Defining Photography (c)

​An important part of being a photographer is to communicate your thoughts as to how the image is to read. You must first learn to trust in yourself and show confidence not only on how to communicate verbally, but on the image you project of yourself. 

This exercise will not only help us cover an important aspect of the curriculum: Photography - the Art, the Photographer and the Business, but will aid in your ability to communicate your thoughts. 

• You will research primarily on the Internet 
• ONLY ONE PERSON per topic 
• You will produce the work on PowerPoint – all work to be done in class time using the version of software particular to the school 
• The presentation should only be of 8 minutes duration (Max). Not less than 15 slides (1 title, 12 content, 1 questions and 1 work cited), but can be over. Please do not cut and paste – use your own words. 
• Please include a slide indicating the WEB sites you referenced. 
• Please include 2 questions on a slide concerning your subject matter to ask the class. 
• With each topic, I have given reference to sites to assist on starting only – please surf your own. 
• Important: All work must be your own compilation! You will be graded on the content and how it is presented. You must be ready to present when it is your turn. 
  
  

Some things to include in your presentation:

• History of the subject (when did it start?)
• Basic early information of the photographer/subject
• Show great photo examples to help illustrate your topic
• Popular photographers if any
• Equipment that would be used ie) cameras, lenses, specialty items
• What purpose did the photos serve as (how were they used)?
• How were they viewed in society (positive/negative)?
• Your overall thoughts

Remember to craft your presentation in a way that gives the utmost amount of information. Include all the necessary 
information and pictures so that your audience gets a good understanding of what your topic is all about.

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 Choose from the following Topics (only one person per topic): 

History of Photography – General overview 
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/stilphotography.htm 
http://photo.net/learn/history/timeline
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/early-photography/a/early-photography-nipce-talbot-and-muybridge

Camera Obscura History and how to make a Camera Obscura 
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/photography/photproces/cameraobsc/history/history.htm 
http://www.ehow.com/how_4450643_make-camera-obscura.html 

How to become a Photographer – Education and where in Ontario to study. 
http://www.ehow.com/how_4460475_become-photographer-canada.html 
http://www.fabjob.com/photographer.asp 
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/go-pro.htm

History of Digital Cameras and Digital Photography
http://www-users.mat.uni.torun.pl/~olka/historia.html 
http://www.infoborder.com/Digital_Camera_History/

How do digital cameras work 
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/digital/digital-camera.htm 
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/digitalcameras.html 
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/insidedigitalcamera.html 

JPEG, TIFF, RAW,DNG – What are they? 
http://cameras.about.com/od/digitalcameraglossary/g/file_formats.htm 
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/u-raw-files.shtml 

Photographic styles – what types of photography are there –This is an overview? 
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/specialized-styles-of-photography/ 
http://photography.lovetoknow.com/Photography_Styles 
http://photocritic.org/category/alternative-photography-styles/ 

Photographers: 

Include the following: 

• Biography of the Photographer – how they came to become one? 
• Style of the Photography and their Philosophy. 
• Samples of their work. 

http://www.masters-of-photography.com/ 

Famous Female Portrait Photographers: Diane Arbus, Gertrude Kasebier, Elsa Dorfman. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbus 
**noted for black-and-white square photographs of "deviant and marginal people (dwarfs, giants, transgender people, nudists, circus performers) or of people whose normality seems ugly or surreal." 

http://diane-arbus-photography.com/ 
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/A/arbus/arbus.html 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_K%C3%A4sebier 
**She was known for her evocative images of motherhood, her powerful portraits of Native Americans and her promotion of photography as a career for women. 

http://www.leegallery.com/kasebier.html 
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1986 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Dorfman 
**She is now known for her use of a Polaroid 20 by 24 inch camera (one of only 6 in existence),from which she creates large prints. 
http://www.jstor.org/pss/1358981

Famous Male Portrait Photographers: Yousuf Karsh, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, Herb Ritts 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yousuf_Karsh 
**One of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. 
http://www.karsh.org/ 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Beaton 
**was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, 
http://www.glbtq.com/arts/beaton_c.html 
http://www.herbritts.com/about/ 
**was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Ritts 

Famous Male Modern Photographers: John Shaw, Dave Black, Joe McNally 
http://www.johnshawphoto.com/ 
**has been a professional nature photographer since the early 1970s. 
http://www.daveblackphotography.com/ 
**Sports Photographer for Sports Illustrated. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOn81wgL9a8 
http://www.lensflare35.com/episode-0055-interview-with-sports-photographer-dave-black 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_McNally 
**is an American photographer who has been shooting for the National Geographic Society since 1987. 
http://portfolio.joemcnally.com/ 
http://www.joemcnally.com/portfolio/portfolio.html 

Famous Female Modern Photographers: Annie Leibovitz, Anne Geddes 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Leibovitz 
**American Portrait Photographer. Rolling Stone Magazine. 
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/annie-leibovitz/life-through-a-lens/16/ 
http://iwant.on.ca/FavPhotographers/AnnieLeibovitz.html#FavouritePhotographers 
http://www.mouserunner.net/Feat_AGeddesStart 
**Baby Photographer 
http://www.photoinsider.com/pages/AnneGeddes/AnneGeddes.html 

Famous Sports Photographers: Walter Looss Jr., Neil Leifer, Charles Conlon 

http://www.walteriooss.com/
**images of sports' greatest athletes, including Michael Jordan, Kelly Slater, Tiger Woods, Scottie Pippen, and Muhammad Ali. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Iooss 
http://www.neilleifer.com/biography.html 

Boxing: Muhammed Ali vs. Sonny Liston 
http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0201/nl01.htm 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Conlon 
**Charley Conlon took thousands of portraits of major league baseball players. His most famous photo is a fortunate action shot of Ty Cobb sliding into third base at Hilltop Park in 1910. 
http://forums.nyyfans.com/archive/index.php/t-14512.html 

Ansil Adams – Landscape Photographer 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams 
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/adams/ 
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/A/adams/adams_articles2.html 

William Henry Jackson – American West Photography 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Jackson 
http://www.andrewsmithgallery.com/exhibitions/western/jackson.html 
http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/jackson/ 

Sally Mann – Black and White Photography – family 
**This is a very sensitive photographer to choose. Please do not display work that is too revealing. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Mann 
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mann/index.html 

Mosadek Miah – Landscape photographer 

http://photography.lovetoknow.com/Mosadek_Miah_Photography 
http://www.mosadekmiah.com/vplatinumeditions.html 
http://www.mosadekmiah.com/vnews.html 


Margaret Bourke-White – first woman photojournalist – Fortune magazine 

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bour-mar.htm 
http://www.photo-seminars.com/Fame/MargaretWhite.htm 
http://www.gallerym.com/artist.cfm?ID=17 


Henri Cartier-Bresson – Father of Modern Photojournalism – 35mm format – candid photography. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Cartier-Bresson 
http://www.afterimagegallery.com/bresson.htm 
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/968

Imogen Cunningham – Portrait Photographer – nude. Close-up photography (plant forms).
 **Please do not exhibit sensitive material. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogen_Cunningham 
http://www.photoliaison.com/imogen_cunningham/Imogen_Cunningham.htm 
http://www.photographywest.com/pages/cunningham_bio.html 


Yosuf Karsh – Portrait Photography 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yousuf_Karsh 
http://www.karsh.org/ 
http://sufidesign.netfirms.com/ 


Nigel Barker – Fashion Photographer 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Barker_(photographer) 
http://www.studionb.com/ 


Roger Mayne – Street Photography – Black and White – Portraits – capturing moments. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mayne 
http://www.rogermayne.com/ 
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/photographerframe.php?photographerid=ph040 


Dorothea Lange – Documentary Photographer and Photojournalist - Depression. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange 
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/index.html 
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=d_lange 


Masumi Hayashi – Panoramic photo Collage. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masumi_Hayashi_(photographer) 
http://clevelandartsprize.org/awardees/masumi_hayashi.html 


A photographer you have heard of and would like to report on. 

Photography styles

Include the following: 

• Define the style 
• What is involved: Equipment and Tips on how to take the shot! 
• Photographers and sample images 

Sports Photography 

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/introduction-to-sports-photography 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_photography 


Architectural Photography 

http://photo.net/architectural/exterior
http://www.amateursnapper.com/photography/guide-to-architectural-photography 


Landscape and Seascape Photography 

http://www.squidoo.com/LandscapePhotographyTips 
http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-For-Landscape-and-Seascape-Photography&id=4224585 
http://digitalphotography360.blogspot.com/2008/08/landscape-and-seascape-photography.html 


Portrait Photography 

http://digitalphotography360.blogspot.com/2008/08/landscape-and-seascape-photography.html 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_photography 


Macro Photography 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography 
http://photo.net/learn/macro/ 
http://www.bmpt1.com/ 


Fashion Photography 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_photography 
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/10-fashion-photography-tips 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuMZK1J0zZI 


Wedding Photography 

http://www.weddingphotographyfan.com/ 
http://www.basic-digital-photography.com/beginners-guide-to-wedding-photography.html 
http://www.rokkorfiles.com/Wedding101-page1.html 

Your Presentation must be at least 5 minutes in length. Please do not “cut and paste” text, say it in your own words. Give examples of Photographers works, indicate their style and give your opinion where possible. 

Rubric

 Grading: 

• Was the subject matter complete – the right amount of description and images 
• Did you know the subject matter – or did you just read it off the PowerPoint 
• Your questions to the class – were they appropriate and did they promote an engaging response 
• Your command over communicating the subject matter 
• Did you state all references