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PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Lecture 2. Abelardo Morell. R E V I EW O F C HA P T E R S 1 & 2 W O RK F LOW H OR E N S TE IN, CH A P T E R S 3 & 4 W O R K B OO K QUE S T IO NS BE FORE P HO T O GRA PHY EAR L Y P HO T O GR A P H E R S: N i cé phore N i é pce ,
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PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Lecture 2 AbelardoMorell
REVIEW OFCHAPTERS1&2 • WORKFLOW • HORENSTEIN,CHAPTERS3&4 • WORKBOOKQUESTIONS • BEFOREPHOTOGRAPHY • EARLYPHOTOGRAPHERS:NicéphoreNiépce, • HenryFoxTalbot, LouisDaguerre&FelixNadar • PHOTOGRAMS • CAMERACHECKS
HORENSTEINCHAPTER1“BEGINNINGS”(Review) 35 mmsingle-lens-reflex(SLR)camera 35mmparts film speed(see below) film leader take-upspool sprocket holes shutterbutton filmcounter viewfinder light meter lensaperture f-stops shutter shutterspeed programautoexposuremode(P)manualmode (M) focus autofocus rewindingfilm
negative/positive darkroom printsenlarger ONLINERESOURCES NCCCLIBRARYYOUTUBE CLASSMATERIALS 35mmSLRcamera(rangefinderok)KodakTri-XorIlfordHP5+film(400ISO) IlfordRCMultigradepagerorKodakPoly-Contrast RCpaper8”x10” Negativefile sheets. 3-ringbinder HOWPHOTOGRAPHICMATERIALSWORK(Chapter3) -SilverBromide -Light -Development“spot” -Developer Basicparts ofthe film: Emulsion&Base
FILMWEB LINK FILMDEVELOPMENTPROCESS FILM&PAPERCHOICES Sincewearedealingwithblack&whitefilmandprintsinthiscourse, thediscussionis limitedtotheseproducts. Photographic filmsvaryintheirSENSITIVITYtolight. Inotherwords,sofilms react fastertolightthanothers.Afilmssensitivityisexpressedwithanumberwhichasbeen standardizedworld-widebytheInternational StandardsOrganization.Thisis calledthe ISOnumber(thesameastheAmericanStandards Organizationnumberor“ASA” number.) ISOnumberstypicallyrangefrom 32to3200,with100and400beingcommon sensitivities.TheHIGHER thenumber, theMOREsensitiveafilm is tolight. TheHIGHER theISOnumber,the largerthegrainstructureof the film=lessdetailed image. TheLOWER theISOnumber,the smallerthegrainstructureofthe film=moredetailed image.
PHOTOGRAPHICPAPER -Fiber -ResinCoated“R.C.” -Graded #'s1-5 -VariableContrast (Poly-Contrast orMulti-Grade)0-5usingFILTERSintheenlarger -Glossy, Semi-Gloss, Matt surfaces -Warm tone -Cooltone
JosephNicéphoreNiépce Born:1765,Chalon-sur-Saône,France Died:1833 Fatherwas awealthylawyer. Howthephotographerbecameinterestedin photography: ThroughexperimentswithLITHOGRAPHY. Primarytypeofphotographytheartistisknownfor: HELIOGRAPHY“sunwriting”, firstpermanentphotograph Alsoco-inventedthefirst internalcombustionengine. Link: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/firstphotograph/niepce/#top
JosephNicéphoreNiépce. ViewfromtheWindowatLeGras.ca1826.World'sfirstphotograph. THE PROCESS-VIDEO
LouisDaguerre Born:1787,Cormeilles,nearParis, France Died:1851 Howthephotographerbecameinterestedin photography: Scenepainterfortheopera,physicist. WorkedwithNiepceontheheliograph. Primarytypeofphotographytheartistisknownfor: DAGUERREOTYPE Link: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/149699/Louis-Jacques-Mande-Daguerre
WilliamHenryFoxTalbot Born:1800,England Died:1877 Howthephotographerbecameinterestedin photography: Not goodatsketching. Primarytypeofphotographytheartistisknownfor: CALOTYPE(inventeddeveloping,fixing,printing) NOTE: FoxTalbotwas alsoaneminentmathematician, anastronomerandarchaeologist,whotranslatedthe cuneiforminscriptionsfromNineveh. Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tlbt/hd_tlbt.htm
WilliamHenryFoxTalbot, Adiantum Capillus-Veneris (MaidenhairFern); photogenicdrawingnegative, probablyearly1839,22.5x18.3cm.(detail)
WilliamHenryFoxTalbot TheLadder Date:1840/1850
Nadar Born:1820,France Died:1910 Howthephotographerbecameinterestedin photography: Fromhisbrother’sengagementinaphotobusiness. Primarytypeofphotographytheartistisknownfor: portraits NOTE:Ringmaster,publicist,andperformerinahighly theatricallife,thelegendaryNadarworemanyhats—those ofjournalist,bohemian,left-wingagitator,playwright, caricaturist,andaeronaut. Link: http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker =1622
Nadar. SelfPortrait.C.1855 Seeanimatedselfportraiton website(Artistspage)