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    As photography grew and developed after its introduction in the 19th century‚ it became easier for amateurs to take photos. With racism running rampant through the different facets of American society‚ African Americans began to view photography as an outlet for self-expression and an opportunity to diminish stereotypes. By capturing images of their daily lives‚ they were given the power to change and shape perceptions of race. African American photographers began to share the goal of gaining social

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    10 Ways How Photoshop Changed the History Of Photography by Steven Campbell on Apr. 2nd‚ 2010 In the past‚ you had to be very patient as a digital photographer. If you wanted to catch something spectacular you had to carry your camera with you everywhere until you saw something special. To capture a sunrise you had to get up at the crack of dawn. Models had to spend hours in the makeup room and studios had to be well lit. Everything I just mentioned changed instantly with the invention of Photoshop

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    Principles of Art‚ Audio‚ and Video Technology elective class‚ which taught the basics of photography‚ cinematography‚ and other arts associated with the two. Most people looked at the class as an unchallenging way to get out of taking an art credit; however‚ I wanted to use this class to pursue my passion of photography. As the school year was coming to a close‚ my teacher offered applications into the Commercial Photography class to individuals‚ like myself‚ that exhibited a substantial interest in the subject

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    (Quiz 1 will post Wednesday‚ January 23rd and is Due to be taken no later than Monday‚ January 28th) READ: PGS. 1 - 3 :"Femininities" PG. 4 : "Chapter 1: Women As Art" PGS. 5 - 8 : "The Oval Portrait" : Edgar Allan Poe PGS. 15 - 19 : "Their Last Visitor" : Young-ha Kim  "In an Artist’s Studio" : Christina

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    Analysis of the archetype in O. Wilde’s novel "Portrait of Dorian Gray" The scale of the realization of ideas through the archetype of an animated portrait allows one to compare "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and Gogol’s "Portrait" as manifestoes of related epochs. In the first chapter‚ an analysis of the archetype in Gogol’s story was conducted‚ we will try to discover the archetype in Wilde’s novel by the same characteristics: • the inclusion of the archetype in ontological issues; • reflection of

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    How
to
Read
a
Roman
Portrait
 SHELDON
NODELMAN
 from
 E.
D’Ambra‚
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Roman
Art
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NY:
Prentice
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 Like all works of art. the portrait is a system of signs; it is often an ideogram of “public’ meanings condensed into the image of a human face. Roman portrait sculpture from the Republic through the late Empire-the second century BCE. to the sixth CE -constitutes what is surely the most remarkable body of portrait art ever created. Its shifting montage of abstractions from

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    How did the work of the early pioneers of photography change people’s understanding of‚ and relationship with‚ the world around them? You may‚ if you wish‚ concentrate on one subject area - e.g. war photography‚ documentary photography‚ travel photography. (Please note that this question requires you to consider early reactions – i.e. nineteenth century material.) The invention of photography in the nineteenth century exposed the unknown to the general public. Suddenly‚ parts of

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    of Form Bottom of Form BASIC RULES OF PHOTOGRAPHY   The single most important part of good photography is composition. How you compose your pictures will make the difference between a snapshot and a photograph. The basics of composition are rather simple and will be picked up with practice and over time they will come naturally.  Look carefully through your viewfinder before taking the picture.  Even though these are considered the "basic rules" of photography‚ rules are‚ at times‚ meant to be broken

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    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is above all a portrait of Stephen Dedalus. It is through Stephen that we see his world‚ and it is his development from sensitive child to rebellious young man that forms the plot of the novel.<br><br>There are many Stephens‚ often contradictory. He is fearful yet bold‚ insecure yet proud‚ lonely and at the same time afraid of love. One Stephen is a romantic who daydreams of swashbuckling heroes and virginal heroines. The other is a realist at home on Dublin’s

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    Self Portrait by Judith Leyster (1630) and Third-Class Carriage (1864) by Honore Daumier are the two paintings I will compare. Since both artists capture everyday life events‚ I will compare the similarities‚ while exhibiting their different styles related to different time periods. Judith Leyster was known for pictures of everyday life and portraits in her Baroque/Dutch Golden Age style artwork. As reported by Mind Edge‚ “The Baroque movement of the 17th and early 18th century was known for its

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