BFMP 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cindy Sherman, Florence Owens Thompson, Lucida
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Last week we looked at barthes" semiotics of photography: Image as a code ; emotion, abstract, informed by culture/society. In his book camera lucida (1980), barthes discusses the effect some images have on him. Barthes refers to two aspects of the images: studium and punctum. This term refers to the training and conscious aesthetic choices made by photographer (part of the. This refers to something in the image that affects you personally. It can"t be added by the photographer. You notice it and it expands the meaning of the image for you. Example : photo by lange (migrant mother) These new terms can be used to discuss the way a photograph affects us. American photographer who gained wide recognition in the early 1980"s. Commentary on the depictions of female role models of her youth. Sherman plays different characters through costumes and make-up. Sherman, untitled film still #21 -> smart history, youtube, uploaded 2012.
