Creative Report - Digital Photography

The Functions of

Photography and

History Development

From JRKV Students
DRG1B

SEM 1 (2022/2023)
Puan. Nur Azreen Binti Hamidi

Made By

Muhammad Faiz Irfan Bin
Shahrul Zaini
( Faiz )
Made :
-Objects and Events
-History Photography 1839 to
1980

Noor Syaqira Binti Asri
( Syaqira )
Made :

-Straight Image
-Photo Manipulation

Siti Nurqadirah Binti Noorul
Azhar
( Dirah )
Made :
-Plenitude of Portrait
-Landscape and Architecture

Table of Contents

Plenitude of Portrait 1-4

Landscape and Architecture 5-10

Objects and Events 6-13

History Photography from 14-15
1839 until 1980

Straight Image 16-18

Photo Manipulation 19-21

Plenitude of Portrait

What is Portrait Photography?

Portrait photography is the process of taking a subject's picture in an
attempt to capture their personality. The element of consent separates
portrait photography from every other type of photography involving

people on the frame.

"A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who know he is being
photograph, and what he does with this knowledge is as much a part of the

photograph as what he's wearing or how he looks."
-Richard Avedon

But portrait photography hasnt always been that easy. In the late 18th
century, the photographic process behind a single portrait took immense
amounts of time, economically conscious efforts which greatly affected

how portraits were done

In 1839, Robert Cornelius shot the
first succesful portrait, self
portrait using the venerable
daguerreotype( an early
photograph produced on a silver
or silver-covered copper plate ).
Cornelius took advantage of the
light outdoors to get a faster
exposure and held this pose for a
whole minute.

Robert Cornelius's Self Portrait, 1839

Portrait of Two Men by David Octavius Hill and Robert Shooting with the daguerreotype
Adamson required between 3 to 15 minutes of
exposure time depending on the
available light - making portraiture
incredibly impractical if not
impossible. It is called
"Daguerreotyping", as an
aesthetically satisfying form of
creative expression. Scottish artists
David Octavius and Robert Adamson
incorporated heavy influences of
Rembrant painting styles,
particularly intentional lightning,
hand placement, and posing to their
photos. The portrait below shines a
welcome light of liveliness and grace
against the stiff and cold subjects of
the daguerreotype.
To improve exposure times, more
sophisticated lens designs was
created which allowed for greater
light-gathering capabilities.
Leaps and bounds of technological
advancements brought down to
15-minute long exposure times to
20-40 seconds, to almost
instantaneous captures.

Pictorialism and Naturalistic
Photography

May Prinsep, as Beatrice Cenci (1866) The Pictorialists wanted to shift
focus from objective
representation of subjects into a
form of creative expression which
highlights the subject's beauty,
composition, atmosphere and
tonality. To Pictorialists , the
photographer's vision was front
and center to the photographic
process. Staging scenes,
compositing five different
negatives into one image, soft-
focus lenses. All were fair game if
it added to the artistic value of
photograph.

"Fading Away " by Henry Peach Robinson. A composite photograph made form 5 different
negatives

German Stowaway by Augustus Peter Henry Emerson was a proponent
Frederick Sherman, 1905 of naturalism. In his book,
Naturalisitic Photography for
Students of the Art (1899), Emerson
claims that "a photograph should be
direct and simple and show real people
in their own environment, not
costumed models posed before fake
backdrop or other such predetermined
formulas. It is however worth noting
that Emerson later withdrew his
opinion about Naturalistic
Photography being the only valid way
to create art through photography.

Pictorialism and Naturalistic
photography inevitably evolved and
spilled over each other throughout the
history of Portraiture

The function and main goal of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon, 1957
portrait and self-portrait
photography is to tell some kind of
story simply, yet elegantly and the
main components of this style are
staging the perfect pose and
lighting because a portrait can say
so much in such a simple way

Landscape and
Architecture

Landscape

When photography technology first emerged in the 19th century, early
photographers seemed to decide that landscape made the perfect subject
because they were static. So there was no danger of the subject moving

about as they waited for photographs to be exposed.
According to records, the earliest known evidence of a landscape
photograph was taken between the years of 1826 and 1827. It was an
urban landscape photo taken by a French inventor by the name of
Nicephore Niepce. It was noted this first exposure took him a mere 8
hours, so perhaps it made sense for him to choose a still subject. A few
years later, around 1835 an English scientist named Henry Fox Talbot
entered the scene and introduced innovations in photography.
It was quite revolutionary back then because this allowed people a much
faster way of rendering reality into a two-dimensional format that they
were previously only able to do the way of painting. This process took

much longer than taking a photo.

By Joseph Nicephore
Niepce

By Edward Steichen

Slew of images and portraits were taken and developed during the
victoria era. However, it wasn't until 1904 that landscape photography
made its mark with the help of Edward Steichen and his photograph

called Moonlight : The Pond.
One fascinating thing to note about his artwork was that it isn't a
straight-up photograph but rather a juxtaposition of photo and painting
techniques. Steichen added the black and white photo with the painted
elements in the form of a bluish tone. He also included a moon in the
background. He practised what was called pictorialism, a technique
that photographers used back then to make their works unique from

those amateurs.
At a time when handheld cameras were new and sold at low prices,
everyone had one, and these photographers innovated and managed to
elevate their artform. While some may argue that painting on a photo
isn't at all fair, this still makes for a fascinating point in the history of

landscape photography.

By Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was an ardent
environmentalist who
advocated for the natural
world and inspired people
to show love for the planet
by showing love and
respect. He has produced
some spectacular images of
canyons and rivers which
have become sort of
inspiration point for
photographers to follow.

By Henry Jackson

Peter Henry Emerson was a British photographer and writer who passionately
argued about what the meaning of photography was. His main point was that it
was an art form and not just something to be used for technical or scientific
means. He drew inspiration form naturalistic French paintings and so started
his photography journey by taking images of country life.

Architecture

Architectural Photography is a subject that represents
architecture through the medium of photography. This type of
photography is used for several purposes like documentation of
spaces, advertisements buildings, discovering of what is beyond

our eye, recording of what feels in a space, exhibition one's
experience of space. Architectural Photography is a field where
many architects and photographers have worked on and today in
the age of internet, one can experience any far-off unknown place

through photography only.
J.M.L Daguerre and William in 1839 photographed buildings as

buildings are still, non-living entities and got maximum
exposure time. From this time onwards two types of architectural
photography evolved, Elevation and Perspective. The elevation is
mainly focused on the facade of the building and The Perspective

show the three-dimensional view of the building. In about
1969,Willard Boyle and George Smith at Bell Labs invented a
charged-couple device (CCD) which was a major step towards the

development of digital photography.

Examples of Architecture :

View from the window at Le Gras by Joseph
Nicephore Niepce, 1826-27

Paris Boulevard du Temple , 1839 by J.M.L
Daguerre

Nelson's Column under construction ,
Trafalgar Square by William Talbot

The Tomb of Sir Walter Scott, in
Dryburgh Abbey by William Talbot

Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 1841
by J.P.G Prangey

Tuileries Palace, 1841 by J.P.G Prangey

object and event

OBJECT

In object photography, everything revolves around
photographing three-dimensional objects and
arrangements. The most common type of object
photography is the so-called table top
photography, in which smaller objects are draped
on a table or shelf.

EVENT

(Event photography is the professional art of
snapping high-quality images during a wide
variety of important occasions, from personal
events like weddings or birthday parties to large
public gatherings like corporate events, galas,
award ceremonies, and music festivals

NATURE
PHOTOGRAPHY

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY: GET TIPS FOR CAPTURING
THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY.
WITH WEATHER TO WORK AROUND AND LIGHTING YOU
CAN’T ALWAYS CONTROL, IT’S IMPORTANT TO PLAN
AHEAD AND BRING THE RIGHT GEAR, WHETHER YOUR
AIM IS PHOTOS OF MOUNTAINS, TREES, OR DEER

Landscape
photography

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY: LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
TIMING, LIGHTING, AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF
CAPTURING BEAUTIFUL VISTAS, DENSE FORESTS, OR
VAST DESERTS. GET TIPS FROM LANDSCAPE
PHOTOGRAPHERS ON THE NECESSITY OF A TRIPOD AND
WHICH LENSES AND SHUTTER SPEEDS ARE BEST.

Astrophotography

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY: FOR THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES STARING
INTO THE NIGHT SKY IN WONDER, ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY (A FORM OF
LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY) IS A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY GENRE TO
EXPLORE. WITH TRIPODS AND EXTREMELY LONG SHUTTER SPEEDS,
YOU CAN CAPTURE STUNNING STARSCAPES, TIME-LAPSE IMAGES, AND
LIGHT PAINTINGS THAT SHOW HOW STARS MOVE IN THE SKY AS THE
EARTH ROTATES.

Storm
photography

STORM PHOTOGRAPHY :IF THE SKY WITHIN OUR
TROPOSPHERE PIQUES YOUR INTEREST, YOU CAN
STUDY WEATHER AND TAKE INCREDIBLE PHOTOS
THROUGH LIGHTING AND STORM PHOTOGRAPHY. THE
RIGHT GEAR AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE
ESSENTIAL WHEN SHOOTING WEATHER. WITH
PATIENCE, PRACTICE, AND THE RIGHT TIMING,
ELECTRIFYING PICTURES ARE IN YOUR FUTURE

Pet
photography

PET PHOTOGRAPHY: GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH
ANIMALS AND TAKE PHOTOS OF PEOPLE’S PETS. ANIMAL
PHOTOGRAPHY COMES WITH ITS OWN SPECIAL CHALLENGES,
BUT PREPARATION AND AN ABILITY TO ADAPT DURING A
SHOOT WILL HELP YOU SNAP GREAT SHOTS. PLUS, LEARN
SOME POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES TO MAKE PHOTOS OF
DOGS AND CATS WITH DARK FUR POP.

Flower
photography

FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY: FOR THOSE MORE
INTERESTED IN FLORA THAN FAUNA, FLOWER
PHOTOS ARE A GREAT GENRE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
TO EXPLORE. THESE PASSIVE SUBJECTS ARE
A GOOD WAY FOR BEGINNERS TO LEARN ABOUT
SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD, LIGHTING,
EXPOSURE, AND OTHER SKILLS

Architecture
photography

HITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY: FROM SHOTS OF SKYSCRAPERS TO
GOTHIC GARGOYLES, ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALL
ABOUT HOW TO SHOWCASE THE INTERESTING VANTAGE POINTS
OF BUILDINGS AND HIGHLIGHTING THEIR INTRIGUING
FEATURES. A WIDE-ANGLE LENS AND KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO
SHOOT IN NATURAL LIGHT WILL HELP

THE HISTORY OF
PHOTOGRAPHY

1839 to 1880

IT WAS A MONDAY, THE 19TH OF AUGUST 1839 - THE BIRTHDAY OF
PHOTOGRAPHY. THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND THE ACADEMY OF FINE
ARTS INVITED ALL OF PARIS TO COME AND SEE THIS SPECTACLE. IN
THIS FIRST PART OF OUR HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES, YOU’LL
LEARN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CAMERA OBSCURA,
WHICH WAS THE FIRST APPARATUS THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO CAPTURE
AND STORE IMAGES.

The Founders of
Photography

PJoseph Nicéphore Louis Jacques Mandé
Niépce Daguerre

HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHY
SINCE OF 1890

THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY FROM AN
ANALOG MEDIUM RELYING ON CHEMICALLY DEVELOPED
LIGHT-SENSITIVE EMULSIONS TO ONE USING DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMAGE CAPTURE AND STORAGE
BEGAN IN THE LATE 1980S WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF
THE FIRST CONSUMER DIGITAL CAMERAS AND IN 1990
THE FIRST VERSION OF ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, A PROGRAM
FOR ADJUSTING AND MANIPULATING DIGITAL IMAGE
FILES.

Photography Timeline
from 1839 to 1980

STRAIGHT IMAGE

Basically,the term generally refers
to photographs that are not

manipulated, either in the taking
of the image or by darkroom or
digital processes, but sharply
depict the scene or subject as the

camera sees it

Straight photography refers to
photography that showing us to
depict scenes or subject in sharp
details, in accordance to qualities
that distinguish photography from

other visual media

From 1840 to 1860, the main focus of
photography was on developing

techniques and processes in order to
produce sharp pictures that were taken
directly from nature and not distorted
and were as true to the original scene as

possible.
It refers to a photo shoot that
represents a scene or subject in sharp

focus and detail



PHOTO MANIPULATION

Photo manipulation involves the
transformation or alteration of a
photograph using various methods and
techniques to achieve desired results.
Some photograph manipulations are
considered to be skillful artwork, while
others are considered to be unethical
practices, especially when used to

deceive the public.

IMAGE MANIPULATION
TECHNIQUES

Colour Combination.
Emphasis on the smallest
details.
Image Combination.

some photograph manipulations
considered and art form because

it involves the creation of
uniques images and in some
instances, signature expressions
of art by photographic artist
depending on the application and

intent



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