Q1: What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography?

Writing with light.

Capturing light.

Painting with light.

Filming light.

Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera?

1739 (Joseph Wright)

1839 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)

1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)

1904 (Salvadore Dali)

Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear?

1874 (Julia Margeret Cameron)

1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)

1856 (Henry Mullins)

1939 (Ropert Capa)

Q4: Who made the first ‘selfie’

Kim Kardashian (2015)

Robert Cornelius (1839)

Cindy Sherman (1980)

Claude Cahun (1927)

Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear?

1907 (Lumière brothers)

1961 (Andy Warhol)

1935 (Kodachrome)

1861 (James Clerk Maxwell)

Q6: What do we mean by the word genre?

A study of an artwork

A depiction in art

A style or category of art

A creative process in art

Q7: What do we mean by the genre of still-life?

In image where a person is sitting still and not moving.

An arrangement of flowers.

A picture of food.

An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world.

Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?

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To capture moving objects

To record reality

To affirm photography as an art form

To be scientific

Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography?

Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events.

Staging images for maximum effect.

Provide in-depth information about a subject over a long period time.

An interpretation of reality as witnessed by the photographer.

Q10: What is exposure in photography?

To expose hidden elements in our society.

To record fast moving objects.

To capture bright light.

The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor.

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera?

Depth of field, composition, distance to subject.

Aperture, focal length, ISO.

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO.

Shutter speed, distance to subject, depth of field.

Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects?

Aperture

White balance

Shutter

ISO

Q13: How do we explain depth of field?

How much of your image is in focus.

To photograph from a high vantage point.

A view across a field.

A deadpan approach to image making.

Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field?

Shutter speed, distance from camera to subject, and sensitivity to light.

Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length.

Lens focal length shutter speed and lens aperture.

Sensitivity to light, shutter speed and lens focal length.

Q15: What is composition in photography?

Capturing the quality of light.

A piece of music with different instruments.

Staging a portrait with props.

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame.

Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?

Concerned with the nature of beauty and taste.

It is subjective and in the eye of the beholder.

Aesthetic qualities refer to the way and artwork looks and feels.

Making a critical judgement based on observation and understanding.

Q17: What are contextual studies in photography?

To provide historial, cultural and theoterical understanding of images.

Consider factors outside of the image, as well as inside the frame.

To give an opinion without any research.

To seek a definite answer.

Q18: How many images are captured on average every day worldwide?

1.5 billion

4.7 billion

800 million

6.9 billion

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?

Mona Lisa

Lady Gaga

Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara

The Queen (Elizabeth II)

• Define what still life is 
• Show examples of still life painting and photography 

• Include specific artist references and choose one image for analysis using matrix 
• Provide a chronological timeline of still life photography 

Then Answer 

• What is Vanitas? 
• What is Memento Mori? 

• What kind of metaphors and symbols are used in still life and why? 

Light – Shape- Shadow – Composition – Metaphor – Symbolism – Memento Mori 

What is still life? 

 The work of art that shows inanimate objects from the natural or manmade world typically containing fruit, flowers or gold candle holders often to show wealth.

Artist Reference  

Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch impressionist painter. He created 2100 pieces of artwork including 860 oil paintings. This painting shows kitchen bowls and glass bottles which contrasts against the brown wood table, this still life painting done by Vincent van Gogh explores old artefacts and possessions that are important or have meaning to him. 

Chronological timeline of Leonardo Da Vinci still life Photography ?

1442- He was accepted into the painter’s guild in Florence at the age of 20 

1476- Accused of sodomy publicly humiliated  

1483- Paints the rocks  

1500- Returns to Florence  

1519- Leonardo Da Vinci Dies  

What is Vanitas? 

It’s a still life painting of a 17^th century Dutch genre containing symbols of death or change. 

What is Memento muri?   

An object that is kept for the reminder of inevitbility of death. 

What kind of metaphors and symbols are used in still life and why? 

Fruit – varying symbolism  

Skulls – The certainty of mortality  

Flowers – Symbol of life and growth 

Q1: What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography?
Writing with light.

Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera?

1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)

Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear?

1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)

Q4: Who made the first ‘selfie’

Robert Cornelius (1839)

Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear?

1861 (James Clerk Maxwell)

Q6: What do we mean by the word genre?

A style or category of art.

Q7: What do we mean by the genre of still-life?

An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world.

Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?

To record reality

Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography?

Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events.

Q10: What is exposure in photography?

The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor.

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera?

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO.

Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects?

Shutter

Q13: How do we explain depth of field?

How much of your image is in focus.

Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field? Shutter speed, distance from camera to subject, and sensitivity to light.

Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length.

Q15: What is composition in photography?

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame.

Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?

Concerned with the nature of beauty and taste.

Q17: What are contextual studies in photography?

Consider factors outside of the image, as well as inside the frame.

Q18: How many images are captured on average every day worldwide?

4.7 billion

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?

The Queen (Elizabeth II)

The term “still life” describes a work of art that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world, such as fruit, flowers, dead game, and/or vessels like baskets or bowls. Looked at another way: still life’s depict things that are “still” and don’t move.

The earliest known still life paintings were created by the Egyptians in the 15th century. Funerary paintings of food, including crops, fish, and meat, have been discovered in burial sites.

During the Middle Ages, artists changed the still life for religious purposes. In addition to incorporating symbolic arrangements ( a Lilly for purity and innocence) , they also used them to decorate manuscripts. Objects like coins, seashells, and fruit can be found in the borders of these book.

Northern Renaissance artists popularized still life iconography with their flower paintings. These pieces typically showcase colourful flowers “from different countries and different continents in one vase an blooming at the same time” and often do not feature other subject matter. These paintings rose to prominence in the early 17th century, when artists grew increasingly interested in creating realistic studies of everyday items.

Dutch Golden Age artists took this fascination in detailed floral art a step further with their vanitas paintings. Vanitas paintings are inspired by memento mori, a genre of painting thats Latin name translates to “remember that you have to die.” These pieces often pair cut flowers with objects like human skulls, candles, and overturned hourglasses to comment on ‘the fleeting nature of life.’

As still life’s continued in popularity throughout the ages modern day photographers began to experiment at first because of the nature of the photos being ‘still’ and easier to capture with less advanced cameras but quickly became a popular classical style of photography.

 

 

Nostalgia

This is my first attempt at the virtual gallery. I used photos that I took from my ‘Nostalgia’ photoshoot. For the gallery I edited the photos to be black and white as I thought it would look the best. The photographs on the side walls are my least favourite in the gallery as it was hard to angle them correctly. Despite this, I do like how it turned out since it was my first try.

I used this photo, which I found on google, as the gallery. I edited it to change the colouring of the lighting as I didn’t like how bright it was.

I added in new layers and imported the different photographs onto the gallery. I used ‘ctrl T’ to be able to adjust the positioning of the photographs and put them on the walls.

I then added a drop shadow to give it a more realistic effect. This made the photographs look more like real photographs hanging on the wall.

To improve that even more, I also added a slight stroke to give a small border around the photgraphs.

Q1: What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography? 

The etymology of the word photography is writing with light. 

Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera? 

The year was 1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)

Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear? 

The first photograph appeared in1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)

Q4: Who made the first ‘selfie’? 

Robert Cornelius (1839) made the first selfie. 

Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear? 

The first colour photograph appeared on 1861 (James Clerk Maxwell) 

Q6: What do we mean by the word genre? 

Genre means a style or category of art. 

Q7: What do we mean by the genre of still-life? 

Genre of still-life means an image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world. 

Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement? 

The main purpose is to record reality. 

Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography? 

The term documentary photography means an interpretation of reality as witnessed by the photographer. 

Q10: What is exposure in photography 

Exposure in photography means the amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor. 

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera? 

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO 

Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects? 

Shutter 

Q13: How do we explain depth of field? 

A view across a field. 

Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field? 

Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length. 

Q15: What is composition in photography? 

Composition is the arrangement of visual elements within the frame.

Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art? 

Aesthetics in art means concerned with the nature of beauty and taste. 

Q17: What are contextual studies in photography? 

To provide historical, cultural and theoretical understanding of images. 

Q18: How many images are captured on average every day worldwide? 

6.9 billion 

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world? 

The Queen (Elizabeth II)