.
CentralFocus
Rule of Thirds
Whichphotographdoyoufindmoreinteresting?
WHY?
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PointofView
Tryselectinganunusualpointofview.
Above
Below
Eye Level
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Proximity
Dontbeshy!Getclosetoyoursubject.Butmakesureyoukeepfocus!
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BasicPortfolioProject
Sm allgroups, 1+ D SLR cam era per group
Each person m ust take 4 photos of each
of the three subjects: Landscape,
Portrait, D ocum entary. (2 black and
w hite, 2 color)
Each person m ust then w rite a short
paragraph describing the photo,
explaining the contrast (B& W ), the point
of view , com position and proxim ity of the
picture as w ellas the subject.
As a group, you m ust decide on three
them es, one them e for each of the
subjects: Exam ple, for Landscape
the
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