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Introduction to Photography

Child and her Mother - Dorthea Lange

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Photography is Art created by Light!

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What is Photography?

Photography is an art form like drawing and painting.

Photographers use their camera to make us see life in a

different way, feel emotions, and record stories and events.

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How a Camera works…

When the shutter of a camera is opened, light passes through the lensand onto the film. The film is covered with chemicals that create a pattern of light on the film. This becomes the negative.

Notice the inverted (upside-down) tree.

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There are three basic styles of photography.

Landscape Portrait Documentary

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Landscape

Landscape is a photograph of the environment. It could be the forest, mountains, oceans, or your backyard. Ansel Adams is a famous landscape photographer. Here is one of his images.

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What is Landscape Photography?

Landscape photography is a photograph of the outdoors.

It could be of the land,

water, or buildings.

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What do you see in your landscape photograph?

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Portrait Photography Portrait photography is a photo

of a person or animal.

It is important to show an emotion.

Holding Virgina - Sally Mann

ScaredAngry

Other…

What is the emotion shown in this photo?

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Different Portrait Styles

Rubenesque - Keith CarterLukasz Holma, Poland - Lauren Bacall

Can you compare and contrast these photographs?How are they similar? How are they different?

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The Dress - Sally Mann Boy and Car, New York City - Jerome Liebling, 1949

More PortraitsPortraits can be the whole body.

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What is Portrait Photography?

A portrait photograph is a picture of a person or animal that shows an emotional connection.

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ANIMAL PORTRAIT

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What are some ways you can make a portrait photograph creative and different from

everyone else?

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Documentary

Documentary photography presents facts without changing anything.

Good documentary photographs make you wonder what the story is behind the photograph. Migrant Mother - Dorthea Lange

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What are the stories in these photos?

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Where do you find documentary photographs?

Newspaper

Magazines

Internet

Books

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Documentary photographs can be either landscape or portrait.

Dante’s View - 1938 Edward Weston

Which photo shows a portrait, and which shows a landscape?

Portrait Landscape

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What is Documentary Photography?

Documentary Photography tells a story without changingthe facts.

Remember that a good documentary photograph makes youwonder what the story is behind the picture!

It can be a portrait or landscape.

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What stories can you tell with your camera?

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Contrast

Contrast refers to the brightness between the light and shadow areas of a picture.

Does this photograph have contrast?

Mapplethorpe, Orchid and Leaf in White Vase 1982

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Does it have contrast? What direction is the light on the trees coming from?

Alfred Stieglitz - Icy Night, 1893

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What is Contrast?

Contrast is the difference between light and shadow.Think about a flashlight in a dark room.

Don’t think about zebras or pianos!

LIGHTS SHADOWS

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Rule of ThirdsA photo is more interesting if the subject is NOT directly in the center. Try placing your subject 1/3 to the left or right, or 1/3 from top or bottom.

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Which photograph do you find more interesting?WHY?

One photograph uses rule of thirds and the other uses central focus.

Central Focus Rule of Thirds

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Point of ViewTry selecting and unusual point of view.

Where was the photographer standing for each picture?

Eye Level

Above

Below

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ProximityDon’t be shy! Get close to your subject.

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are tools to help you MASTER the art of photography.

Contrast, Rule of Thirds,Point of View, and Proximity

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“One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind.”

-Dorthea Lange