Compare
The Hand of Man with paintings from the era such as Monet’s “Train
in the Snow” 1875 (see above). What elements do the images have in common?
Consider
composition, subject and tone.
Most
noticeably these two images have the same subject of a steam train
with a large smoke plume coming from it. Both images have a haziness
to them with an almost monotone colour scheme creating a sombre
feeling. Although opposite to each other both trains seem to emerge
from the centre of the image and travel off to the side of the image.
Monet
was considered an “Impressionist” painter. What was, if any, the
relationship between impressionism and photography? (& then
photography and impressionism?)
How
does contemporary technology influence the style and aesthetics of
photographic image making? (like today?)
The
relationship between Impressionism and photography is the
Pictorialism movement. Not only were they both popular at the same
time in history but they also had similar aspects to them. They both
tended to depict landscapes or idealise life, and they also both did
not have clear outlines of images. Contemporary technology has made
photography easier to do and therefore more people attempt it, and
try to mimic other chemical techniques, rather then attempting the
original chemical technique.
What
part did pictorialism play in opening the way for photography to be
accepted as an art form? What are the current trends or standards
for a photograph to be considered art?
Pictorialism
played an important part in accepting photography as an art form by
showing that much need to be
done before pressing the shutter. Selecting the correct scene
and view point, selecting a shutter speed, chose a focus. Then after
the press of the shutter the development process also had an
important affect on the outcome. Photography has been saturated with
photos on social media, allowing anything to be art. However that is
not to say that people are not taking photography seriously as an are
form as there are more photography exhibitions then ever before.
Some
of the secessionists techniques used (see below)
Research
the characteristics of one or all of these methods - how can you
reproduce the effect digitally?
Bromoil
Images
tend to be cloudy and grainy
Carbon
print
images
are very sharp, black and white strong contrasts some grain.
Cyanotype
blue
and white images
Gum
bichromate
soft
grainy images like bromoil but then to be cream and blue tone.
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