Watching this film in class was both interesting and boring. When the film first started, I was confused on how this related to photography and didn't understand the point of it. As the movie went on, different slideshows of different places around the world began to interest me and I started to pay closer attention to what they were showing and all of the little details in the background. Some of the images shown with people in them were disturbing because of the facial expressions they showed or even what they were wearing, but I can't judge because that's their culture. I never really paid attention to other cultures besides my own so seeing all of the different images of different countries was kind of cool to see.
I enjoyed seeing all of the different landscapes and the colors in all of the images. The movie made somewhat of an impact on me because it made me realize what I had and what others in the third world countries didn't. I never researched or had an interest in seeing different peoples cultures, what they did on a daily basis, or what they had to go through. But after watching this film, it has caught my interest and made me realize that I need to appreciate and be thankful for what I have and I also need to realize that what I consider "terrible", isn't that bad.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
One Shot:
I took this picture in the Rose Garden at Mercy Burlingame. It was the only petal in the fountain and I thought it would be nice to emphasize the color.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Photography Video:
-Kodak "Brownie" camera = $1.00
-Photos are visual records of peoples lives; capture way of life
-Before, people have pictures taken once or twice in their lifetime
-Postcards
--events, death, family, disasters, county fairs, political parties, etc
-Pictures were hand processed
-19th Century - no pictures in magazines or newspapers because of how long process was
-1905: National Geographic (Wentzel)
--Pictures informed impressions of the world; got to see what was happening in different parts of world.
--Went from 3,000 subscribers to over 1,000,000 in five years
-Edward Curtis: took pictures of what he believed would disappear
-People aregued whether photography was an art or not
-Straight Photography: no manipulating the photo; photo is what it is
-Photos are visual records of peoples lives; capture way of life
-Before, people have pictures taken once or twice in their lifetime
-Postcards
--events, death, family, disasters, county fairs, political parties, etc
-Pictures were hand processed
-19th Century - no pictures in magazines or newspapers because of how long process was
-1905: National Geographic (Wentzel)
--Pictures informed impressions of the world; got to see what was happening in different parts of world.
--Went from 3,000 subscribers to over 1,000,000 in five years
-Edward Curtis: took pictures of what he believed would disappear
-People aregued whether photography was an art or not
-Straight Photography: no manipulating the photo; photo is what it is
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