Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Journal Notes for 10/5

Portraits
-people are by far the most popular subject to shoot
Early portrait photography
-painting were expensive and time consuming
-photography replaced painting and was affordable
Gaspard-Felix Tournachon
-First great portrait photographer
-started in France in 1853\-used the pseudonym "Nadar"
-Used soft lighting and dark backgrounds
-created speaking likeness
--portraits that revealed a subjects personalities

August Sander (Germany, 1876-1964)
- First environmental portraits
--showing setting of subjects life and work
-1892-1954-documented everyday Germany
--wanted a huge portrait for his country

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