1. Master of Photography:
Ansel Adams
Born 1902
1904
Famous For: Zone system
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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Landscape
Black and white
Biographical Information:
As a young kid he played piano and music took a big part of his younger life.
He married a girl named after a state and that was the end of his musical
career. He had gotten a piece of work in the Smithsonian. He had also gotten
many places who previously didn’t consider photography as an art form to
showcase his work.
Description of Work:
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He did many Black and white photos. He took them of landscapes and people
and many things, His work was very innovative among the phographers. He
had dabbled in color photographs in his later half of career.
2. Master of Photography:
Mathew Brady
Born:
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3. Master of Photography:
Born:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Died:
1815
Famous For:
Made her portraits look like oil paintings
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1879
Portraits
B&W
Biographical Information:
Did not start her photographic career until she was 48 years old. She was
extremely obsessive over her work . Her work was known because she had
taken picture of celebrities.
Description of Work:
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Her work looks extremely fancy and unique. It is very paint like and rad. The
people do not look very happy in this picture though. And she seems to have
taken many photos for her time
4. Master of Photography:
Alfred Stieglitz
Born:
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5. Master of Photography:
Born:
W. Eugene Smith
Died:
1918
Famous For:
Wartime pictures
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1978
Dramatic scenes
B&W
Biographical Information:
Began career by taking pictures in two local newspapers. He joined Life
magazine and took war time pictures. Was injured in the war but recovered.
He ended arguing and leaving Life.
Description of Work:
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His pictures are very serious and deep. They seem to try and expose the side
people may not always see. They are extremly deep and personal.
6. Master of Photography:
Dorothea Lange
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7. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alexander Rodchenko
Died:
1891
Famous For:
Founder of constructivism
Type of Photography:
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1956
Varied styles
both
Biographical Information:
Joined the art schools in 1910 and was born in russia. In 1917 had his own
exhibit in moscow. In 1920 quit painting and declared it dead. Became a huge
leader in the constructivist.
Description of Work:
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Mostly black and white. It is very Russian and deep in his roots. Most pictures
of people or army acts. Very deep and emotional work.
8. Master of Photography:
Robert Frank
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9. Master of Photography:
Born:
Lennart Nilsson
Died:
1922
Famous For:
Macro photography
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macro
color
Biographical Information:
Received first camera at age 12. Was taking pictures of microscopic insects at
a young age. Began career as photographer in 1940 for a publisher. Began
experimenting with new photo techniques
Description of Work:
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Pictures of very weird things that we normally cannot see. Very interesting
and different. Shows many different aspects of the himan cycle.
10. Master of Photography:
Annie Liebovitz
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11. Master of Photography:
Born:
Richard Avedon
Died:
1923
Famous For:
portraits
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2004
Fashion and portrait
both
Biographical Information:
Born in New York to a jewish family. Mother influenced his love of fashion. His
younger sister was his first muse. Submitted photographs to Life, and other
things.
Description of Work:
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Very deep and fun to look at. Usually portraits displaying emotion of humans.
Very contrasting light
12. Master of Photography:
Born:
Jerry Ueslmann
1934
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Died:
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