-Pictures were so importatn becasue they keep memories
-some examples are
*emotional memory
*proof
*records of things happening
-photos are a matter of life and death
-brownie cameras were small solid camras sold for one dollar. they were very poplualr because even the working class could afford them
-before brownie cameras only fomral portraits were taken
-picture post cards became very popular in the 1900's.
-why send post cards?
*to show things happening in family
*fullfilled function of newspaper photos such as disasters or county fairs
-Grover started the Nation geographic Magazine
-the magazine showed people the other places in wolrd that they couldnt go
-Is Photography an art?
*at first they thought it wasnt an art because it was to easy, unlike painting
*so photogrpahers did speacial effects to it to make it look like art(painting)
-Scientific Management
*use photos to show people how to do things in specific way
*use light to show exact movements
-Louis relazised photos had the power to move people
*especially through his photos of child labor
-Straight Photograhy
*by Paul Strand
*relized that camera could capture shapes and firgures clearly and sharply
*claerly focused
*pictures were how you really see it in real life
*emphasized framing
*sharp focused realsim
-WWI Photos
*no dead people were shown
*much stages and away from real battle field
-1900's photos replaced drawings
-daily news
*based itslef on pictures
*oldest estbalished newspaper
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