Black & White
Photography Masters
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
(1902 – 1984)
White House Ruin
•
American photographer
and environmentalist
•
Interest in nature
photography and
wilderness preservation
•
Most photographed
subject: Yosemite National
Park
•
His signature black-andwhite photographs inspire
an appreciation for natural
beauty and a strong
conservation ethic
Ansel Adams
Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm
Ansel Adams
Autumn Moon, the High Sierra from Glacier Point
Edward Weston
Pepper (1930)
Edward Weston
(1886-1958)
•
American photographer
•
Created sharp and realistic
pictures that convey the
beauty of natural objects
through skillful composition
and subtleties of tone, light,
and texture.
•
Famous for his series of
monumental close-ups of
seashells, peppers, and
halved cabbages, bringing
out the rich textures of their
sculpture-like forms
•
Edward Weston
Shell (1927)
Edward Weston
Cabbage Leaf (1931)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Punjab, India (1947)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
(1908–2004)
Shanghai (1948)
•
French photographer
•
Explored the creative potential of
photography, and his uncanny ability to
capture life on the run made his work
synonymous with “the decisive
moment”
•
Also a photo-journalist who produced
major bodies of photographic reportage
on India and Indonesia at the time of
independence, China during the
revolution, the Soviet Union after
Stalin’s death, the United States during
the postwar boom, and Europe as its
old cultures confronted modern
realities.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Mexico (1964)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Children in Seville, Spain
Jacques Lartigue
Jacques Lartigue
(1894 – 1986)
• French photographer
Grand Prix des Automobile-Club de France
• He is a pioneer of
snapshot photography
and at the same time a
chronicler of life in
France
• Fleeting moments
were captured – some
of them distinguished
by the blur of
movement
In My Room, Paris, 1905
Jacques Lartigue
In front of Dauphine Pavillion, Paris, 1912
Arno Minkkinen
Arno Minkkinen
(Born 1945)
• Finnish
photographer
who works in
the United
States
• Best known for
black and white
abstract pieces
which juxtapose
bodies and
landscapes in
surprising ways
Arno Minkkinen
Arno Minkkinen
Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman
(Born 1954)
• American artist,
photographer,
film director
• Famous for her
series of
conceptual
portraits where
she dressed
herself up to
portray young
women in
various roles
Cindy Sherman
Untitled Film Still #7
1978
PINHOLE
Photography
WHAT IS PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY?
Pinhole photography
is lensless
photography.
A tiny hole replaces
the lens.
Light passes
through the hole; an
image is formed in
the camera
HOW IT WORKS
HOW IT WORKS
 We see things because light rays reflect
off of them and these reflected rays form
an image on the retina.
 A camera is a mechanical eye.
pupil = pinhole
eyelid = shutter
retina = film
CHARACTERISTICS OF
PINHOLE
PHOTOGRAPHY
 Pinhole images are softer –
less sharp – than pictures made
with a lens.
 The images have nearly
infinite depth of field.
 Images are exposed on film or
paper – negative or positive;
black and white, or color.
CHARACTERISTICS
To get clear, sharp
pictures, the camera must
remain very still while the
shutter is open.
 Exposure time varies in
length ranging from half a
second to several hours.
 Pinhole images tolerate
little enlargement.
FIRST KNOWN PINHOLE CAMERA
PHOTOGRAPH
Davison, George
English (b.
Dresser, 18541930)
TITLE ON
OBJECT: The
Onion Field
1889
photogravure
print
15.4 x 20.5 cm.
PINHOLE CAMERA
A pinhole camera is a small, light-tight
can or box with a black interior and a
tiny hole in the center of one end.
You can design it to accept roll or sheet
film.
The two ends of the camera are parallel.
The end opposite the pinhole is flat so
that the film is held in a flat plane.
The pinhole has a cover to prevent light
from entering the camera when you
aren't taking a picture.
PINHOLE CAMERA
Pinhole cameras may have one
pinhole or several.
Multiple pinhole cameras produce
overlapping images or, with certain
designs, panoramic images.
EXAMPLES
 MATCHBOX
 ELARGER
 CAMERA
 FILM CANISTER
 BOX
 COFFEE-MATE
CONTAINER
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
Making Your
Pinhole Camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC9
SlWkL4L4
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.pinhole.org/
http://www.photo.net/learn/pinhole/pinhole
http://users.rcn.com/stewoody/photo.htm
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lesso
nPlans/pinholeCamera/pinholeCanBox.shtml
http://www.wandascott.com/pinholecameras.html
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.anseladams.com/
http://www.edward-weston.com/
http://www.art-directory.info/photography/henri-jacques-lartigue-1894/index.shtml
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2010/09/21/photographer-arno-minkkinen-showcased-a-lifetimeof-his-work-in-a-lecture-at-apsu/
http://www.cindysherman.com/
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/968
http://www.photography.com/articles/basic-concepts/basic-photography-concepts/
http://www.photography.com/
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/cameraob.htm
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/daguerro.htm