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openhousenewyork® October 6-7, 2012

openhousenewyork is a yearly event in which many locations in New York City are open to the public. “To celebrate the city’s architecture and design, the 10th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend will once again unlock the city, allowing New Yorkers and … Continue reading

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Modern Day “War” Photography

In the past 6 years 50,000 people have been died in Mexico’s Drug War. There has been a constant presence of bombings, shootings, and savage murders. These images document this conflict which rivals many major wars in casualties. http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/05/mexicos-drug-war-50-000-dead-in-6-years/100299/

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50 photos from 50 years ago

1962 was a time filled with tension around the world. From the struggles of African Americans in the civil rights movement to the Russian missles found in Cuba that almost sparked a war with America. All of this while the … Continue reading

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Lytro’s Revolutionary Camera

A company, Lytro, has created a camera that has a capability that changes the way photo’s are taken. This new camera allows the photographer to adjust the focus of a picture after it is taken. The same picture can be … Continue reading

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Daguerreotype View of Cincinnati

Viewed above is the earliest preserved Daguerreotype photograph of Cincinnati. This photograph was taken around September of 1841 by Charles H. Fontayne and William Southgate Porter, two daguerreians who are known for having their own studio in the Franklin Buildings … Continue reading

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Transformation of Cindy Sherman

I happened to be searching some photography blogs online and ran into the video that I thought would be interesting. Especially for those who visited the Cindy Sherman exhibit. Cindy Sherman: Characters Art Exclusive

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Photographers: You’re Being Replaced by Software

As technology advances more and more as the days go by, so does software programs that can manipulate photographs that can look stunning and/or Photoshopped. A free open-source program called Blender allows the user to create 3-dimensional shapes and landscapes … Continue reading

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THE IMPACT OF PHOTOGRAPHY OVER TIME

Dr. Rudolph, I have enjoyed your articles about photography and psychology! I’m wondering if you could answer a question for me? I am doing a speech in my public speaking class about why we should hire a professional photographer for … Continue reading

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The Greatest War Photograph and Capa

Capa’s  photograph “Falling Soldier” is considered by many to be one of the greatest war photograph of all times.  And it has been that way for nearly 80 years.  Yet about 40 years ago some photographers decided that they can … Continue reading

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Discussion topic: Photography and early film

“Le voyage dans las lune” by “George melies” there alot of aspects of  of the practices of early photography  . The aspects that I observed in the film was first the use of props and staging . I noticed  that … Continue reading

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