Monday, November 5, 2012

Web Assignment #5

1. How I would define beauty in photography is how high resolution of a picture and how defined  pictures can be with the color. Also how there can be a meaning to the picture and mostly involves nature. For me sometimes how the subject/object is blacked out and there's a colorful background or the other way around.

2. Characteristics of photographic beauty would be the actual color of the and the position you take the picture of something. Also how something stands out to you that you would think is beautiful.

3. I would think that something "ugly" was photographed and can be considered beautiful.

Why: Maybe because of how the subject/object that was taken wasn't so awesome looking, but the background or something else in that picture made up for it. Or how you edit it can change the way you look at it.

Example: A picture of an ugly dog with all of its slobber and grossness all up in your face, but there's a a nice and defined background with the grass and flowers popping out because you're taking picture of your dog hopping around a field.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

Web Assignment #3

1. A brownie camera is an inexpensive camera that is made by Kodak.
2. George Eastman was the inventor of the brownie camera and was invented in the 1900's
3.The brownie camera changed the world with it quick snapshot picture and the inexpensive part of it. Photographers didn't need an expensive camera to succeed the great quality look, so the brownie camera was there and didn't cost as much as some cameras did.

Web Assignment #2


Q: 1. What is a daguerrotype? What did the surface of a daguerrotype resemble? When were they prominent? What photographic process did the daguerrotype replace? 

A: 1. Daguerrotype is just an image that is transferred chemically to a metal plate. The surface of daguerrotype resembles an image that appears to be floating in space. 


Q: 2. What is an "albumen" print? What was the main "ingredient" of the albumen process? When did the albumen process die out?
A: 2. The albumen print was invented in 1850 and is the paper base from a negative, method of producing a photographic print. The main "ingredient' of the albumen process is 100% cotton. The albumen process died out by 1895.

Q: 3. What is a "stereograph?" When were they popular?
A: 3. A stereo graph is a way to make something three dimensional when you look a certain way. The view- master developed in the 1900s and gained popularity. 

Q: 4. What is a "carte de visite?" What were they used for?
A:  A carte de visite is a picture of someone and is mounted on a piece of card. The carte de visite was for  picture of famous people and more important people and they became more popular. 




Q: 5. Who were Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner? They both are notable for what type of photography? When were they active? Post two noteworthy photographs for each photographer.
A: 5. Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner were both photographers. They both notable for taking pictures that were apart of the civil war. They were active in the civil war times and 1860s. 

 Alexander Gardner photography

 Matthew Brady Photography

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Ok this is horrible, but I tried and that's all that counts. Right??