I saw a program in BBC regarding the earlier history of photography and although I don't know much of the subject ; two forms were mentioned- Pictorialism and Vernacular Photography.
I looked for further reading about the differences of the two
Pictorialism- an approach to photography that emphasizes beauty of subject matter, tonality, and composition rather than the documentation of reality. The Pictorialist perspective was born in the late 1860s and held sway through the first decade of the 20th century. It approached the camera as a tool that, like the paintbrush and chisel, could be used to make an artistic statement. Thus photographs could have aesthetic value and be linked to the world of art expression. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Famous Pictorialists:
Leonard Missone, Belgian
Alfred Stieglitz
Leon Robert Demachy
I looked for further reading about the differences of the two
Pictorialism- an approach to photography that emphasizes beauty of subject matter, tonality, and composition rather than the documentation of reality. The Pictorialist perspective was born in the late 1860s and held sway through the first decade of the 20th century. It approached the camera as a tool that, like the paintbrush and chisel, could be used to make an artistic statement. Thus photographs could have aesthetic value and be linked to the world of art expression. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Famous Pictorialists:
Leonard Missone, Belgian
Alfred Stieglitz
Vernacular photography refers to the creation of photographs by amateur or unknown photographers who take everyday life and common things as subjects. 
The pictures about the 'Migrant Mother' by Dorothea Lange and Henri Cartier Bresson's 'The Decisive Moment' are for me very good examples of real life subjects.
The pictures about the 'Migrant Mother' by Dorothea Lange and Henri Cartier Bresson's 'The Decisive Moment' are for me very good examples of real life subjects.
1 comment:
Thanks for this lesson on photography, Hyds. Being an art lover myself, I don't have to think twice to be in love with Pictorialism. As for "the end justify the means" argument, I remember I have a small hanging of a peony in my Toronto home. It's actually a photograph being re-touched to a painting by an artist, just exquisite! Now that I mention it, I miss it so much!
love .. jaime
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