1. Master of Photography:
Born:
Ansel Adams
Died:
1902
Famous For:
Adams developed the Zone System
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1984
Landscapes
B&W
Biographical Information:
Ansel Adams was born In 1902 in San Francisco California. In 1927 he
developed his first portfolio for photography. Adams helped make a magazine
called Aperture in 1952. Adams died in 1984 or cardiovascular disease. He was
82.
Description of Work:
In 1927 he made his first portfolio for photography. His work was done in
black and white. He used a large format camera because they had a high
resolution. Most of his photos were taken outside.
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2. Master of Photography:
Born:
Mathew Brady
Died:
1822
Famous For:
Being the father of photojournalism
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1896
Portraits
B&W
Biographical Information:
Brady was the youngest of three. His parents were Irish immigrants. Brady
opened his own photography studio in New York in 1844. In 1961 he was
granted permission to go the battlefields and document the American Civil
War.
Description of Work:
Brady took black and white portraits of famous people in the 19th century.
Most of his pictures were taken during the civil war. He photographed 18 of
the 19 American Presidents from Adams to McKinley. He couldn’t photograph
William Henry Harrison because he died in office before Mathew Brady could
photograph him.
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3. Master of Photography:
Born:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Died:
1815
Famous For:
Making her photos look like oil paintings.
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1879
Portraits
Both
Biographical Information:
She started her work with photography at a late age. Her career only lasted
eleven years. Her work has more of an impact on modern photographers
rather than people of her time. Married Charles Hay Cameron in 1838. She
died while in India in 1879.
Description of Work:
Took black and white photos. Some had a little color. People of her time didn’t
appreciate her photos. Her photos have an impact on modern photographers.
She did many portraits of people.
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4. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alfred Stieglitz
Died:
1864
Famous For:
Created two periodicals called Camera Notes and
Camera Work.
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1946
Portraits
B&W
Biographical Information:
Stieglitz moved to Germany in 1881. he returned to America in 1890. He
joined the Camera Club in New York in 1896. Alfred also married Georgia
O'Keeffe in 1924. Died in New York City at the age of 82 in 1946.
Description of Work:
Alfred Stieglitz took black and white photos. He used a hand held camera for
some of his best works. Like The Terminal and Winter. He wasn’t the best
photographer but he had a big impact on America.
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5. Master of Photography:
Born:
W. Eugene Smith
Died:
1918
Famous For:
He is famous for his vivid World War II pictures.
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1978
Photojournalism
B&W
Biographical Information:
Smith began his career taking photos for two local newspapers. He went to
work for Life Magazine in 1939. In 1950 he went to the United Kingdom to
cover the General Election. In 1972 he was attacked by Japanese employees
near Tokyo for trying to publicize the Minamata Disease. Smith died of a
massive stroke in 1978.
Description of Work:
Smith used a 35 mm camera when he worked for LIFE Magazine. Known for
his refusal to compromise professional standards. His pictures were taken in
black and white.
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6. Master of Photography:
Born:
Dorothea Lange
Died:
1895
Famous For:
Her photos humanized the consequences of the Great
Depression and they influenced the development of
documentary photography
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1965
Photojournalism
B&W
Biographical Information:
Dorothea was an American photographer and photojournalist. Her father
abandoned her family when she was only 12 years old. In 1945 she was invited
by Ansel Adams to work in the first fine art photography department at CSFA.
She died of esophageal cancer in 1965.
Description of Work:
Dorothea took black and white photos. She tried to show the consequence of
the Great Depression. Almost all of the pictures she took were of people. Her
most notable photo was called “Migrant Mother”. It was taken during the
Great Depression.
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