Art with Power

History  In Greek means “drawing with light”  Dates back to 1826  Art and science of creating durable images by capturing light  Can be processed on paper using a light-sensitive surface  Can also be digitally saved using pixels

The Beginnings Black and White Photography “View from the Window at Le Gras” Nicephore Niepce First documented photograph 1826 using a camera obscura

The Beginnings .skdjsad.skdjsad “Boulevard du Temp” Louis Daguerre First documented picture of people 1838

Important Photographers  Ansel Adams – American; best known for his black and white photographs of the American West  Dorothea Lange – American; photojournalist famous for photographs of the Great Depression  Tom Chambers – contemporary photographer accredited for showing unspoken stories  Andy Goldsworthy – creates artwork in nature using only materials he finds on location

Ansel Adams American black and white photographer Known for pictures of landscapes and nature

Dorothea Lange Photojournalism documented the “hard times” of the Great Depression in the 1930s

Tom Chambers Modern photographs that show unnatural situations, often telling a story in pictures

Andy Goldsworthy Uses only materials found in nature to create artwork, photographs are evidence

What can photography show?  Beautiful nature  Geography  History  Emotions  Stories  Capture a memory  News

What makes a photo look good?

What makes a good story?

A thousand words…