Thursday, January 6, 2011

American Photography Notes

1. Feb. 1, 1900 the first camera cam called the Brownie.
2. Jacob Reas- started to use photographs for his work to show what he does.
3. Paul Strand- 1915 used straight photography: doesn't change anything int he photo.
4.Pictures are used to attract attention in the news papers.
5. 1920- a photographer snapped a photo in the execution chamber of a woman who killed her husband. This got people's attention.
6. People would react different to photos then pictures.
7. Photography added a new dimension to fame. Anyone can become famous as long as they look good in pictures.
8. Invented a new school for photography which made the people in the photograph look really good and people would be amazed by the photos that were taken.
9. Space, like Pluto or stars, was all first seen on a photograph.
10.Photography changed the world.

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