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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Announcement: Writing Assignment #1 is DUE Tues October 8th
The due date for your first writing assignment is coming up quickly. This is a reminder to please submit your papers via Blackboard on SafeAssign. To access Blackboard, you can log in via the CUNY portal. If you have trouble … Continue reading
Pictures of Pictures
The increasing of use of cameras and cellphone to take pictures of pictures when visiting a museums, beaches, and other places because we have all those convenient technologies.Like cellphone with camera that people can carry around, and professional camera that … Continue reading
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Pictures of Pictures– Nusrat Khan
When we watch the fireworks, most people take video or pictures of the event rather than actually viewing it with their eye—we capture the fleeting moments in our cameras since it is meant to be relived and shared. A picture … Continue reading
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Civil War era photo developing and why its popular today
Capturing images during the Civil War era was very difficult and repetitive. In order for early photographers to capture images they used a process called the “wet-plate collodion.” In this process a chemical collodion mixture is poured on a glass … Continue reading
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The Rolling Stones Boston Bomber
The Rolling Stones magazine is known for main publications on movie stars and music artists. They also have news on politics and other important events, however I do not believe that a photo of the Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev belongs … Continue reading
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Response to pictures of pictures.
I did not realize how frequent people or me taking pictures of pictures until I read this article. Indeed, whether consciously or subconsciously, people like to take pictures when browsing in museums and galleries, some people might be doing it for indicating that … Continue reading
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Civil War-era Processes, New Advertising
Thinking about the idea of bringing back old processes, it makes sense. Anything with some sort of nostalgia will generate a group of people or an individual’s interest in revitalizing that particular process or idea. Take anything; fashion and of … Continue reading
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Image wars-Did Rolling Stone Magazine Glorify the Boston Bomber?
The August issue of Rolling Stone magazine depicts the alleged Boston Marathon Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a “selfie” which had been originally posted to his Facebook page. The cover has had a lot of controversy surrounding it due to the … Continue reading
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Civil War Era Processes, New Advertising
Photography has many processes, some have been forgotten and others make a reappearance. I think the reason for the reappearance of the nineteenth-century processes are because they’re different and give the photo a different feel. People have used old methods for … Continue reading
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A Picture of a Picture
In the article “When the Camera Takes Over for the Eye”, by Roberta Smith, she discusses the growing need for people to photograph paintings and photographs in museums, galleries, and exhibits all over the world. I agree with Smith when … Continue reading
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