Monthly Archives: September 2013
Discussion Topic: Civil War-era Processes, New Advertising
Many photographers today are reviving the photographic processes of the Civil War era. A California news article reports on several photographers in San Francisco who are producing photographs with the wet-plate process. Even Louis Vuitton highlights wet-plate photography in his … Continue reading
Pictures of Pictures
I find that Roberta Smith‘s article, “When the Eye Takes Over for the Eye,” appears too personal to be presented as news. It is agreeable that taking photographs is extremely common in the world we live in but, that does … Continue reading
Rolling Stone Glamorizing a Terrorist?
Seeing the picture of Tsarnaev on the front page of a Rolling Stones magazine definitely brings up some controversy considering you’d see a picture of a celebrity on the front page instead. When the article mentioned that the same picture … Continue reading
Pictures of Pictures
I agree with Roberta Smith’s opinions on the usage of cameras in relation to art. Nowadays the technology is so much more advanced than it was back when most of the art pieces were made. For example, someone goes to … Continue reading
Pictures of Pictures
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with taking a photo of an art piece. Considering this years Venice Biennale is taking place in Italy, I can only imagine people will be traveling there to view the exhibitions and would love to preserve … Continue reading
The Rolling Stone: Glorifying terrorist?
The Rolling Stone article about the Boston bomber raised a lot of controversy. According to the article the picture of the bomber Tsarnaev seem to depict him as being a celebrity rather than the typical monster everyone expected him to … Continue reading
Rolling Stone Magazine
In Ritchin’s article he writes “Images, of course, take on new meanings depending upon the contexts in which they are displayed”, and I completely agree with him. Rolling Stone glamorized this tragedy to increase their sales by putting him on the … Continue reading
Photography is truth; this is a concept that has existed since the advent of photography. While this is something in this day and age we are quick to dismiss as we know there are a myriad of ways photos can … Continue reading
Pictures of Pictures
I agree with Roberta Smith that a large portion of art viewing is done through the viewfinder or a camera or the screen of a phone. This happens everywhere from art exhibits, to concerts to theatrical performances and even in … Continue reading
Image Wars-Did Rolling Stone Magazine Glorify the Boston Bomber?
I too questioned this when the Rolling Stones magazine hit the newsstands; whether Rolling Stones helped elevate this individual in society as a result of focusing their cover on this story. Remember, the cover is probably one of the most … Continue reading
