Quinsignia 2013's 'Down Memory Lane' Round on historyPrithwish Nath
This is the history based round of NGHSS's intra-school quiz Quinsignia, from 15th Aug, 2013.
Contains : Trivia and Questions on interesting rare photographs
This value drawing lesson is inspired by Alexander Gardner's 1865 photo of Abraham Lincoln. Students will pose for their photo and use it as a reference for their value drawing. Then add black and white text and articles into the negative space to reflect what they value.
Fort Bend Christian Academy recognized top elementary readers in the Accelerated Reader, Children's Gallery and Crown programs, and the Texas Bluebonnet program.
Quinsignia 2013's 'Down Memory Lane' Round on historyPrithwish Nath
This is the history based round of NGHSS's intra-school quiz Quinsignia, from 15th Aug, 2013.
Contains : Trivia and Questions on interesting rare photographs
This value drawing lesson is inspired by Alexander Gardner's 1865 photo of Abraham Lincoln. Students will pose for their photo and use it as a reference for their value drawing. Then add black and white text and articles into the negative space to reflect what they value.
Fort Bend Christian Academy recognized top elementary readers in the Accelerated Reader, Children's Gallery and Crown programs, and the Texas Bluebonnet program.
2137ad Merindol Colony Interiors where refugee try to build a seemengly norm...luforfor
This are the interiors of the Merindol Colony in 2137ad after the Climate Change Collapse and the Apocalipse Wars. Merindol is a small Colony in the Italian Alps where there are around 4000 humans. The Colony values mainly around meritocracy and selection by effort.
2137ad - Characters that live in Merindol and are at the center of main storiesluforfor
Kurgan is a russian expatriate that is secretly in love with Sonia Contado. Henry is a british soldier that took refuge in Merindol Colony in 2137ad. He is the lover of Sonia Contado.
Explore the multifaceted world of Muntadher Saleh, an Iraqi polymath renowned for his expertise in visual art, writing, design, and pharmacy. This SlideShare delves into his innovative contributions across various disciplines, showcasing his unique ability to blend traditional themes with modern aesthetics. Learn about his impactful artworks, thought-provoking literary pieces, and his vision as a Neo-Pop artist dedicated to raising awareness about Iraq's cultural heritage. Discover why Muntadher Saleh is celebrated as "The Last Polymath" and how his multidisciplinary talents continue to inspire and influence.
Hadj Ounis's most notable work is his sculpture titled "Metamorphosis." This piece showcases Ounis's mastery of form and texture, as he seamlessly combines metal and wood to create a dynamic and visually striking composition. The juxtaposition of the two materials creates a sense of tension and harmony, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between nature and industry.
1. Master of Photography:
Ansel Adams
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2. Master of Photography:
Born:
Mathew Brady
Died:
May 18, 1822
Famous For:
Documentation of the American Civil War
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January 15, 1896
Civil war photogapher
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Mathew B. Brady is heralded by many as one of the most well known and
popular photographers of his time. His work with the Daguerreotype during
its earliest years was noticed by many all over the country, and he was soon
hailed as one of the leading pioneers of American Photography.
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Mathew Brady (1823-1896) was one of the most prolific photographers of the
nineteenth century, creating a visual documentation of the Civil War period
(1860-1865).
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3. Master of Photography:
Julia Margaret Cameron
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4. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alfred Stieglitz
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July 13, 1946
New York art galleries
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January 1, 1864
Pictorialists
Color
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American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over
his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form. In addition
to his photography, Stieglitz is known for the New York art galleries that he ran
in the early part of the 20th century, where he introduced many avant-garde
European artists to the U.S. He was married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
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Stieglitz and other Pictorialists understood that a photograph was created
when the camera was used as a tool, like a paintbrush was a tool. And they
tried to show that they were a part of the art tradition by manipulating their
photos in the darkroom, using tricks and techniques that were evidence of the
human hand in the process.
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5. Master of Photography:
Born:
W. Eugene Smith
Famous For:
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October 15, 1978
Photo essays
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December 30, 1918
Humanistic photography
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Known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally
vivid World War II.
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Eugene Smith was perhaps the photographer who tried most heroically to
make the magazine photostory meet the standards of
coherence, intensity, and personal accountability that one expects of a work of
art
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6. Master of Photography:
Dorothea Lange
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7. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alexander Rodchenko
December 5, 1891
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December
3, 1956
Constructivism
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Alexander Rodchenko was one of the most versatile artists in the Russia of the
twenties and thirties. Between 1922 and 1924 Rodchenko turned increasingly
to photomontages as related to poster art and book design. Photography was
important to Rodchenko in the 1920s in his attempt to find new media more
appropriate to his goal of serving the revolution.
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he often shot his subjects from odd angles usually high above or below to
shock the viewer and to postpone recognition
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8. Master of Photography:
Robert Frank
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9. Master of Photography:
Born:
Lennart Nilsson
Famous For:
photographs of in vivo human embryos and other
medical subjects
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Died:
August 24, 1922
Medical photography
color
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Lennart Nilsson, born in Strängnäs in 1922, is a pioneer in medical
photography. In association with researchers and with the help of
advanced, specially designed equipment, he has documented the inside of
man down to the level of a cell. Throughout the years, ha has devoted special
attention to capturing the creation of a human being, from conception to
birth.
He began his career as a photojournalist in the middle of the 1940s and
published a number of photo-essays in Swedish and foreign
magazines, including "Polar Bear Hunting in Spitzbergen" (1947).
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In order to show the foetal development from the earliest stage he used
macro-lenses and instruments with special wide-angled lenses.
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10. Master of Photography:
Annie Liebovitz
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11. Master of Photography:
Born:
Richard Avedon
Died:
May 15, 1923
Famous For:
Work in the fashion world and for his
minimalist, large-scale character-revealing portraits
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October 1, 2004
fashion
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By capturing American ideals of celebrity, fashion, and beauty in the 20th and
early 21st centuries, Richard Avedon helped to establish photography as a
contemporary art form. Avedon’s distinct style of portrait photography is
nothing short of iconic.
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He danced along with his models in the studio to create beautifully kinetic
fashion shots; he conducted portrait sessions of such psychological intensity—
standing next to his 8 x 10 view camera, meeting his subject’s gaze—that one
sitter said, “He sucks your soul out through your eye sockets, and leaves you
utterly drained.The force of Avedon’s personality is so strongly discernible in
his most potent frames
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12. Master of Photography:
Jerry Ueslmann
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