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Photo History – Class 4 – Light and Likeness: Portrait Photography
Photo History – Class 4 – Light and Likeness: Portrait Photography
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20 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2014
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Podcast episode
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The 4th class meeting starts a more conceptual approach to the medium’s history. We look at 19th, 20th and some 21st century portraits and see if we can draw some conclusions about what makes a good portrait photograph. We also see if we can draw some parallels with the words and ideas of the Transcendentalist … Continue reading Photo History – Class 4 – Light and Likeness: Portrait Photography →
Released:
Feb 7, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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