Author Archives: Sandra Cheng
Final Grades are Posted
If you have not yet checked, final grades are posted to CUNYFirst and Blackboard. Enjoy winter break!
Short List for Final Exam is Posted! Plus Group Presentations on Tues 12/3
This is a reminder that group presentations take place this Tuesday, December 3 in class. I’m excited to see your photographs! Reminder to please bring one copy of the Powerpoint to class and your group should upload one copy to … Continue reading
HW #3: Color, Food Photography, and Instagram
Happy Thanksgiving! This week seems an appropriate time to consider color photography and the art of photographing food. Color is very important to creating an appetizing photograph but color photography was not accepted as an art form until the 1970s. William Eggleston … Continue reading
More Midterm Review Material
This is a reminder that the midterm is on Thursday October 24th. Please arrive on time, we will begin the exam promptly. If you arrive late, I cannot stay late because there is another class after ours. As discussed during … Continue reading
HW2: Food and Coffee during the Civil War
If you had a choice, which would you give up? Food? Or coffee? We have just explored the photography of the Civil War, and we are reminded of the difficulties of producing photographs during war, especially with the wet-plate collodion … Continue reading
HW1: End of Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt
As autumn draws near, we have a few more weeks to cherish the summer season. For the first homework, we’re embarking on a photographic scavenger hunt (inspired by an art website TheDailyTofu). Please take a photograph using your phone, camera, … Continue reading
Welcome to the Tu/Th section of the History of Photography!
Hello ARTH 1100 students! Welcome to the class website for Professor Sandra Cheng’s course on the History of Photography. This website is for the following sections ONLY: ARTH 1100-D400 Tu/Th 10-11:15 AM and ARTH 1100-D401 Tu/Th 11:30 AM-12:45 PM. The … Continue reading
