Category: Photography
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Attitude to Photography. Art and Design
In art and design, the artists primary aim is to make the audience interested and educated. Notably, actualizing this requires an individual to embrace critical thinking and present a variety of attractive photographs. Moreover, design, talent, and educational skills are prudent to enhance knowledge about what most viewers prefer to see. As a result, artists…
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Who Should Be Given Credit for Inventing Photography?
Introduction Human beings naturally have a strong visual sense of the surrounding world despite the differences in individual tendencies towards visual beauty and creativity. Within a significant number of human inventions, photography plays a particular role in developing art and its use for personal purposes. However, the advent of such a medium is a complex…
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Painting as a Translation of Photography in Two Ivans and Oksana
Two Ivans and Oksana (Brooklyn Museum Photograph) There is a productive tension produced as a result of the coexistence of photographic aspects and painterly qualities in the image and so, this paper aims at explaining how this painting is a translation of photography. According to Maniichuk and Brady, this painting is an example of social…
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The Starving Boy in Uganda Photograph by Mike Wells
Introduction In the contemporary world, the problem of famine or starvation is often neglected due to its slight relevance in the First World countries. Nevertheless, food shortage is a serious issue in the African and Middle-East countries, particularly in the trying times of pandemics (Humanitarian Aid). The photograph by Mike Wells represents the terrors of…
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The Photography Atelier 21 Exhibition
Nowadays, it is not recommended to visit public places, and many people prefer to stay home and find other ways to enjoy their free time. However, many persons may notice that engaging with various art forms heals and helps relieve anxiety and depression. Therefore, in this century of technology, it is possible to visit an…
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Henri Cartier-Bressons and Martine Francks Photography of Each Other
Introduction Photography as an art has generated many masters who have revolutionized this sphere and contributed their passion and talent to its development. One of such extraordinary artists is Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French photographer who launched a unique photographic cooperative called Magnum photos. The members of it were independent photographers who created works under the…
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Violence in Joseph Rodriguezs Photographs
Introduction Joseph Rodriguezs photography is considered a meditation on the different types of violence in poor communities in East Los Angeles. Being a former drug user, Rodriguez took pictures of the gang life to escape his addiction and show how hatred and cruelty can destroy families and childrens lives (Martinique). His work was a documentary…
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Henri Cartier-Bressons and Martine Francks Photography
Berger John. 1972. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin Books. The book by Berger (1972) is a monograph on the interpretation of visual arts from a viewers perspective. The book is targeted at a diverse population, including the general public as its primary audience, which is validated by its appeal to a common reader. However, the…
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Writing and Photography Overview
The understanding of the process of creating literary works of any kind can be enhanced through its comparison with other types of art. For example, the consideration of this initiative contrasted with photography with details inherent in these activities might help grasp the meaning of aspects affecting the resulting products. Hence, writing an essay is…
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The Photographic Industry: Historical Background
Table of Contents Early European Block Printing Romanesque and Gothic Manuscripts The Inventors of Photography Typeface Design in the first half of the Twentieth Century Pictorial Modernism Works Cited Early European Block Printing Woodblock printing was the first sort of printing to take place in Europe. Fabric printing and the production of transient items like…