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Photography and Special Effects in Early Film
The film âA Trip to the Moon,â has definitely aged quite a bit with its early use of props, actors, and use of settings. All of these are still used by modern day films along with the use of jump … Continue reading
Can Self Portraits or “Selfies” be considered art?
According to an article on The Atlantic written by Megan Garber selfies have been around as long as the first forms of portraitures. Selfies became widely popular and was treated as a form of art just like the rest of … Continue reading
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Selfies an Art?
I do believe that the selfie is an art. It makes the person who’s taking the photo be creative, and that’s what art is in essence. As the article has mentioned, self-portraits have been around since the first days of … Continue reading
Views from Versailles to post-Katrina New Orleans
Yes, I believe the photographs that Versailles took are works of art. In my opinion, Versailles’ photographs of the places themselve is enough. Photographs don’t always need people to make them good. The way he takes the photo of the … Continue reading
Views from Versailles to post-Katrina New Orleans
Not all photographs need people in them to get their message heard by the viewers. As the saying goes, âa picture is worth a thousand wordsâ and Polidori truly does make this saying true. As an artist, his job is … Continue reading
Is a Selfie Art?
The “selfie” can be art, but is not always. I think what can make a shot like this art is the intention of the photographer, this is similar to any other medium used for creation. While the majority of selfie’s … Continue reading
The Civil War Tintype and Modern Soldiers
I like the idea of renewing this old process. In Drewâs photographs, it brought out a more humane side to the war. My opinion is that the black and white tintype process gives out this deeper mood to the photography. I … Continue reading
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The tintype and modern soldiers
Ed Drew’s photographs truly bring a sense of beauty to the viewer. When looking at the slides, one can definitely feel like looking back to the past where tintypes were very common. For Ed, it must be very accomplishing because … Continue reading
Views from Versailles to post-Katrina New Orleans
I agree with Polidori’s description of vacant rooms being “exoskeletons of peoples’ internal lives” exoskeletons of peoplesâ internal lives and this view is evident in the photographs he takes.  While his pictures bring beauty to what is a horrific events, he … Continue reading
The Civil War Tintype and Modern Soldiers
The tintype has a very distinct look which is memorable, I think Sgt Drew’s use of this process brings something to the photographs that a modern digital camera cannot. Â It is through the imperfections and thought which needs to go … Continue reading
