Why do people take/make photographs?

People take photographs to remember

Why is photography important?

It can show us things that we could never normally see, perhaps from a long time ago.

What skills do you need to be a good photographer?

Patience, an eye for potential pictures, knowledge of how to use a proper camera.

How many different kinds of photography can you think of?

Landscapes, portrait, animals, journalism, architectural etc.

How does photography help us see the world?

You can see the world from somebody else’s perspective. This may influence how you look and think about objects.

Can photographic images be trusted?

Photographic images can not always be trusted as it is so easy to edit and manipulate them with modern day software.

What are the similarities and differences between photography and other types of visual art?

Artistry and painting are similar to photography, as you are creating a picture by various different methods, however when painting you are creating the image yourself.

When would it not be OK to take a photograph?

If you don’t have direct permission from whoever is in the picture or if someone is in need of help or in immediate danger.

How do you know when you’ve made a good photograph?

If what you want in the picture is there and it fits the theme that you want. The main object in the image should be what is in focus.

Are photographers also artists?

Not all photographers are renowned painters, but can be considered artists in a different way.

Where is the best place to see photographs?

If you know what you are looking for then the best place to take a photograph can be almost anywhere.

What kind of photography interests you most?

Portraits.

What confuses or frustrates you about photography?

The percentage of photographs that will be usable in something such as coursework compared to the number of photos that may be taken in the photoshoot.

Two point lighting is the most versatile lighting design for shooting fashion or beauty on the street. Having a back light elevates the pictures to a more polished state. Take a look at any CSI tv show or 24 etc and freeze frame as you go. You will see two point lighting on just about every scene if not every shot.

WHEN WAS PHOTOGRAPHY INVENTED?

The roots of photography extend back further than you might assume. In the 4th Century BC, Aristotle made use of the principles of the camera obscura, in which an image is projected through a small hole. Through a camera obscura’s pinhole, the image of the world is often reversed or upside-down. While our notion of a camera has evolved dramatically, the “camera obscura” is considered the ancient building block upon which further revolutionary developments and inventions in the field of photography were built.

WHO INVENTED PHOTOGRAPHY?

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and Louis Daguerre are often considered the inventors of photography with cameras as we now know it. The former started out experimenting with silver chloride and silver halide photography, but couldn’t figure out how to prevent them from darkening with exposure to light.

In 1826, Niépce succeeded in taking the first camera photograph. He used a sheet of pewter coated with bitumen, which required an exposure time of at least 8 hours! The subject of this photograph hit close to home for Niépce; it is the view from his workroom in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France.
Painter Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre was so excited by this achievement, he partnered with Niépce. Daguerre continued to develop, refine, and tinker with the process using silver-plated sheets of copper and fuming them with mercury vapor. As he continued to develop this process, Daguerre was able to vastly reduce to the exposure time.

After their invention, it took a long time for photographs and cameras to develop into what we have come to know today. This required more revolutionary ideas and exciting reinventions, which we can now look back on as milestones in the history of photography.

The film roll: In 1889, George Eastman created the roll of film, which made it possible to shoot multiple pictures one after the other. He released it through his company Kodak, and it was a breakthrough in the practical application of photography. It made snapshots possible, and no longer did the images need to be immediately and individually processed. In the same year, Thomas Edison cut it down the middle and added perforated edges, establishing the 35mm format that became so prevalent later.
The 35mm camera: The first Leica camera was developed by Oskar Barnack. Introduced in 1925, the Leica prototype used a small-format, 35mm film. In comparison to the bulky box cameras previously in use, the compact Leica camera was a highly modern improvement.
Color photos: In 1936, photographic technology took an exciting step forward with advances in color film. Kodak released Kodachrome, a film with multiple layers for developing in color.
Polaroid Pictures: Around that time, the first instant camera was also invented. The aesthetic is as popular as ever, enthusiastically coopted by photo services such as Instagram. The Polaroid camera introduced by Edwin H. Land in 1848 was capable of producing a fully developed photo shortly after taking it.
The Digital Camera: While the concept of digital cameras has existed since the 1960s, the camera Steven Sasson of Eastman Kodak built in 1975 is generally considered the first self-contained digital camera. Much like photography with film, advances in the technology have led to explosive growth in the medium’s popularity.