ART 190 - History of Photography Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: General Students will study the history, language and meaning of photography, including its evolving technology, notable contributors and reflection of our changing culture. Students will also learn about the social impact of photography as a news medium, the principles of photographic aesthetics, and contemporary issues. Competencies
- Classify different types of photography
- Review photography formats, including Daguerreotypes, calotypes, wet plate, and film
- Explain techniques of composition
- Identify types of lenses
- Define shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, and exposure
- Compare and contrast early photographic technology
- Examine the camera obscura and pinhole camera
- Explain the development of chemical photography
- Describe Louis Daguerre and William Fox Talbot’s techniques and motivations
- Identify wet plate’s advantages and disadvantages compared to previous methods
- Examine technological improvements during the 19th century
- Chart the impact of celluloid film
- Discuss Eadweard Muybridge and his motion photography
- Describe Kodak’s history and their introduction of the Brownie
- Summarize the work of the pioneers of cinematography
- Compare and contrast photography trends from the Civil War to World War II.
- Categorize the glass plate photography of Mathew Brady, Julia Margaret Cameron, Nadar, Edward Curtis, and Eugene Atget
- Examine the documentary work by August Sander, Berenice Abbott, Lewis Hine, and Jacob Riis
- Characterize how Ansel Adams, Man Ray, Peter Henry Emerson, Andre Kertesz, and Alfred Stieglitz impacted art photography
- Explain the Depression-era photography of Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks
- Define the Bauhaus, Dada, and Constructivism movements
- Examine photojournalism, propaganda, and art photography during World War II and beyond
- Break down the works of Margaret Bourke-White, Erich Salomon, Weegee, and Alfred Eisenstaedt
- Describe the evolution of shows at the Museum of Modern Art, including “Family of Man” and “New Documents”
- Give examples of how Russia manipulated photographs during Stalin’s reign
- Examine important photographers during the 1950s
- Review the “slice of life” and surreal images by Lisette Model, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Elliott Erwiit
- Describe Robert Doisneau and Brassaï’s Paris photography
- Explain the influence of Robert Frank and his book “The Americans”
- Give examples of the impact of the Leica and Polaroid cameras
- Outline photography’s reflection of the changing political and cultural times during the 1960s
- Summarize photographers of color such as James Van Der Zee, Roy DeCarava, and Carrie Mae Weems
- Discuss the Civil Rights photography of Charles Moore, Joseph Louw, and Bob Adelman
- Trace the evolution of color photography, including Eliot Porter and William Eggleston
- Make sense of the daring new photos by Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus, and Lee Friedlander
- Evaluate photography trends in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s
- Examine photography of Mary Ellen Mark, Stephen Shore, Franz Lanting, and Jerry Uelsmann
- Give examples of Steve McCurry’s National Geographic contributions
- Discuss the impact of Cindy Sherman, Gregory Crewdson, and Andreas Gursky on the world of modern art
- Characterize the contemporary trends in photography
- Point out how the Internet has changed the way photographers take and share photos
- Illustrate how digital cameras change the way pictures are taken and processed
- Describe how Photoshop has opened new doors for photographers and the distinction between a photograph and a digital illustration
- Give examples of ethical situations relating to digital photography, especially in photojournalism
- Compare and contrast photographic aesthetics and genres
- Distinguish the differences between Pictorialism, straight, documentary, photojournalism, avant garde, street, and snapshot aesthetic
- Illustrate the importance of composition, light shadow, line, texture, color, and depth of field
- Break down how juxtaposition can create meaning
Competencies Revised Date: AY 2022
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