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Black & White Photography Masters
Ansel Adams
• American photographer and environmentalist
• Interest in nature photography and wilderness preservation
• Most photographed subject: Yosemite National Park
• His signature black-and-white photographs inspire an appreciation for natural beauty and a strong conservation ethic
Ansel Adams(1902 – 1984)
White House Ruin
Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm
Ansel Adams
Autumn Moon, the High Sierra from Glacier Point
Ansel Adams
Edward Weston
Pepper (1930)
Edward Weston(1886-1958)
• American photographer
• Created sharp and realistic pictures that convey the beauty of natural objects through skillful composition and subtleties of tone, light, and texture.
• Famous for his series of monumental close-ups of seashells, peppers, and halved cabbages, bringing out the rich textures of their sculpture-like forms
Edward Weston
Shell (1927)
Cabbage Leaf (1931)Edward Weston
Henri Cartier-Bresson
• French photographer
• Explored the creative potential of photography, and his uncanny ability to capture life on the run made his work synonymous with “the decisive moment”
• Also a photo-journalist who produced major bodies of photographic reportage on India and Indonesia at the time of independence, China during the revolution, the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death, the United States during the postwar boom, and Europe as its old cultures confronted modern realities.
Henri Cartier-Bresson(1908–2004)
Shanghai (1948)
Punjab, India (1947)
Mexico (1964)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Children in Seville, SpainHenri Cartier-Bresson
Jacques Lartigue
• French photographer
• He is a pioneer of snapshot photography and at the same time a chronicler of life in France
• Fleeting moments were captured – some of them distinguished by the blur of movement
Jacques Lartigue(1894 – 1986)
Grand Prix des Automobile-Club de France
In My Room, Paris, 1905
Jacques LartigueIn front of Dauphine Pavillion, Paris, 1912
Arno Minkkinen
• Finnish photographer who works in the United States
• Best known for black and white abstract pieces which juxtapose bodies and landscapes in surprising ways
Arno Minkkinen(Born 1945)
Arno Minkkinen
Arno Minkkinen
Cindy Sherman
• American artist, photographer, film director
• Famous for her series of conceptual portraits where she dressed herself up to portray young women in various roles
Cindy Sherman(Born 1954)
Untitled Film Still #71978
Cindy Sherman
PINHOLE Photography
WHAT IS PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY?
Pinhole photography is lensless photography.
A tiny hole replaces the lens.
Light passes through the hole; an image is formed in the camera
HOW IT WORKS
· We see things because light rays reflect off of them and these reflected rays form an image on the retina.
· A camera is a mechanical eye.pupil = pinholeeyelid = shutterretina = film
HOW IT WORKS
CHARACTERISTICS OF PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY
· Pinhole images are softer – less sharp – than pictures made with a lens. · The images have nearly infinite depth of field.· Images are exposed on film or paper – negative or positive; black and white, or color.
· Pinhole images tolerate little enlargement.
·To get clear, sharp pictures, the camera must remain very still while the shutter is open.
· Exposure time varies in length ranging from half a second to several hours.
CHARACTERISTICS
Davison, George English (b. Dresser, 1854-1930) TITLE ON OBJECT: The Onion Field 1889 photogravure print 15.4 x 20.5 cm.
FIRST KNOWN PINHOLE CAMERA PHOTOGRAPH
A pinhole camera is a small, light-tight can or box with a black interior and a tiny hole in the center of one end.
You can design it to accept roll or sheet film.
The two ends of the camera are parallel.
The end opposite the pinhole is flat so that the film is held in a flat plane.
The pinhole has a cover to prevent light from entering the camera when you aren't taking a picture.
PINHOLE CAMERA
Pinhole cameras may have one pinhole or several. Multiple pinhole cameras produce overlapping images or, with certain designs, panoramic images.
PINHOLE CAMERA
EXAMPLES
· MATCHBOX· ELARGER· CAMERA· FILM CANISTER· BOX· COFFEE-MATE CONTAINER
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
Making Your Pinhole Camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC9SlWkL4L4
http://www.pinhole.org/
http://www.photo.net/learn/pinhole/pinholehttp://users.rcn.com/stewoody/photo.htm
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/pinholeCamera/pinholeCanBox.shtml
http://www.wandascott.com/pinholecameras.html
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHYhttp://www.anseladams.com/
http://www.edward-weston.com/
http://www.art-directory.info/photography/henri-jacques-lartigue-1894/index.shtml
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2010/09/21/photographer-arno-minkkinen-showcased-a-lifetime-of-his-work-in-a-lecture-at-apsu/
http://www.cindysherman.com/
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/968
http://www.photography.com/articles/basic-concepts/basic-photography-concepts/
http://www.photography.com/
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/cameraob.htm
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/daguerro.htm