COM 2033 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Henry Fox Talbot, Long Shot, Edward Steichen
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Trying to understand the story behind it. We are becoming more and more visual. Photos are essential for good design, and good design is essential for photos. It promises us truth but all too often is used to subvert and distort the truth. Pictures may not lie, but liars take pictures. It is simply a record of an experience. He would never intrude, never use flashes. 1975: official photographer of the rolling stones" world tour. 1983: joined vanity fair as contributing photographer. Photos of ordinary people doing ordinary things. Reflecting reality vs. affecting reality stan milgram: art photography. Gifted photographers exploiting aesthetic elements of photography to their fullest: photojournalism. Photos that show us important events and people we read about. Visual form of society and anthropology meant to capture images of importance that social scientists and others can use to get a sense of what a group of people is like.
