This is a response to the DVD shown in class on American Photography. List at least one profound effect that photography/picture-making has had on American Life. Do you agree that as a vehicle of expression, the medium of photography has influenced what we buy, how we dress, matters of life and death, medicine, science, and war?
In addition, research American photographers on google or other search engine. Choose one and describe why the work of this person is important to you. You may include links to images in this response.
Monday, February 4, 2008
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One profound effect that photography has changed in America is war. Before no one really saw or even knew about the horendous effects of war. Faces were blown half way off, bodies burned, prisoners were emaciated due to overwork and starvation just because they were considerd inferior. Without photography how would we ever beleive or see such graphic things.
It also can show us the friendship that two little boys (one white, one black) have as they walk down the street with their arms around each others shoulders, because in their young eyes they see no racism just friendship, just another kid who is just like themself. And i believe that some of us can learn from that all because of someone who took a picture.
In my opinion photography has a huge effect on American Life. One example is the way people see the war. In the early stages of WWI, war was seen as glorious and just another day. To me, these photos would leave families back home without explanation of why there husband, brother, or son did not come home. As the war progressed, we began to see the hardship and tragedy faced on a daily basis. With today’s war, I am sure there is a photo that sticks in your mind and can never be erased. I feel these pictures are 100 percent necessary to explain what the men and women experience in the middle east.
An American photographer I have chosen to research is Lucian Read. Lucian Read is responsible for a photograph of one of the many images permanently instilled in my mind of the war in Iraq. The photo shows two Marines carrying a wounded comrade out of “The House of Hell”, Fallujah Iraq. To me, the photograph defines the hardship faced by our troops and is a primary example of three true patriots. Unfortunately due to the media we do not see what our brothers, sisters, parents, friends are up against. We often only see pictures of Abu Graib detainees, dead children, and exaggerated numbers of civilian causalities. I am thankful Lucian Read brought us a handful of photos of the other side of the story on why these awful things happen.
Lucianread.com
Dan
War is a profound effect that photography/picture-making has had on American life. As the saying goes..."in one second a picture tells a million stories." Some and most war pictures could take our darkest nightmares breaths away. As you look at pictures taken of our men and woman that fought these wars, you see fear, dispair, craze, in there eyes. Soldiers bodies are blown apart, blood is everywhere, dead people decompose on the ground. These people that use to hug kiss and go on dates are captured by pictures using there hands to kill another human being with a gun.
U.S soldier Rene Gonzalez took a picture of a man washing another mans naked corpse.
The picture stated....
Northern Iraq, 1990-1991
"they used to drink hot tea together. now he's washing his friend's cold body.."
This picture sent chills down my spine. It made me wonder....If a war was fought in Unites States backyard today, what would we do with the million pictures that would be painted in our minds?
I believe that photography does influence what we buy and how we dress today and also how we look at war. The American Civil War (1861–1865) was the third war in history to be caught on camera. Photography profoundly changed the way wars were viewed and Americans for the first time saw the horrific photographs of dying fellow Americans.
Mathew B. Brady, a son of Irish immigrants, was born in 1822 in Warren County, New York. He mastered photography when he was in his 20s and spent his own money to take pictures of the war. In 1844, Brady opened a private studio in New York City displaying photographs of famous Americans. He himself said, "From the first, I regarded myself as under obligation to my country to preserve the faces of its historic men and mothers." After the war, Brady went bankrupt and was forced to live off his friends' generosity. The government bought his collection of 5,712 plates for $25,000 rather than the $125,000 he asked. He once said that long after his death, his work will be appreciated. He was right. Some feel that Brady was as much a hero as the soldiers who fought. He died in 1896 in poverty and isolation.
Since everyone is writing about how photography effects our view on war I'm going to switch it up. As cliche as it may be I'm going to talk about fashion. For one, I believe that that photography does effect the way many American's view themselves. On the cover of nearly every magazine, we see a beautiful woman, who is most likely between a size 00-2. Or we see a guy like Brad Pitt. Where is the reality in that? Because of the models and the "need to be thin" many men, women, and teenages starve themselves to get to be "that" girl or guy. It's not just photography anymore, it's also the fact we can alter pictures and airbrush the models and the cover stories.. but it;s still that strive to be "perfect". Most americans compare themselves to these magazine covers.
The American Artist i picked is Sandy Skoglund. She is an American photographer and installation artist. She creates surrealist images by building elaborate sets and furnishing them with colored furniture and other objects. Finally, she photographs the set, complete with actors. The works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting colors or a monochromatic color scheme. I really like her photography because she brings in color like i've never seen before. She uses objects in a way that catches my eye. I like how she has green cats in one photo, and orange fish in another, and the people in these 2 photos seem uneffected by the cats/fish as if they were not there.
hottomali.wordpress.com/.../29/sandy-skoglund/
http://www.sandyskoglund.com/pages/imagelist_fl/1979_84fl/index.htm
the photos in this set are my favorite
Being able to record our memories through photography is the most profound effect in a human been; were a simple photo shows the reality of our lives. Because in each photograph is recorded a peripheral of our life’s so give us the opportunity to travel back on time using our brain by calling our memories with the help of a photo, which give us the opportunity to remember those memorable moments.
I firmly believe that the medium of photography makes things more appealing for the human eyes, especially women. Consequently, men are victims of this invention because it can break their wallets. In the other hand, medicine, science and war used photography to helped shape and improved better methods for their respected practiced.
I believe the work of Robber Kappra shows the evidence and atrocities of war which it helps us realized how barbarian humans can be in war time.
In my opinion photography has many meaning to humans. For example at war time Soldires used the carry their family pictures to remember tham maybe when they look at them they feel better. Now adays just the way of picture chaged we used to carry paper photo now digital but both of thosee still has same meaning to us. It is also nice thing to take pictures they are moment of that time.
An American photographer I have chosen to Edward Weston major American photographer of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his carefully composed, sharply focused images of natural forms, landscapes, and nudes. His work influenced a generation of American photographers.
Photography has made the world beyond our own front door real. Seeing healines now is not very eye catching but rather the picture. I would have hate to have lived without photography. You could never capture that one moment in time to prove to everyone what you did, or how beautiful it was. They would have to just take your word for it.
Now we can see the pictures from other countries, cultures, and people. We have proof that they exisit outside of our personal lives even though we've never seen them face to face. I find it extaordinary.
Lewis Hine played a big part in the history of photograph when he joined the National Child Labor Committee. He photographed worked and worn children to show the people just how harsh they were being treated. His photos gained the full effect and the hearts of many, including mine.
I work with kids and seeing children appear in that manner is just horrifying to me. He shows the lask of innocence and childhood in their faces. I dont even want to imagine my kids looking like that.
But his photos gained the attention he wanted and are still around to draw out the same emotions they did in 1908 when his work first began.
To me one of the most profound effets that photography has had is our perception of sex. Before Playboy sex was viewed almost like a sociatal taboo. Now it is everywhere; clothes, tv, magazines... The reality is sex sells, but without Hef it's questionable if anyone would know. To me the most classic Amerian photograph is Maralyn Monroe's Playboy calender picture taken by Tom Kelley (the picture on the web site is a "censored" version of the actual calender). http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/marilyn-monroe-early-career4.htm
Photography does have a profound effect on American life. If it werent for photography, some families would have a harder time being away from each other such as the men and women that are over seas. They are able to bring pictures with them to help them cope with the agonizing conditions they are facing. Also, pictures help them to look forward to coming home and helps bring a smile to their face everytime they look at a picture of a loved one who they miss. Photography also helps us remember and cherish good times that weve had with people that use to be in our lives, whether it be an old friend or a loved one that has passed away.
An American photographer who caught my eye was the work of Gregory Colbert. He traveled to places such as India,Egypt, Kenya,and Antarctica to photograph the interaction between human beings and animals. I saw a breath taking photo of a young child kneeling down in front of an elephant and you could see the difference in size of the elephant compared to the small boy. His work is truly unique and beautiful.
Photography has greatly impacted our lives in different aspects whether through art, medicine, politics, war or advertising. It has also aided in widening our understanding of other cultures. While watching the DVD on class, something was mentioned about photography functioning as a proof and that if there was no picture, an occurrence didn’t happen or something did not existed.
Photography allowed me to create and hold on to memories of friends and family as well as the important events in my life. I was raised by my grandparents and was away from my father, mother, and siblings. Although I was not able to be with them until I was 17, photographs have helped me recognized my parents, brothers and sister. Even now that we are all separated once again since my family and I live in different parts of the country, I still have a way of being with them any time of the day. I have pictures of them with me, at home and at work. I remember a couple of years ago when we had numbers of hurricanes and I had to pack belongings to stay with a friend, the first thing that I packed were my photo albums. I know it sounds impractical, but those were the proof of my life, achievements, existence – like a visual diary.
I do not necessarily have a favorite photographer, but the “Mother of Seven Children during the Great Depression” photo has always touched me. It almost doesn’t need any caption; the picture expresses the hardship loud and clear. This shows how influential a photo can be.
The link is as follows: http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blygd45.htm Photograph from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.
I believe both women and men are easily persuaded by art today. We look to magazines to tell us how we should look, dress and what size we need to be. kids take these magazines and do whatever it takes to look the same way as the models. Im just waiting for the day that magazines will advertise using "real women and men" to show what real beauty is!
When searching for an American Photographer, I stumbled upon Ansel Adams and feel in love with his work. He would take pictures of amazing landscapes. There is one picture of a large waterfall with what looks to be a rainbow in front of the waterfall. It is wonderful and something that you can get lost in!
When looking at his pictures, you can see true beauty and come to realize what life really is about.
Samantha Fritzsche
http://history1900s.about.com/library/
photos/blygd45.htm
Photography to me is very important. Just walking in my house, all you have to do is look around and you would see pictures of myself and loved ones throughout my life. It is important to me because we can use pictures from before we were around to see our history, both nationally,worldwide as well as in our family just dating back and seeing relatives that may not still be around. Pictures are how we remember not only not only celebrations throughout life but also very essential in the news. Before taking this class I never really sat and thought about how much photos really do effect our everyday lives, but they do. I could'nt imagine watching the news without seeing pictures of whats going on, hearing about a new baby without getting an email of what he looks like, getting married without having visual memories.
For the American artwork I chose a piece by Diane Romanello entitled "Autumn Road". It's a beautiful landscape piece of all the trees in the fall changing into beautiful orange, yellow and red. You can notice the winter chill will soon be in the air by all the leaves falling to the ground.The road appears endless. The photo is taken later in the day so the light captures the shadows just right. I chose this picture because living in Florida we don't experience the weather change so I find it really pretty.
The most interesting fact about the history of photography to me is that a man (couldnt find him online) was able to take the repetition of snapshots and delete unnecessary steps in labor and on the surgeon's table. Making production increase and surgery a shorter process. I definately agree that photography moldes the way we live because pictures are the center of our lives. We decide our meal if a picture is appetizing, buy a car if you see one you like in a magazine and shop out of catalogs. I am grateful that there is a camera in everyones price range because it is a convenient way to record our lives.
It was easy for me to choose a photograpger because one of her photos will forever be with me. The photograper I chose was Dorothea Lange. We saw some of her pictures in the movie and you will see them in history class as well. The one particular photo i enjoy, and is considered her most famous piece, is a woman with her children during the Great Depression called the," Migrant Worker." Lange did most of her photoraphy during the depression era and her work profoundly influenced the development of documentary photography. An intersting fact i read about Lange is that her photos were so obviously critical that the Army inpounded them.
In every day life, we Americans are surrounded by images. Pictures educate, entertain, attract, and guide us. I think the greatest effect photography has is informing the public of certain things that words cant describe. Pictures in health books teach us about disease. Pictures in newspapers show us new places or events we've never seen. Some pictures even warn us of dangerous people or items that we may encounter. This way of learning by images has made understanding indescribable things possible. Photography as a means of expression has influenced almost every aspect of our life. Even though some images may be biased, they still make us want to buy nice things or believe certain stories.
The American photographer I chose is William Gedney. The majority of his photography comes from cross country trips. He portrays normal people living their lives and makes the pictures look almost surreal. One of his collections I especially enjoyed is of eastern Kentucky. His work made a "hillbilly" house in the mountains look like a Hollywood set. I appreciated these images the most because this region is where I was born and where my roots are. It reminds me of the way some of my family might have lived.
I believe that photography has put doubt in what we see in general. So much can be changed from one photo that it has become hard to tell reality from fiction. In many photos people see it is edited to show things as more appealing or show distaste in certain events. I believe that photos has helped shape who we have become and control us in general more then we think. It has also given people a chance to see things that many will never be able to see and let people use their imagination.
The person I have researched is Jeff Widener. He photographed the protest in China in Tiananmen Square. It was taken on June 6, 1989. This showed that a country needed reforms in its government and that people were willing to risk their own lives.
http://www.jeffwidener.com/h/index.shtml
On profound effect I think photography has had on American life is giving the world a more open view in regards to what lay beyond the reaches of our own homes and towns. When photography came about, people could see what was going on in the world as it was and not an imagined illustration at an artist's perspective. Of course, this is a double edged sword as what pictures are printed can also be a powerful vehicle of propaganda. An image without an explanation is open to interpretation and can be made out to be a terrible thing. Among that, a picture with text and words... can falsify what is truly going on. A picture is worth a thousand words and a caption can condemn an image.
Photography has definitely influenced what we buy, how we dress and live in general. A photograph can make an item or a person look as good as they want even if it is not exactly what is being sold. If you have ever seen the video “Fake it” by Seether, you can see how the media portrays life and people. Most images go through hours of photoshop before they are released.
As for the sciences, I believe it has helped in the way that the average person can now see the unimaginable and unviewable. Things that cannot be seen by the naked eye are now captured in snapshots so we can better understand the parts of the world we can not easily see.
As for the photographer, I chose Dorothea Lange. Every time I see the image “Migrant Mother”, it is an emotional experience. It represents all the hardships that migrant workers had during the Great Depression. The sheer emotion on the woman's face is the expression of a woman who thinks and worries about a future that is far beyond her control. Yet, still, in spite of that, she holds strong to take care of her children.
image link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lange-MigrantMother02.jpg
-Jessica Montgomery
I learned a lot from watching this video because it shows how much photography has evolved in the last decade. One profound effect that photography/picture-making has had on the American Life is that it has the ability to capture history instantaneously. For example, the September 11th tragedy, how would anyone truly know how bad that day was if we didn’t have any pictures of all the firefighters, police and others that put there life’s on the line.
I strongly agree that photography is a vehicle of expression because it gives you a first impression. The down side to photos now-a-days is that they can be edited to make someone believe something else besides the truth.
The definition of a photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera, in that sense I have chosen my dad, “Daniel Ellis”. He has been deployed to the Middle East on multiple occasions and I have seen great pictures that he had taken himself. The news on the other hand reports nothing but bullshit stories and photos to make it look like the armed forces are doing nothing, when in reality we have came a long way.
-Tyler Ellis
I believe photography has a huge impact on what we see today. It catches a moment that cannot be forgotten. Photography has made a huge difference in what we see in wars, instances that you would not see unless behind enemy lines. Without photography I do not think America would know what exactly our troops go through. Photography has changed what we see and how we see things as American people.
-Matt Brookens
Photography/picture making has guided us for quite some time, not only does it make us think what to think but also what to buy, what to wear, even who our leaders should be. Even in war photography can be a powerful means to rally troops and a country. The most fitting quote to explain this is "a picture is worth a thousand words" which it is, no essay, or article can capture as many people as a single picture. mostly due to the fact that no matter what language you speak, you can understand a picture.
out of the movie my personal choice would be straight photography brought to us by George Strait. this style brought the world itself into the picture, unedited and untampered with. it shows the power of natural light and beauty untampered by man.
David Hodges
http://www.dia.org/exhibitions/AnselAdams/images/pics/Rose_Driftwood-s.jpg
I believe that photography has had a profound effect on American Life in all aspects. Before photography, people were much more close-minded and unaware about many things, such as wars, cultures, and politics. They had no clue what was going on around the world, and probably didn’t even care. People need to see things to believe them. Without photography, that isn’t possible. It gave and still gives people a sense of reality. After seeing a photo, there’s no chance of denying allegations, as there’s no better proof than the actual site.
‘When one sees the residuum of greatness before one's camera, one must recognize it in a flash. There is a brief moment when all that there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit may be reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record. This is the elusive ‘moment of truth’.”
This was said by the famous American photographer, Yousuf Karsh. I found his work to be astonishingly intriguing. Despite my lack of interest for portraits, Karsh succeeded in capturing my attention and appreciating the artistic value and significance in portraits. His portraits capture the subject’s personality, and are truly worth a thousand words.
http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/02/artphotogallery/photographers/karsh_yousuf_01.html
The use of photography in war-time, to me, has had the greatest impact on our society. Whether it was a tool to tell the truth or a tool to tell a lie, photography greatly changed how we interacted with wars. During World War One, the government hired photographers to take these immortalizing, heroic pictures of our soldiers to create sense that war is this awesome, glorious thing. These photos, although wrong, allowed the typical Americans to interact and better understand what war is about. However, American citizens were able to finally see through the lies when free-lance photographers released pictures of the gruesome side of war. These photos caused a complete 360, and showed Americans that war is a terrible thing. These gruesome photos felt far more real than any horrifying story told by a veteran, they showed Americans that soldiers were humans too, not these immortal heroes they were made out to be in the government's previously released propaganda.
Ansel Adams is my absolute favorite photographer. His photographs of simple landscapes convert them into this epic scene that seems out of a dream. The main thing I absolutely love is the way he develops his photos to really bring out the contrast of the various parts of the scene, like the snow on a dark mountain or the bright white power plant against the dark sky. His photographs cause my imagination to wander, thinking of myself in these amazing settings that he has created in one of his photographs.
Photography has turned what use to be left to our imagination, into a reality. Because we can now see things for ourselves without actually seeing them in person; it has profoundly effected American life in every way. From what we buy to what is happening over seas.
Lee Friedlander is my favorite American photographer, because his images are hauntingly real.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADBF&resnum=0&q=Lee+Friedlander&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Photography in my opinion is one of the more important types of art because for anyone there can be a meaning behind it. Photography is something everyone takes a part in whether they like it or not, it may be posing for a picture or taking the picture itself. I think photography is important for people just because a picture is worth a thousand words and its also worth a thousand memories, whether it be looking at a picture of friends from grade school or looking at a relative you never had a chance to meet. I also agree with other students on the fact that photography gives you insite to things accross the world and things people would have never known about withouth it.
One of the main fields of photography I especially like to look at is nature photography. Due to the fact of there are so many things in nature that occur only once and maybe only for a split second. I also like pictures of nature because of how photographers can zoom and see something you may walk by everyday and never know it existed. For these reasons I researched American photographer Scott A Roush, he lives in wisconson by is pictures are of around the world and some even underwater. To me his style of photography is beautiful.
Here is his website with his portfolio if anyone is interested: www.sarphotography.com
Photography has changed the way that every person sees the world. One way that it has changed American lifestyle in a huge way, is that with the photograph, people have been able to push the envelope with sexuality. Everyday, constantly, our eyes are paraded with photographs from ads in magazines or photos on store walls of half naked people or people in provocative positions, and because of the photograph, we have gone from selling products with sheer promises to selling it with sex. Women, with the invention of the picture, are able to make money from thier bodies in a less personal way(less like a prostitute or a stripper). this is not to say that the picture is a bad thing however, because it has also influenced the way that we view foreign places. For example, seeing those children in impoverished countries gives us a way to view that place, and gives us an appreciation for this country which is so often taken for granted. Photographs have also served as a way to desensitize people to crude things, like images of people being murdered.
i agree that photos have influed what we buy, our idea of war, and have made people into hypochondriacs, because when they see the people who are so happy on thier medications, they want that medication or illness to be as happy as the people in the photographs.
A photographer that i really enjoy is Edward Curtis. the photograph Native American Woman, is one of my favorite photographs because the woman is looking out at somehing, and you can see the worry in her face, the fear of losing thier land, and the sadness of those who have been killed. Curtis did a lot of native american photographs, which capture the emotion and the tears of the time of the settlers. My grandmother is a full blooded native american, and she has told me the stories of our people, and these photographs capture those stories.
http://www.old-picture.com/indians/pictures/Indian-Woman.jpg
The gift that photography has left on American people is amazing! Pictures allow people to go back in time and remember things that they were either apart of, or never had a chance to visit. My life without pictures would be boring, I am normally the one in a group of friends who takes the pictures of our adventures! I see things and think "Wow, that would have been a great picture." My favorite photographer would have to be Anne Geddes. She takes the most beautiful pictures of new born babies. These are not just normal pictures of babies, she places them in costumes, such as flowers, frogs, lilly ponds, the actual buds of the roses! She is amazing, how she can be so creative and think and actually have the newborns do this! I have always loved her pictures ever since I was a little girl! This lady helps create new images and thoughts for women who are having babies, it is after all having taking pictures of your child that makes a mother fall in love even more with her child, it shows a precious time which they will both have forever.
http://www.annegeddes.com/Modules/Anne/Galleries/index.aspx
Photography has an extreme effect on American life. pictures have the capability to bring back memories and emotions. For instance a soldier who keeps a photograph of his family with him will be able to literally see what he is fighting for. They can also be used to bring out the patriotism of of the American people. A picture of an American flag being raised on Iwo Jima gave America that extra push it needed to finish the war in the Pacific. These are only a few ways that photography have a profound effect on America.
I believe without photography, the world would be a lot more boring and people probably wouldn't be able to choose a vacation destination. I know that when I see a good photo, it embeds itself in my mind. If there were no such thing as photography, we wouldn't have any proof of certain historical events, such as the twin towers falling (pretend there were no videos as well), wars, the birth of a child, anything important would just have to be remembered. In any case, a great American photographer that I really enjoy is Ben Colen. He has taken many photos of skateboarding at its best. He models his photos around the architecture not just the subject. This makes for a great effect, showing that he not only focuses on the skater, but the environment which surrounds them. I believe that the location makes the trick even more worth it. Attatched is one of my favorite photos of Mark Gonzales, who is also one of my favorite artists. (I couldn't find the photo online, but I have a small poster of it, which i'll bring to class)
-brandon.s.bristol
Photography is a tool with many uses. It can capture a fleeting moment forever, or portray atrocities never before seen by the average person. The concentration camps from WWII without photographic proof could have been just another prison, words can not describe it. The use of photography completely changed our view on life. Seeing the first views on an aboriginal in Australia or a medicine man from the Amazon made people open up their eyes and realize that podunkville, USA is not the only place in the world.
Photography has influenced our culture so much. Can you imagine yourself buying something without seeing it first, or a magazine without any pictures? Photography was a catalyst for many inventions that we cannot live without. Movies, TV, computers...so much more.
The artist I have chosen to research is Edward Curtis. I have done a few papers on Native Americans and really wished there was more photo's easily available. After hearing of Curtis's work from the video I decided to check out some more photos from him. I enjoy his photos very much, they stir up a sense of history, but also of pain and loss. Curtis's dedication to his work cost him his marriage but he continued taking photos. He was able to see the benefit of capturing Indians on film, and dedicated his life to it, and for that I thank him.
One profound effect that photography has had on American life is the way it easily records history. People use it to tell stories like what they did on vacation or as proof of what happend like meeting a celebrity.
Photography influences what we buy, how we dress, matters of life and death, medicine, science, and war. Photographs are use to create propaganda to presuade people to buy products like medicine, foods, and clothes.
One profound effect that photographs have had on American Life is a better view on medical teachings. Many doctors learn from books easier than seeing one case at a time.
Photography has majorly affected the way we buy, science, war, etc. Life as we know it would be very different.
I decided to pick Alford Stieglitz because of his breakthroughs in the subject. His use of vaseline, scratching the surface around the picture, "brush strokes" and "out of focus" pictures are beautiful to me. He also helped to start the "pictorialism" movement for the promotion of pictures as art. His picture of a carriage driving away down the track in the snow is one of my favorites. He waited in the snow for three hours to get the right momment of a carriage going down the street. I think he was revolutionary and dedicated.
I think that the most profound effect of photography is the informative side. If it wasn't for photography then barely any one in would know anything about any other culture. I think that photography has really opened the door for understanding. Another informative side is news. I want to see things happening, not just hear about them.
An American Photographer that i like a lot is Lewis Kemper. I love the outdoors and his work has a lot of this and he does an excellent job with it. He also doesn't stick to just one type such as mountains. His work ranges from rivers to ruins.
Christina Gonzalez
One profound effect that photography has had on American Life is The Holocaust. The photographys that were taken of the holocaust are always going to be around for people to see the horrible crime that Adolf Hitler has comittied.Even though the Holocaust took place in the
1930's, with photography it will always be present, to know what happened to many inocent lives.
The majority of photographs that i found were "Photograph from the Prof. Leopold Pfefferberg-Page Collection, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives.">website<
http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust
/blcampsplaszow.htm
Inconclusion, i am happy to see that war was taken place to stop these horrible crimes comitted by Adolf Hitler.But not in time to save many lives that were lost.Without photography i dont think i would have believed the stories that are said about The Holocaust.
weither it be opinion of the war or of popular clothing Photography influences everyhting about American life. Photographs allow a photographer to convey thier opinion or ther veiw of life.
The American photographer that I think satnds out from the rest is Jerry Uelsmann. His photography shows a surreal twist to real life.
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=jerry+uelsmann&spell=1
-Kristen Graves
Photagraphy has opened up the world to everyone to see how different cultures live and operate in everyday life. Before photos no one could really know what people over in countries like africa did, where and how they lived, what they aye and how they interact with each other and also with outsiders.
Ralph Moris part of a four man was order to take photos of the invasion of normandy. During the development process the black room had to much light within it and the photos were over developed, however Ralph's photos were developed perfectly. When publishied in LIFE magazine people saw the first glimpses of the turning point of the war. He later did free lance mostly on the space program and he had some of his photos were published in time magazine.
One major impact that photography has had on America is in advertisement. Vivid colors are used to attract the attention of potential customers. Advertisers often use images that appeal to children in order to sell their product to a wider audience. Children relate better to pictures than words which makes them more inclined to ask their parents for the advertised item. Advertisements also play into the desires of adults. Images of happy or beautiful people with the product gives adults the desire to buy.
Although not related to advertisement, my favorite photographer is Ansel Adams. His photographs show the majestic, untouched beauty of nature. I love being outdoors so his photographs are beautiful and memorable to me.
Here is a link to many of his photos.
http://www.anseladams.com/
Photography allows us to look at various moments and ideas of the past which can help influence our ways in the future. As any person would look at a photo, the common phrase is that a picture is worth a thousand words is indeed used. When I look into a photo, I see not only the picture's contents but the idea or moment of the photo. I try to see what concept that undergoes the creation of the photo. When you look at a picture from a war scene, it can change your personality entirely if it has any importance. Look at a picture that shows soldiers teasing around with each other while playing a card game for example. You see the soldiers, but what about their situation or feelings? They seem happy at the moment of the photo but they are in a battlefield after all. They are happy not only because of the relaxing moment, they are happy to still be with each other which makes me feel pity for them and makes me understand that war not something mankind can benefit from. There is always a deeper message within a photo and we can learn from any photo we look at. Just one moment, can change a person who could make a better decision in the future.
photography has definetly influenced and influences what we buy, how we dress, matters of life and death, medicine, science, and war. I think that photography does not just effect america this way. a picture can say so much more than any amount of words.I even think that they are worth way more than a thousand words. The vietnam war was a public viewed war and look at all the hell that caused. i believe that a photo is real. what you see is what you get and there is no trying to explain it . In a photo you can see how it truly is not hoe someone else explains it.
i just believe that alot of things have to be seen to truly understand them. That is why a picture is so powerful. It can change our perception of almost everything. Take me for example, i am a person who use to see glory in war when i was a kid. Then the stories stopped and i got to see the pictures, the reality. After i got to see the true horrors of war the honor and glory vanished.
Kevin Burns
Photography can be applied to anything. It has all of the effect on what we choose in everyday life. It can influence something as small as what we are going to eat that day or it can influence something bigger like political or religious views. They can prove one to be innocent or prove them guilty. Photographs can influence us in countless ways good and bad. One of my favorite photographers is Steve McCurry. His work speaks for itself. Check them out at stevemccurry.com
Photography has always been an extreemly expressive vehicle of expresion and always will be. We see pictures every day of our lives and yes like it or not they do have an influence on us. Just about every form of advertisement not on TV depicts some sort of picture and these pictures infulence the way we dress, eat and believe. Its the reason for thier existence. Outside of the advertisement world we are constantly seeing pictures of real life event over seas and here at home and these pictures constantly influence how we view our world on a daily basis.
The photographer I have reaserched is C.H. Halporn and his piucture depicts a shot taken from a boat outside NYC. It show NY with the twin tower lights shooting into the air. This picture is important to me because of the significance of what it replicates. The two giant blue bems of light dont let us forget the biggest mistake those camel jockeys ever made.
Photography is a form of education. Without it we would be basically living in the stone ages. I work at a hospital. So for me it means saving lives. Without pictures our doctors can’t educate each other, they can’t effectively document their work and spread their knowledge. Also with photography the use of x-rays, sonograms, ultrasounds, cat scans, and MRI’s have been developed. Health care in general would be nothing without photography. After doing my Google search I found an American artist named Diane Covert. The project that most inspired me and that I felt was most relative to my topic was The X-Ray Project. Diane explores the use of X-ray to inform and document Terrorism all over the world. She wants people to see what some of the affects are, and to realize that this has happened to ordinary people. Two of the images that captured my attention were numbers two and four. The caption on number four is very important. To me it captures the meaning of the entire project. You can find the images at this link: http://www.x-rayproject.org - Beth Shelton
Photography is a big part of American life; we read magazines, newspapers, books that all contain pictures. Photography changes lives in many different ways. We have fashion magazines, which all Americans look at and some young women take too seriously. I am talking about how photography affects life and death. Young women look at fashion today and see models who are very skinny. Today in the world, you have to skinny to be fashionable. This affects young women a great deal, to the point that they starve themselves to death. Some of the time, they get help but these girls have grown up thinking that if you are not zero then you have nothing to be proud of. I would like to see more fashion magazines that show women that are healthy and that look like the normal American girl, and even plus size girls, just because they are bigger does not mean that they are not beautiful.
Catherine Schuller, is a women that I admire she brings plus size fashion to light. Her purpose is to make women who are not a “zero” feel good about themselves and believe in themselves. She has a photographer by the name of Kristy Leibowitz, who is set out to do the same thing. Because of women like them young girls grow confident and being comfortable in there own skin.
Amber Cavender
The link is as follows:
http://www.plusmodelmag.com/General/plus-model-magazine-article-detail.asp?article-id=431279154
Photography has a profound effect on every aspect of American Life. Yes I do believe that the medium of photography influences us towards what we buy and how we dress, etc. Most of the times we look at a photograph and see wether or not we like something when one is thinking about buying it or even dressing in that way. Photography is also matter of life because photographs are very memorable things. Every aspect of picture-making has effect in American Life especially in landscapes and how we see the world we live in.
The American photographer that I thought was interesting was Ansell Adams because I think his landscape photos expressed many things and showed where we are and matters of life and nature. His photos were just beautiful with like a sensational feeling.After looking at them you can picture yourself being there.
Link:
http://www.anseladams.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=70
Photography has changed how we see everything. Before photography nobody saw what went on in the wars but once we had it everybody could see what was going on and almost makes u feel that u wish we never had photography because there are some things that u really dont wanna see. But without photography it would be hard to even imagine what the world would be like. Im a big sports fan and photography is a huge part of depicting different types of sports. I could definately be a sports photographer.
One profound effect which photography/picture making has had on American life is the ability to take us anywhere we want to go to see remote and amazing and even impossible things. Picture making gives us an opening to a world which is carefully crafted, designed, and animated for our viewing pleasure. It can make a child believe in magic and make adults cry and become emotional over a tear jerking movie.
I do believe that the the medium of photograph has in a huge way influenced what many people wear, eat, and drive. I can imagine that most people can also be influenced on matters of medicine and science but i can't think of any photographs that have influenced people on life and death.
An American photographer which i picked was both Mick Fleetwood and John McVie from the band Fleetwood Mac. In the 60's apparently both took a liking to Fleetwood's collection of rangefinder and 35mm cameras and started to take lots of pictures. They said it was mostly just landscaping. They had a whole library full of pictures. The link to some of the pictures in a slideshow is (http://www.popphoto.com/americanphotopodcasts/4676/visions-of-rock-podcast-mick-fleetwood.html)
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