Exam 18: Photography

Compare the approaches to photojournalism represented by Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother (2.8.9)and Steve McCurry's Magician,Rajasthan,India (2.8.15).What did each photographer choose to photograph? What are the circumstances surrounding each picture? How does the appearance of the photograph contribute to its underlying meaning?

In his photograph Two Ways of Life,Oscar Gustav Rejlander employed methods that emulated the process of ________.

The photographer of Afghan Girl was able to locate the girl many years later by using ________ as a means of identification.

Match the early photographic innovator with his invention: -William Henry Fox Talbot

A major benefit of the daguerreotype process is that ________.

Match the photographic term with its definition: -negative

Compare and contrast the examples of photojournalism in this Chapter with some contemporary news photographs from a recent newspaper.How do you think the pictures in this Chapter differ from or resemble the recent photos in terms of content,appearance,and impact? Consider how these older photographs might have influenced today's photographers.Which of the images,either historical or present-day,do you find the most interesting? Why?

Match the photographic term with its definition: -photojournalism

Match the early photographic innovator with his invention: -John Herschel

Match the photographic term with its definition: -positive

Compare the documentary approaches of Lewis Wickes Hine in Ten Year Old Spinner (2.8.13)and Edward Burtynsky in Manufacturing #17,Deda Chicken Processing Plant (2.8.26).What did each photographer try to record? Considering the subject matter of each image,what has been included and what left out?

Match the photographer with a description of his or her work: -Ansel Adams

Discuss the idea that certain photographs can become so familiar that they are deemed icons.What makes a particular picture iconic? Think about famous photographs that might come under this title.What are their similarities? Does the reason they are so famous have to do with the artist,or another factor?

Which of the following statements is true of the Caffenol process?

The visual effect created by a camera obscura can occur in any room,whether it is light or dark.

In order for photojournalistic news photos to be effective they need to be seen as ________.

The medium of Valley of the Shadow of Death is ________.

Color photographs could be made from the time that the first photographic processes were invented.

Shining a light through a film negative reverses the tones so that multiple positive prints can be made.

What does the word "photograph" mean?