Photojournalism
Photojournalism different from any other documentary photographic work that its purpose is to tell a particular story in visual terms. Photojournalists working for newspapers, magazines, news agencies and other publications which cover events in areas ranging from sports, arts and politics. One of the first was the journalist or French photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson, who since 1930 was devoted to documenting what he called the “decisive moment”.
He argued that the dynamics of any given situation at some point reaches its climax, the moment that corresponds to the most significant image. Cartier-Bresson, master of this technique, the sensitivity had to pull the trigger at the right time. The technological advances of the thirties, in particular improvements in small cameras like the Leica, as well as the sensitivity of the film, provided that technique instantly. Many of the Cartier-Bresson’s images are so strong in conception and in what they say and are considered both artwork, documentary and photojournalism.
Brassaï, another French photojournalist born in Hungary, he devoted himself diligently to capture the fleeting moments of expression, which in his case showed more provocative side of the Parisian night. His photographs were collected and published in Paris by night (1933).
American war correspondent Robert Capa began his career with photographs of the Spanish Civil War, like Cartier-Bresson, captured both battle scenes and the situation of the civilian population. His photograph of a wounded militiaman went around the world as witness to the horror of war. Layer also covered the landing of American troops on D-Day in Europe during World War II and the war in Indochina, where he met his death in 1954. Another photographer, Tina Modotti, the Italian was also in Spain during the Civil War as a member of the Socorro Rojo.
Social Documentation
Instead of capturing life in other parts of the world, some nineteenth-century photographers were limited to documenting the conditions of their own environment. Thus, the British photographer John Thomson captured the daily lives of the working class London around 1870 photos in a volume entitled Life in the streets of London (1877). The Danish-American journalist Jacob August Riis 1887-1892 conducted a series of photographs of the slums of New York photographs collected in two volumes: How the Other Half Lives (1890) and Children of Poverty (1892).
Between 1905 and 1910 Lewis Wickes Hine, American sociologist responsible for child labor laws, also captured in his photos to the oppressed in America: iron and steel industry workers, miners, and European immigrants, especially child laborers. In Brazil, Marc Ferrez captured in his photographs of rural life and small Indian communities. In Peru, the photographer Martin Chambi reflected in his work a portrait of the society of his country and especially of indigenous peoples.
The Frenchman Eugène Atget photos are located halfway between social document and artistic photography, as its excellent composition and expression of personal vision goes beyond the mere testimony. Atget, perhaps one of the most prolific filmmakers of this era, between 1898 and 1927 was a huge amount of poetic scenes of daily life in his beloved Paris and its surroundings. The care and the publication of his work is due to the efforts of another clever documentary of urban life, Berenice Abbott.
Documentary photography
British photographer Roger Fenton got some of the first pictures that showed starkly the Crimean War the British public. Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner and Timothy O’Sullivan documented the sad reality of the Civil War. After the war, Gardner and O’Sullivan photographed the American West with Carleton E. Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, William Henry Jackson and Edward Sheriff Curtis. The clear and detailed pictures of these artists showed an indelible image of the wild.
Mexico became the focus of French and American photographers, because of the proximity and political relations with their countries, and the rediscovery of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. Désiré Charnay French made interesting photographs of Mayan ruins in 1857, and left a detailed account of archaeological discoveries and experiences.
The work of nineteenth-century British photographers contains views of other places and exotic lands. Incredible distances covered laden with the heavy equipment of the moment to capture scenes and people. In 1860, Francis Bedford photographed the Middle East. His compatriot Samuel Bourne took about 900 photos of the Himalayas on three trips between 1863 and 1866, and in 1860 Francis Frith worked in Egypt. The photos of the latter on sites and monuments, many of which are now destroyed or scattered, still constitute a useful testimony for archaeologists.
Photography applications
Today, photography has developed mainly in three sectors, besides other scientific or technical considerations. On one side are the field of graphic newspaper report, which aims to capture the outside world as it appears before our eyes, and advertising. On the other we have the photograph as an artistic, expressive and interpretive purposes.
The report includes documentary photography and graphic press, and usually not normally handle. Typically, the photographer used the techniques and development processes required to capture an image under existing conditions. Although this type of photography is often described as objective, there is always somebody behind the camera, which will inevitably choose what to capture. With respect to objectivity, we must also consider the purpose and use of the photo essay, photos more real, and perhaps the most unbiased, can be used as propaganda or advertising purposes, decisions that in most cases not depend on the photographer.
On the contrary, art photography is totally subjective, whether manipulated or not. In the first case, light, focus and camera angle can be managed to alter the appearance of the image, the developer and printing processes are changed at times to achieve the desired results, and photography is capable of combining with other elements to get a form of artistic composition, or for aesthetic experimentation.
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History of Photography
The term camera comes from camera, which in Latin means ‘room’ or ‘camera’. The original camera obscura was a room whose only light source was a tiny hole in one wall. The light that penetrated it by projecting an image of the orifice in the exterior wall. Although the picture thus formed was inverted and blurred, the artists used this technique, long before film was invented to outline scenes projected by the camera. Over the centuries the camera obscura evolved and became a handy little box and the hole is installed an optical lens to get a more clear and defined.
300 B.C.
Aristotle uses the camera obscura to study solar eclipses.
XVII Century
Leonardo Da Vinci realizes that the images received in the interior of the room are of smaller size and invested, retaining their shape and colors.
XVIII Century
The light sensitivity of certain silver compounds, particularly nitrate and silver chloride, was known before the British scientists Thomas Wedgwood and Humphry Davy began experiments late eighteenth century to obtain photographic images. Succeeded in producing images of paintings, silhouettes of leaves and human profiles using paper coated with silver chloride. These photographs were not permanent because after exposed to light, the entire surface of the paper is blackened, which could never be able to get the set of images.
Classification of camera – by type
This time we will discuss the different styles of cameras that can be found in markets. When you’re buying a product of this style is a very wide range. The decision will impact very large depending on the quality of the selected component, and the price that leaves the team. The cameras are digital, the other and were in time and no longer sold new, are divided into two groups. These are compact and SLR. But there is an intermediate category called ultrazoom. Beyond that it is staying in the shadows of the world of technology we will mention them.
First, there are compact cameras. These are a very small and can be manipulated from one place to another very simple. They are usually those used by families who are very passionate about the quality of the picture, but just want to take snapshots of the fondest memories of their lives. Operation is very simple and not so expensive. Anyone who does not have a very high purchasing power will have a camera of this class.
The optical zoom These cameras usually have between 3 to 5x. This makes it clear that are right for photos of landscapes, or any image that does not require very long focal. If you are not skilled and you want to start in this area, please choose a compact camera as you can take good pictures without spending a fortune.
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Photo: competition, envy and many smart people
I have been a considerable time to be fond of this photograph. During this time I learned a ton of things I have seen many pictures and I also did many others. But having learned a lot does not make me a good photographer. Personally I do not think my pictures are bad but I am also realistic and know that they are not excellent. Given this fact, as a person I do not feel qualified to critique the work of a photographer, amateur or professional, looking for negative aspects of this.
However, I keep watch on forums, blogs and other media as hundreds of users have no problem to write several paragraphs criticizing hard a photograph of another person. And what seems even worse, these reviews generally meaningless and are not at all constructive. That is precisely what I wanted to talk. Collectively, we have entered a competitive dynamic that, in my opinion is degrading the world of photography to the point of creating unpleasant situations.
Compared to other branches of the audiovisual such as film or television, where teamwork and collaboration is extremely important for the production go ahead, the picture is more individual. Usually a photographer does not need more people except in specific cases. And we’re not just talking about the shoot but also the rest of the process. This makes each individual photographer who is alone against the world, only to criticism and unfortunately now, it is only with the other photographers.
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Learn how to buy a camera
What camera should I buy? is one of the most repeated questions, and more sent to us, when someone asks for advice on topics of photography. One question, with difficult to answer, even more so, a priori, we know the concerns of those who posed photo.
So today let’s do it again, an effort to try to steer the difficult decision that every fan will come at some point in their lives gadgetera.
Try to make a structure, feature by feature, focusing on what to look for, depending on what you to be looking for, you find your ideal camera.
Check the features, functions and factors to consider when renewing our model or buy our first digital camera.
Important characteristics as the lens, sensor, LCD screen or viewfinder, and some that are not as much as the megapixels. Another feature that probably saved us more than a picture: the image stabilizer. The image stabilizer will allow us to largely avoid getting jolted or moved photos, which is achieved through optical systems, mechanical or software.
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Top 5 Digital SLR Cameras
When it comes to digital SLR cameras, the technology has advanced greatly in recent years. Today, good digital SLR cameras are relatively inexpensive and create high quality photographs. With the ability to add different lenses for different situations, which can quickly become a powerful tool to capture memories. To help you choose the best available, we list the five digital SLR cameras you should consider.
Here’s a quick summary of the five popular digital SLR models you should consider.
* Canon EOS Rebel XS – This is the least expensive model Canon DSLR, but it’s a great player for someone new to digital SLR cameras. Has some power, but is easy to use and one of the best values out there for the money.
* Nikon D3000 – This is Nikon’s new entry-level DSLR, but it is powerful and has everything you need novice photographer. Many professional photographers how to shoot with this model.
* Olympus E520 Olympus, is relatively new digital SLR market, but they know what they are doing. This model has all the features a novice photographer may want or need a super low price. Most times, you can even find a lens included.
* Pentax K2000 – If you want the user to use the DSLR market, you want to go with this Pentax. It is easy to use to create stunning photographs in sizes large enough to print posters – if you wish.
* Sony Alpha A230 – This super-affordable digital SLR camera is a name you know. Although Sony is fairly new to digital SLR, the Alpha A230 is impressive in many ways. For most, however, is the price of this camera makes it a deal. With the savings, you can invest in a better goal.
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Optical Preview (VPO)
Digital cameras can present the scene to portray in optical form (VF) or digital (LCD) in both cases they lack the depth of field vision or blurring of the subject before and after main (analog cameras same thing happens without digital vision, of course;). I will not go into detail about the support they would give us the ring of depth of field scale, which should have all the objectives and does not take today? and when they have it summarized.
However there is a useful feature that allows you to preview the shot, the depth of field, and this is the button or lever “preview optics (VPO),” what happens is that when you look through the viewfinder shows the camera always the maximum opening scene, regardless of the fixed diaphragm, setting the vision OPV is adjusted as will be the photo exposition values selected, interesting no? Who needs the ring of depth of field?? For I even accept the desirability of this feature there are times when the lighting or composition or eyestrain not allow a clear view of the depth of field.
As they say on the street “strange never know what you have not.”
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