Photographer Ppt. Vocabulary Period 2
anthropomorphism - giving an object or an animal human traits or behaviors
appropriation – the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them.
candid photography - captured without creating a posed appearance and achieved by either surprising the subject or by not distracting the subject during the process of taking photos.
commission - the hiring and payment for the creation of a specific piece of work.
Contemporary – Current or belonging to the same period of time
daguerreotype – The first commercial photographic process, introduced in Paris in 1839 by Louis J.M. Daguerre. Each daguerreotype consisted of a copper plate, coated with sensitized silver. After a very long exposure in the camera, the positive image on the surface was developed by mercury vapor, a process very hazardous to the photographer. Most daguerreotype images were portraits, required viewing from a certain angle and had to be kept in a sealed case to prevent the image from rubbing off.
diffusion - scattering beams of light in many directions so there are no shadows
documentary photography - attempt to produce truthful, objective, and usually candid photography of a particular subject, significant event or historical occasion.
freelance – when someone is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term, often represented by an agent who sells their work. Others photographers are completely independent.
Landscape photography - typically captures the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features. It also documents the space as well as conveys an appreciation of the scenery.
photocomposite - multiple photos that have been merged together.
photography - created from theGreekroots phōs, "light" and graphé" or drawing" meaning "drawing with light".
photojournalism - a form of journalism that collects, edits and presents news
Polaroid - a type of camera with internal processing that produces a finished print rapidly after each exposure.
portrait - - photography of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject. The focus of the photograph is usually the person's face, although the entire body and the background or context may be included.
silver gelatin –an image that is commonly known as a black and white photographic print. Light-sensitive silver halides are suspended in a gelatin which turns black during processing. The remaining silver is washed away.
straight photography- photography that attempts to depict a scene as realistically and objectively as possible with the medium and refusing to use manipulation.
street photography – a type of photography that features subjects in candid situations in public places. It holds up a mirror to society. Street photography often concentrates on a single human moment at a decisive instant.
Surrealism – a 20th-century artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious mind and dreams and is characterized by fantasy and out of place images.
vignette - a photograph that fades off gradually into the surrounding paper. It usually fades to black.