HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos are our viable archive of the past. Without them, daily life would only be recorded in words, and as many believe- a picture is worth a thousand words. Photography was only developed in the 1800s. In the 4th and 5th centuries B.C.E., philosophers like Aristotle mentioned a pinhole camera that would show images in certain ways similar to a modern photograph. Images have been projected onto surfaces for years, yet, only in the 19th century were we actually able to permanently preserve these images.
The first permanent photograph was developed in 1825 by the French inventor, Joseph Nicephore Niepce. His photographs were produced on a polished pewter plate covered with a petroleum derivative called bitumen of Judea. Niépce’s partner, Louis Daguerre, later discovered that exposing the silver first to iodine vapour before exposure to light, and then to mercury fumes after the photograph was taken, could form a latent image. Daguerre announced that he had invented a process using silver on a copper plate called the daguerreotype. A similar process is still used today for Polaroid photos. In 1832, French-Brazilion painter and inventor Hercules Florence had already created a very similar process, naming it Photographie. The daguerreotype was in popular demand among the middle classes during the Industrial Revolution. People would have photographs of their families taken as keepsakes. In movies and literature, there are victorian photographs of families not smiling. People would tend not to smile because they had to stand and pose for a while while the picture was being taken. Smiling would become tiring after a while.
Throughout the 20th century, photography develops into a moremature process. Color photos and digital photography come about and aid to the quality of photos. What we know today as digital cameras were developed in the 1960s by Willard Boyle and Geaorge E. Smith at AT&T Bell Labs. Since then, more and more improvements have been added to the digital camera. With different models and pixelation- chooosing a camera today is much more of a hassel compared to getting a camera only 100 years ago.

RULE OF THIRDS

The rule of thirds is a nice view of something for some people.

POGUE'S PHOTO-TAKING TIPS

The article, "Pogue’s Photography Tips and Tricks" was very boring. I already know how to use this tips in order to have successful photos. This article is more appropriate for people who do not know how to use a camera. Pogue seems very full of himself in his article because he assumes that he knows everything about taking photos. Most likely, he just accumulated numerous tricks and typed them for an article. In his first "trick", pushing half way down on the button, Pogue states a very obvious clue. Honestly, how can one not push down half way? The button won't permit you to put pressure on it to such an extent until after having gone halfway. His second tip, blurred affect by backing-up and zooming, doesn't work in many situations. If one follows this advice of his, one will end up with a completely clear shot, no blurriness. He suggests that this technique will keep the subject in focus with a blurred background. This could be useful in a soccer game to show movement, cleary showing the player and having a blurry background. In his 5th tip, Pogue suggests using a lampshade socket as a tripod. This is extremely impractical, seeing as most people don't carry around a lampshade when they take pictures of situations at hand.

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COAL

These three pictures all have to do with coal, thus, they were included in this photoessay about coal. The first picture shows a man holding some coal. Men mostly work in coal mines because it is dangerous work. The second picture shows a woman buying a coal furnace. She uses coal to heat her house. The last picture shows some advertising for coal. People in the town of Coaldale probably get income from selling coal, so they advertise it. The theme of this photoessay is that coal is still used by many people, even though the majority of Americans rely on electric heat. I am convinced that people in America use coal, because the photos show people using the material.

The Nightshift is a book with pictures of nighttime scenes in New york City. The post about the book and what is shows. I found this post to be very boring. I, in all honesty, do not care such simple images. I'd rather take photos myself of such scenes, rather than write about them. The post is simply an advertisement for the book- thus, it is boring, dull, and uninteresting. I believe that people are intelligent enough to desipher the meaning of a photo- they don't need to be told "a story" in addition to images. The people of New York are aware that people work at night. This is not that big of an issue, because in many circumstances, people choose to work at night.

ZIMBABE

The composition of this photo is good. Having that man in the yellow jumper to the right side of the shot instead of in the middle makes the image more interesting because it draws your eye from the front/right of the image to the back. You are drawn backwards because of the grave, which seems to point towards the back of the image. Also, having an uneven amount of sky and land enables the viewer to see more of what's going on in the dirt. The lighting in this shot is also good because it illuminates everything, as in the ground and the person.

The internet: a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (www.dictionary.reference.com). Originally invented by J.C.R. Licklider of MIT in the 1960’s, the internet was thought-up as a way to share information and research ideas worldwide. The internet was not an immediate success though; at first it was nearly impossible to hold a steady connection. Now, people are finding new ways to make a strong connection faster than ever. Improvements are constantly being made to the way we connect with people and search for things. Many people have come accustomed to using this search force in their everyday lives.
I myself use the internet in several ways; one way being school work. Since there are so many things to learn in the course of a year, it is necessary to receive help. Not by past standards though; by researching things on the web. For almost all of my classes, I need to get information on assignments through the internet. Be it by Edline or by Google, it is a daily must. By going on Edline, a school based network, I can discover what homework is due for the following class. To complete said homework, I can research topics on search engines such as Google or online encyclopedias. Secondly, I use the internet to connect with friends. Since I see my school friends everyday, there is no need to interact with them through the web. Unlike my school friends, I do not see my outside-of- Bronxville friends that often, thus, I try to stay in touch with them through e-mail and social networks such as Facebook. Another way I use the interent is for shopping. I infrequently buy things from the sites, seeing as I cannot try them on, but I rather prefer to look at items I would like to buy and then plan on trying them on in a store. Or, if the item is not clothing, I sometimes buy it directly from the site. As you can see, I use the internet in many different ways. It has greatly eased the stresses in life- such as school work, keeping in touch with friends, and buying things.
My parents and I both use the internet, but in different ways. My mother and my father use the internet for work. My mother uses it to maintain her mortgage company while my father uses it to keep-up with the stock market. I do not work; therefore, I do not use the internet for that purpose. Like myself, my parents use the internet to look up things and to buy things. My parents and I use the internet in similar and dissimilar ways.
Old people and young people use the internet in different ways. According to www.clickz.com, young people originally drove the growth of the internet. Now, people aged 55 and over are using the internet more frequently. Said on this site, "The recent growth in Internet users indicates the Internet is maturing, in that it is becoming more democratic in its representation of all age groups," Jordan said. "Most of the new growth is coming from older age groups, including the aging Baby Boomer demographic. When you consider the huge purchasing power of this group, which continues to buy everything, including the most expensive products, there is a huge opportunity for e-commerce and e-marketing." As you can see, the internet is becoming more popular among old people.
In conclusion, I use the internet, my parents use the internet, and old people use the internet.