Photography History & Genres Flashcards
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What photographic movement, associated with Alfred Stieglitz around 1900, advocated that photography should be recognized as a fine art equal to painting?
Answer: Photo-Secession / Pictorialism
Pictorialism (and Stieglitz's Photo-Secession group) was a movement that used soft-focus, atmospheric techniques to make photographs look like paintings or etchings, arguing for photography's status as fine art.
What is 'sports photography' primarily concerned with?
Answer: Capturing peak action moments, athlete emotion, and athletic performance during sporting events
Sports photography focuses on freezing peak action moments, capturing athletic performance, and conveying the emotion and drama of competition during live sporting events.
What is 'infrared photography'?
Answer: Photography capturing infrared light (either on special film or with a modified/filtered digital camera) for surreal tonal effects
Infrared photography captures light in the infrared spectrum (beyond visible red), causing foliage to glow white and skies to turn dramatically dark for an ethereal, otherworldly look.
What was the 'f/64 Group' in American photography history?
Answer: A West Coast group including Ansel Adams and Edward Weston advocating for sharp, detailed, 'straight' photography in opposition to Pictorialism
Group f/64, founded in 1932 by Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and others, championed 'straight photography' using maximum depth of field (hence f/64) and pure, unmanipulated imagery.
What is 'drone photography'?
Answer: Aerial photography captured by cameras mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Drone photography uses cameras mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to capture aerial perspectives previously achievable only with helicopters or aircraft.
What is 'portrait photography' and what is its primary focus?
Answer: Capturing the likeness, personality, and emotion of individuals or groups through carefully composed images
Portrait photography focuses on capturing the personality, mood, and likeness of a subject — whether in a studio or environmental setting — making the subject's character central to the image.