A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of… Continue reading Portrait
Category: Technique
macro photography
Macro photography (or photomacrography[1][2] or macrography,[3] and sometimes macrophotography[4]) is extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects and living organisms like insects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size (though macrophotography also refers to the art of making very large photographs).[3][5] By the original definition, a macro photograph is one in which the size of the subject… Continue reading macro photography
long exposure
Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. Long-exposure photography captures one element that conventional photography does not: an extended period of time. The paths of bright moving objects become clearly visible—clouds form broad bands, vehicle… Continue reading long exposure
Camera Obscura
A camera obscura (plural camerae obscurae or camera obscuras, from Latin camera obscūra, “dark chamber”)[1] is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole. “Camera obscura” can also refer to analogous constructions such as a box or… Continue reading Camera Obscura
Photobook
A photographic album or photo album, is a series of photographic prints collected by an individual person or family in the form of a book.[1][2][3] Some book-form photo albums have compartments which the photos may be slipped into; other albums have heavy paper with an abrasive surface covered with clear plastic sheets, on which surface photos can be put.[4] Older… Continue reading Photobook
Polaroid & Lomography
Polaroid The instant camera is a type of camera which uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after taking the picture. Polaroid Corporation pioneered (and patented) consumer-friendly instant cameras and film, and were followed by various other manufacturers. Due to the way that instant film develops, several techniques to modify or distort… Continue reading Polaroid & Lomography
Cyanotype
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints. The process uses two chemicals: ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide. wikipedia https://www.kunstimunterricht.de/grundbegriffe/techniken/217-cyanotypie.html Favorite
Bazaar
A bazaar or souk, is a permanently enclosed marketplace or street where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term bazaar originates from the Persian word bāzār. The term bazaar is sometimes also used to refer to the “network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen” who work in that area. Although the word “bazaar” is… Continue reading Bazaar
headphones disco
A silent disco or silent rave is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones.[1] Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participants. Those without the headphones hear no music, giving the effect of a room full of people… Continue reading headphones disco
concert
via Parzelle 403 via Parzelle 403 A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience.[1] The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings, from private houses and small nightclubs, dedicated concert halls, amphitheatres and parks, to large multipurpose buildings, such as arenas and stadiums. Indoor concerts… Continue reading concert