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    History of photography The history of photography has roots in remote antiquity with the discovery of the principle of the camera obscure and the observation that some substances are visibly altered by exposure to light. As far as is known‚ nobody thought of bringing these two phenomena together to capture camera images in permanent form until around 1800‚ when Thomas Wedgwood made the first reliably documented although unsuccessful attempt. In the mid-1820s‚ Nicéphore Niépce succeeded‚ but several

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    Response for Chapter 1 After read the book of Susan Sontag’s On Photography‚ the idea of essential of photography comes into my mind. Photography is really important in our daily life. It can capture the moments of the life‚ whatever it is happy or upset. In this book‚ the writer discusses how perspective changing through by photography. In chapter one‚ Sontage gives readers a idea which “the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us the sense that we can hold the whole

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    As a digital photographer‚ if you haven’t been asked this question you eventually will: “Do you manipulate your photographs?” Sometimes it comes under another aspect: “Do you change the colors?” And occasionally it goes straight to the heart of the matter: “Is this real?” There is a certain percentage of the public who believes that fine art photographs must represent reality. There are people who do not know that there are differences between what they see and what the camera captures. Finally

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    With the touch of a single click a picture is taken and forever revitalized. Photography takes the essence of memory and seals it into the history of those involved in the process. Susan Sontag’s didactic text “On Photography” digs deep into the meaning of photography and claims that it has unlimited power within modern society. Her exclamation that “cameras are fantasy-machines” exerts the idea that photography brings the world closer together‚ yet seems so distant as if it were all but an illusion

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    Digital Photography Software - Which Is Best For You? By Vincent Manga Jul 14‚ 2008 Digital photography has revolutionised the way we take photographs. In particular the fact that we can now easily digitally edit photographs from the comfort of our own homes on our PCs. Digital photography software is now at the reach of all amateur photographers‚ not just the professionals like it once was. Nowadays there are lots of different photography editing software packages available. Each software package

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    Is taking pictures one of your biggest hobbies? Then maybe instead of hiring professional photographers to cover your next baby shower‚ you can teach some people a thing or two by doing what not many people expect: taking pictures of the baby shower yourself! Now isn’t that one of the best ways to save money ever? You’re armed with your SLR camera and you’re ready to give it a go! Are you finding yourself kind of lost? Not to worry! I’m by no means a professional photographer by any stretch of the

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    SEMIOTICS ASSIGNMENT The front cover of TIME magazine‚ issued on December 10‚ 2007 was taken before the start of the presidential campaign in America‚ and the man on the front cover is Barack Obama – who was a favourite at the time. The bias of the picture‚ the cover’s anchorage and the article altogether show that the underlying purpose of this magazine’s issue was to influence readers to side with TIME and vote for this man. This cover resembles a famous picture taken of Martin Luther King Junior

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    Family photography can be one attempt that you can draw in yourself in to take a break as well as to procure additional cash on the sideline. For whatever length of time that you have the hardware and you trust that you have the right stuff to create a decent photo‚ then you can kick yourself off. On the off chance that you are a starting picture taker‚ begin with this by asking first the general population that you know to plan a shoot with you. You can select to do it for nothing or at a marked

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    photographic culture." Photography is a form of visual representation of events to the public. It is traditionally defined as ‘writing with light’. Photography was more than factual recording of truthful observation. It could be an expression of emotional reaction to life. Although photography has always been thought of as the capturing and the reflection of truth‚ the discussion of ‘manipulated photography’ is often brought up. However‚ before any debate of manipulated photography‚ one must begin with

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    years of the Professional Photography industry have demonstrated an overall decline. Having being driven down by the demand from advertising services‚ the effects of rising interest rates on real house hold disposable income and rapid growth in technology all played major parts in the performance of the Professional Photography industry. The industry is extremely large and highly competitive as there are low barriers in entering the photography‚ as well as photography becoming growing cultural

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