Why is the history of photography important?
by Darlene Hildebrandt
Having a better understanding of the history of your craft, and those that helped form it, will undoubtedly help make you a better photographer. If you strive to take great photographs, studying the work of the masters will give you insight into just what IS a great photograph and what makes it great.
Please go to this link to read the following article:
https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/25-iconic-photographers-in-history/
by Darlene Hildebrandt
Having a better understanding of the history of your craft, and those that helped form it, will undoubtedly help make you a better photographer. If you strive to take great photographs, studying the work of the masters will give you insight into just what IS a great photograph and what makes it great.
Please go to this link to read the following article:
https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/25-iconic-photographers-in-history/
What makes a great photograph great?
Years ago when I was in photography college one of my instructors showed us an image by Alfred Stieglitz called The Steerage and raved on and on about it.
I didn’t get why it was so great. I truly did not understand the image, or its significance, until well into my career, when I finally had my epiphany and “got it”.
I will let you form your own opinion and understanding of this image by doing your own research. It’s a great image to study.
The lesson here for me, and you if you are willing to take it on, is that there is deeper meaning in many of history’s great photographs if only you take the time to look at them a bit closer.
Years ago when I was in photography college one of my instructors showed us an image by Alfred Stieglitz called The Steerage and raved on and on about it.
I didn’t get why it was so great. I truly did not understand the image, or its significance, until well into my career, when I finally had my epiphany and “got it”.
I will let you form your own opinion and understanding of this image by doing your own research. It’s a great image to study.
The lesson here for me, and you if you are willing to take it on, is that there is deeper meaning in many of history’s great photographs if only you take the time to look at them a bit closer.