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National Guard reservist Ed Drew has revived the tintype to document modern warfare. In his pictures the soldiers are wearing their army attire. Some of the soldiers pictured look serious while others are smiling. I think the revival  of this old … Continue reading →

Our society has fixed contemptuous affiliations with terrorists and when they are “glorified” unintentionally, citizens become furious. The “selfie” of Tsarnaev was should be like a “mug shot” not plastered beautifully on a Rolling Stone magazine like a celebrity—it is … Continue reading →

Looking at the tintype, especially the one passed around this past Thursday’s class, I find it to be fascinating.  Who knew photographs could be transferred onto a piece of metal.  I find it to be extremely neat, and especially when … Continue reading →

From what I feel from the cover page of the magazine, it gives me a sense of it is going to talk about the life of a celebrity because as we always seen on the cover page of a magazine, … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →