Ten most important photos every photography student should be familiar with
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From: C. Baer on 2 Jun 2007 16:13 Hi - I'm taking a little photography-appreciation survey in the spirit of recent "best novels of the 20th century" surveys, as well as John Silber's controversial list of literature classics that he believes all high-school students should read before graduation. Thank you for your input! In your opinion, what are the ten "most important" photographs that every student of photography should study? Although I recognize that this is a ridiculous question, as a high school photography teacher it occurs to me that there might be some very important photographs that I may neglect to present to my students. I am also curious to see if there really is a common core of important historical/cultural/artistic images that the photography community could agree on. SURVEY: Identify up to ten important, well-known photographs or photographers that every high-school photography student should be familiar with. Your choices can date from any era, from the invention of photography to the present. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Post your choices on this newsgroup. I'll tally the results! Thank you for your input! C. Baer
From: DBLEXPOSURE on 2 Jun 2007 16:54 "C. Baer" <cbaer(a)vineyard.net> wrote in message news:1180815190.528154.159810(a)h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi - > > I'm taking a little photography-appreciation survey in the spirit of > recent "best novels of the 20th century" surveys, as well as John > Silber's controversial list of literature classics that he believes > all high-school students should read before graduation. Thank you for > your input! > > In your opinion, what are the ten "most important" photographs that > every student of photography should study? > > Although I recognize that this is a ridiculous question, as a high > school photography teacher it occurs to me that there might be some > very important photographs that I may neglect to present to my > students. I am also curious to see if there really is a common core of > important historical/cultural/artistic images that the photography > community could agree on. > > SURVEY: Identify up to ten important, well-known photographs or > photographers that every high-school photography student should be > familiar with. Your choices can date from any era, from the invention > of photography to the present. > > > Post your choices on this newsgroup. I'll tally the results! > Thank you for your input! > > C. Baer > 1.http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/images/1d.jpg (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/) 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg 3. http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-12/omaha-beach-robert-capa.jpg 4. http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-12/migrant-mother.jpg 5. http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-12/v-j-day-kiss-eisenstaedt.jpg 6. http://www.ldesign.com/KGLPhoto/Photos/OnReality/Joe%20Rosenthal/745px-WW2_Iwo_Jima_flag_raising.jpg 7. http://www.4to40.com/images/legends/neilarmstrong/Aldrin_photographed_by_Armstrong.jpg 8. http://www.floridamuseum.org/downloads/4_Eagle_Nebula.jpg 9. http://www.lyfe.freeserve.co.uk/art/photocole.jpg 10. http://www.bloggingformax.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/fire-fighters-raise-american-flag-in-front-of-world-trade-center-ruins2.jpg
From: Ken Hart on 2 Jun 2007 17:43 "DBLEXPOSURE" <pzig98(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:C9OdnYUfTrm4RPzbnZ2dnUVZ_s6onZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > "C. Baer" <cbaer(a)vineyard.net> wrote in message > news:1180815190.528154.159810(a)h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >> Hi - >> >> I'm taking a little photography-appreciation survey in the spirit of >> recent "best novels of the 20th century" surveys, as well as John >> Silber's controversial list of literature classics that he believes >> all high-school students should read before graduation. Thank you for >> your input! >> >> In your opinion, what are the ten "most important" photographs that >> every student of photography should study? >> >> Although I recognize that this is a ridiculous question, as a high >> school photography teacher it occurs to me that there might be some >> very important photographs that I may neglect to present to my >> students. I am also curious to see if there really is a common core of >> important historical/cultural/artistic images that the photography >> community could agree on. >> >> SURVEY: Identify up to ten important, well-known photographs or >> photographers that every high-school photography student should be >> familiar with. Your choices can date from any era, from the invention >> of photography to the present. >> >> >> Post your choices on this newsgroup. I'll tally the results! >> Thank you for your input! >> >> C. Baer >> > > > 1.http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/images/1d.jpg > (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/) > 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg > 3. > http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-12/omaha-beach-robert-capa.jpg > 4. http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-12/migrant-mother.jpg > 5. > http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-12/v-j-day-kiss-eisenstaedt.jpg > 6. > http://www.ldesign.com/KGLPhoto/Photos/OnReality/Joe%20Rosenthal/745px-WW2_Iwo_Jima_flag_raising.jpg > 7. > http://www.4to40.com/images/legends/neilarmstrong/Aldrin_photographed_by_Armstrong.jpg > 8. http://www.floridamuseum.org/downloads/4_Eagle_Nebula.jpg > 9. http://www.lyfe.freeserve.co.uk/art/photocole.jpg > 10. > http://www.bloggingformax.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/fire-fighters-raise-american-flag-in-front-of-world-trade-center-ruins2.jpg > > Those are some very important, very powerful photos. I would possibly add (in no particular order): the fireman carrying the child out of the Murrah (sp?) Federal building, the VietNamese street execution, the waiter/busboy kneeling over the body of Robert Kennedy, the VietNamese children running from a napalm attack,. On a different track, how about some impressive "pretty pictures": Grand Canyon vistas, mountain vistas in the fall, closeup of a hummingbird feeding, etc. On the other hand, as one who was taught (hammered) with the basics of photography in high school, I wonder if perhaps important pictures might be ones that demonstrate the mechanics of the science of photography, such as the series of pool balls lined up on the pool table demonstrating depth of field, the series showing motion stopping (or lack thereof) of differnet shutter speeds, a series showing prospective difference with different focal length lenses. I gues the origianl poster would need to determine whether the course is a beginning, learn the basics of the science of photography; or is it a more advanced, appreciate the power of photography.
From: Celcius on 3 Jun 2007 07:34 "C. Baer" <cbaer(a)vineyard.net> wrote in message news:1180815190.528154.159810(a)h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi - > > I'm taking a little photography-appreciation survey in the spirit of > recent "best novels of the 20th century" surveys, as well as John > Silber's controversial list of literature classics that he believes > all high-school students should read before graduation. Thank you for > your input! > > In your opinion, what are the ten "most important" photographs that > every student of photography should study? Hi! In my opinion, such an exercise should concentrate on a specific work produced by an internationally known photographer as well as a photo by this photographer that is "universally" known. As an example, I would show the photo of Winston Churchill taken by Usuf Karsh. The story goes that Karsh took away Churchill's cigar fron his mouth to get Churchill's reaction... I might also include names listed in Masters of Photography (http://www.masters-of-photography.com/) In the left column, you find Yusuf Karsh, Robert Doisneau, Arnold Newman, etc. I'm sure there are other websites that discuss the merit of great photographers and their best work. In such a way, one doesn't give a subjective appreciation of a great photo, but one which is shared by many knowledgeable people. The danger of such an exercise is to make it too American / war-oriented, etc... rather than univbersal. My .02 Marcel
From: Celcius on 3 Jun 2007 07:43
"Celcius" <celcius38(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:f3u8vt$2t8$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... > > "C. Baer" <cbaer(a)vineyard.net> wrote in message > news:1180815190.528154.159810(a)h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >> Hi - >> >> I'm taking a little photography-appreciation survey in the spirit of >> recent "best novels of the 20th century" surveys, as well as John >> Silber's controversial list of literature classics that he believes >> all high-school students should read before graduation. Thank you for >> your input! >> >> In your opinion, what are the ten "most important" photographs that >> every student of photography should study? > > > Hi! > In my opinion, such an exercise should concentrate on a specific work > produced by an internationally known photographer as well as a photo by > this photographer that is "universally" known. > As an example, I would show the photo of Winston Churchill taken by Usuf > Karsh. The story goes that Karsh took away Churchill's cigar fron his > mouth to get Churchill's reaction... > I might also include names listed in Masters of Photography > (http://www.masters-of-photography.com/) In the left column, you find > Yusuf Karsh, Robert Doisneau, Arnold Newman, etc. I'm sure there are other > websites that discuss the merit of great photographers and their best > work. > In such a way, one doesn't give a subjective appreciation of a great > photo, but one which is shared by many knowledgeable people. > The danger of such an exercise is to make it too American / war-oriented, > etc... rather than univbersal. > My .02 > Marcel By the way, Doineau produced "Le baiser": http://people.uncw.edu/jualls/7b1doisneaubaiser.jpg One might have objections, etc... nevertheless, this photo is univesally known in connaisseurs circles. Marcel |