strategy was based upon the skepticism over whether the massive investments in digital imaging would ever generate returns to shareholders. Shareholder activist‚ Bert Denton‚ had an entirely different vision for Kodak. He viewed Kodak’s traditional photography business as a potential cash cow. If Kodak could radically cut costs‚ a sizable profit stream was available to be returned to shareholders. If shareholders wanted to invest in digital imaging they could then invest their money on more promising
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1. What is a pinhole camera? How do we know that these devices existed before the nineteenth century? A pinhole camera has no lens and is the simplest form of a camera. The pinhole camera existed before the nineteenth century because it is an 18th century invention 2. Who created the first photograph? How was this done? The first picture or photograph was produced by a French inventor‚ Joseph Nicephore Niepce. Niepce used a pewter plate and a substance known as bitumen of Judea. Bituman hardens
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Task Three According to Christian Metz‚ there are many differences between photography and film. The first difference would be the “spatio-temporal size of the lexis”. The lexis is a unit that one reads or receives a piece of art through. The lexis for photography would be the paper that the photo is printed on‚ whereas the lexis for film would be a cinematic screen. The cinematic lexis is larger than that of a photographic lexis as the film can be ‘enlarged’‚ in multiple ways‚ by sounds‚ images
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15142 Name: Student ID: History of Photography The history of photography started with advances in the field of chemistry. Some key people for photography were Joseph Niepce. In 1830‚ Joseph and help from Louis Dagurre where experiment with silver oxide. Fox Talbot was known for capturing image in paper (negatives). George Eastern introduces the Kodak Box Camera in 1980. This was a huge step for photography because it popularized photography and amateurs. The way to had permanent storage
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corresponded to an f/stop. The manipulation of light is what Ansel Adam’s is best known for. The zone system was designed to help make sure that a photograph was exposed correctly‚ and not under- or overexposed. This system has played a huge role in photography because it has dramatically changed the way photographs come out. 2. Why is the critique of photographs beneficial? Who benefits from a critique? How?
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While his timeless photographs are key artifacts in Hollywood history‚ many people do not know the man responsible for creating one of the most iconic lighting techniques in the world of photography. George Hurrell’s knack for photographing prominent figures in the early 1900’s led their fame to overpower his. This leads many people to seek out his photographs simply because of the stars in the pictures‚ not because it is his work. Born to an English family of successful shoemakers on June 1‚ 1904
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02/24/2012 Digital Photography or Film Photography? Outline General Goal: to persuade my audience Specific Goal: I would like my audience to understand the advantages and disadvantages of both film and digital photography but persuade them to switch over to digital photography. Thesis Statement: The beauty of photography is in its immediacy and adaptability. Introduction: i. How many of you think film photography and the black room process is much better than digital photography? ii. Would you rather
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duality of their purpose. Documentary photography first captures history when photographs are taken of major events. Those photos then have the ability to make history when they call the public to action‚ or bring attention to an issue that they were previously unaware of. Because of their capacity to not only document but also make history‚ documentary photography serves an important purpose within society. Documentation has been an important aspect of photography since its inception‚ allowing photographers
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Photography: Saving Nature “A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” - Eudora Welty. There are many different types of photography: Portraiture‚ commercial advertising‚ nature photography and photojournalism. Nature photography‚ in particular‚ can be used to document life and nature on planet earth that could be destroyed within seconds by a natural disaster. It can also be used to help preserve and raise public awareness of the wilderness just like Group f/64‚ Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham
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interests were rocked by this shockingly realistic medium. For the first time in history‚ citizens from the comfort of their own homes could view the reality of the carnage of war and its faraway battlefields. Some experts even say that the biggest impact of Civil War photos was that this explosion of images changed the way the public perceived the war by turning people‚ removed from the fighting‚ into eye witnesses of the bloodshed‚ in other words‚ Civil War photographs removed much of the supposed
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