Journal Notes, Chapter 5 : pages 102-107

Photos reveal our true self or a "photo fiction."

• The art of photography grew to replace the art of painting and eventually became more commonplace and affordable than painting.
• Gaspard-Felix Tournachon 
• Began shooting in France in 1853
• First great portrait photographer
• used soft-lighting
• and plain, dark backgrounds
• took formal eloquent photos of artists, writers and actors of the time.
• "speaking likeness"
• was able to capture subjects' personalities on film.
• August Sander
• Began shooting in Germany in 1892
• Took the first environmental portraits
• Shot subjects in daily life and work settings
• Created a documentary of the German people from 1892-1954
• Creation of Portraits
• Value
• Range of Light & Dark areas in a photo
• Lightest and Darkest areas attract attention & help move eyes throughout an image.
• Location of Light Source
• Advantage of light values, highlights & shadows of your subject
• textures & shapes become more/less visible as values change.
• Emotional Content
• Shadowed areas = darker/melancholy mood
• Brightly lit areas = upbeat/positive feeling