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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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