Archive for October, 2009

Photo History – Class 9 Fall 09 – Stieglitz and the Photo Secession

One of the great characters in the history of the medium, Alfred Stieglitz was also one of the most influential photographers and promoters of photography of the 20th century. In this class, we look at Stieglitz and the group of photographers and other artists he gathered around him. We also try to examine why what Stieglitz did and what he said were often two different things.

 
icon for podpress  To play podcast larger, click "download" and play in QuickTime Player [1:35:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Photo History – Class 8 Fall 09 – Muybridge, Marey & the Movies

Stop-motion photography as practiced by Edweard Muybridge and Etienne-Jules Marey and others is the topic of class session number eight. These scientific experiments ultimately led to the development of motion pictures by Edison.

 
icon for podpress  To play podcast larger, click "download" and play in QuickTime Player [49:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Photo History – Class 7 Fall 09 – Stereography and Standard Subject

A slightly shorter class session, as we cover two smaller topics: 1) the ideas surrounding stereoscopic photography and 2) the way 19th century photographers handled photographing standard subjects; once you take away subject, what other choices do photographers have to make?

 
icon for podpress  To play podcast larger, click "download" and play in QuickTime Player [1:33:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Photo History – Class 6 Fall 09 – Photography and Painting

The interactive relationship that painting and photography have had for 170 years is the topic of this class session. We attempt to look at how painting influenced photography and vice-versa. We also look briefly at how what photographs “look like” influence our understanding of what they are.

 
icon for podpress  To play podcast larger, click "download" and play in QuickTime Player [1:53:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download