{"id":664,"date":"2017-04-20T10:11:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T10:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/?p=664"},"modified":"2017-04-20T10:59:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T10:59:08","slug":"what-is-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/2017\/04\/20\/what-is-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"What is photography?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Photographers talk about their craft<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>We are going to watch different photographers talk about their work. Before watching the video we will briefly discuss some questions they will also address. You do not need to answer the questions, you just need to participate in the discussion to get your thinking going. I will copy the questions for you here so you remember them and allow you some room so you can take notes of what was more interesting to you.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>You will need to use all this material to justify your choices for your project later on.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>1. Marvin Heiferman<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marvin Heiferman | Seeing Through Photographs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TirjKCOBT7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">Is photography a tool or history?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">Do you need to know about the history of photography to be able to take pictures?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">What is visual literacy?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">What do you need to know in order to be visually literate?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">He says: \u201cPhotography lets you step out of yourself to look at the world in a different way.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>2. Vik Muniz<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vik Muniz: Equivalents | ARTIST STORIES\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dTDNlD6yMxo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do you need to know what is on the picture?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do pictures need to be clear?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Does everyone see the same picture the same way?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Who do you take pictures for?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>3. Sarah Meister<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sarah Meister | Seeing Through Photographs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIU73hOUmuw?list=PLfYVzk0sNiGFb3srWFk1-hn_4vRvgK8nu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What is the main objective of photography?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Are photographs always real? <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do photographers need to make choices? Which ones?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>4. Mike Mandel<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel: Evidence\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rL9NSffsjqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do photographs always tell the truth?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Does context affect the meaning of photography?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you change the context do you change the meaning of a photograph?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do you need to photograph around an idea?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do you need to think about the order of photographs, how one affects the other?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>5. Nicholas Nixon<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LqsK18bLipM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Where does art come from?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Is photography an art?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What do you think about when you take pictures?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>6. Katy Grannan<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katy Grannan | Boulevard\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOef03Sy3x0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What is empathy?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can a photograph make you feel empathy?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What is real? What is unreal? What is an honest picture?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What you feel when you look at a picture comes from the picture of from yourself?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>7. Hank Willis Thomas<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hank Willis Thomas: Unbranded | ARTIST STORIES\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdR0GOLF918?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can pictures tell stories?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can you question prejudices and stereotypes through photographs?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do we need to question the pictures our society is taking?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>8. Cindy Sherman<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wired Free Jazz with Cindy Sherman Photo collection of MoMA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0kcYtaaz50?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can you explore\/question stereotypes through photography?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can you trick the viewer?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">How multiple images make the storytelling more powerful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What is more important technique or storytelling?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>9. Thomas Demand<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TateShots: Meet the Artist - Thomas Demand\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fpesyyXWMvg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can you build the environment where you are going to take your pictures?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Does photography always imitate reality?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can photography create a different reality?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>10. Lucas Blalock<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lucas Blalock | Strawberries (Fresh Forever), Strawberries (Forever Fresh)\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RXmE9uvqhws?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can you start with an object?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can you compose an image by presenting objects that express the same feeling you want to communicate?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographers talk about their craft We are going to watch different photographers talk about their work. Before watching the video we will briefly discuss some questions they will also address. You do not need to answer the questions, you just need to participate in the discussion to get your thinking going. I will copy the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,33,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ani_photo_film","category-creativity","category-design-thinking","has-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":670,"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions\/670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eidersuso.net\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}