Category Archives: Announcements
Third Life
“Third Life” was a monograph created by Norbert Schoerner which was a photo diary of the place he traveled. He explained that it took him a while to pick the right photographs for his monograph and that he had to … Continue reading
Landscape Photography
Steve S. Meyer’ stated that his desire to become a photographer started very early in his life. He found inspiration, love and passion for photography from his family members (grandfather, father and uncle) and also from the place he was … Continue reading
Welcome Home, The Story of Scott Ostrom
Craig F. Walker – a photographer at The Denver Post – won his second Pulitzer Prize – an award for an outstanding achievement in print journalism for “ Welcome Home: The Story of Scott Ostrom”. This was an interesting article … Continue reading
Announcement: FINAL EXAM notes and TERMINOLOGY
Reminder, the FINAL EXAM is on Wednesday, May 23rd at 11:30 AM.  Please be on time, arrive early! Thank you for a semester of stimulating discussion, in class, and on the blog. Below is a review of the exam format. … Continue reading
Announcement: Revised Short List for Final Exam is online
After today’s meeting, I realized that it will be very difficult to cover all the material on the slide list for our last meeting. Â Therefore, I have revised the final short list to reflect more of the earlier material and … Continue reading
Announcement: Midterm Short List is online!
Your midterm is coming up in two weeks, please take a look at the short list for the midterm under “Class Downloads.” Also, take your time to view the first 37 minutes of the following video: Alfred Stieglitz video The … Continue reading
Announcement: Commentary on Discussion Topic extended to Saturday
Several of you have asked to extended the post/comment period to this Saturday in order to comment on the Discussion Topic on old photographic processes and the Louis Vuitton ad campaign, so I have extended the time frame. Come to … Continue reading
Announcement: Grading Rubric for Papers
If you’re curious about the criteria used to evaluate your writing assignments, you can download the grading rubric. A PDF of the rubric is available under the “Class Downloads” section above. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any … Continue reading
No longer a viewer but automatically a photographer.
From reading, art critic Roberta Smith opinion on the increasingly common use of cameras, I have to say that I completely understand her position and opinion. In fact from reading her perspective of camera use in the New York Times, it’s hard to say that people are … Continue reading
Welcome!
Hello ARTH 1100 students! Welcome to the course website for Professor Sandra Cheng’s course on the History of Photography. The OpenLab is an integral component to our class. I look forward to our reading, writing, discussion, and LOOKING this semester. … Continue reading
