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    Black and white photography can be misunderstood in a modern artistic perspective. This type of photographic depiction is captivating and speaks through the image into the mind where it processes the lack of color by visualizing the depth and contrast vividly. An image that used in colorless photography was seen prior to the 20th century as the normal way to take pictures‚ but now we have color photography. However‚ photographers are still finding that black and white images are important to documentation

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    In order to answer the title of this essay question I will be undertaking research into the main theme of distortion within photography. On top of this I will be incorporating the background information and series of work from two photographers who also base their work around the theme of diction however they achieve this by using two very different methods. Distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristics) of something such as an object‚ image‚ sound or waveform. Distortion

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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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    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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    American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) A report on “Photography Business Failing” What excuses do we have for the photography business being in such poor shape? Submitted To: DR. MD. FARUQUE HOSSAIN Lecturer‚ Faculty of Business Administration COURSE: RESEARCH METHOLOGY SECTION: [E] DATE: 25/11/2014 SUBMITED BY: Hassan Mohammad Rifat Id: 12-20413-1 Acknowledgement We would first like to thank our Honorable faculty advisor and course instructor‚ Dr. Md. Faruque Hossain

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    Photography in Social Media In theory‚ social networks can be used to boost confidence and make a person feel closer to his or her peers in their social lives. Teenagers in this day and age no longer live in a world of handwritten notes passed back and forth in class. They are living social lives on a completely public forum. The youth of this generation have the access to take a picture of anything they wish and have the ability to post the picture to any social networking site for the world to

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    “the vocabulary we have does more than communicate our knowledge; it shapes what we can know’. Evaluate this claim with reference to different areas of knowledge.” At first glance this title seems to be ridiculous. Our vocabulary can have complete control over what we can know’. It seems unlikely that there is knowledge that cannot be obtained due to the limits of our vocabulary. However when you look at this in depth it seems to be true. What is vocabulary? Vocabulary are the words we use. Vocabulary

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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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    Asses the impact of the development of the electron microscope on our understanding of the cell and it’s role in cell theory. Since the invention of the electron microscope in 1928 scientists have been able to study the ultrastructure of cells‚ that is‚ parts smaller than what can be seen with a light microscope‚ otherwise known as organelles and their functions. Light microscopes had been developed to a point where the quality of the lenses was not limiting the detail in the image‚ the main

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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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