Photography and Media Photography History & Genres 2

Question 1

What is 'photojournalism'?

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The use of photography to tell news stories, typically for newspapers, magazines, or digital media

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Taking photographs for a photography journal or magazine

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A personal photography blog or diary

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The academic study of photography history

Question 2

What is 'fine art photography'?

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Photography created to fulfill the photographer's creative vision as an art form, rather than for commercial or journalistic purposes

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Photography using the most expensive camera equipment

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Photography of fine art objects like paintings and sculptures

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Photography published in fine art magazines

Question 3

What was the first commercially successful roll-film camera, introduced by George Eastman in 1888?

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The Kodak No. 1

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The Leica

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The Polaroid

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The Brownie

Question 4

What distinguishes 'macro photography' from other photographic genres?

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Capturing extreme close-up images of small subjects at life-size or greater magnification

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Using very long telephoto lenses

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Photographing large landscapes from a distance

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Using large-format cameras

Question 5

What is 'wet plate collodion' photography, popular in the 1850s–1880s?

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A photographic process using glass or metal plates coated with collodion and silver salts, prepared and exposed while wet

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A modern darkroom printing technique

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An underwater photography method

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Developing photographs in a water bath

Question 6

What is 'architectural photography' as a genre?

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Photography that documents, showcases, or artistically interprets buildings and structures

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Photography inside architecture museums

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Photography used for building permits

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Photographing architectural drawings and blueprints