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Web Assignment #4- Oct. 15th, 2012

1. Who was Alfred Stieglitz and why is he noteworthy in the history of photography?
Alfred Stieglitz was a photographer and an art promoter. He spent his career making photography into an accepted form of art. He also ran art galleries in New York in the beginning of the 1900's.
2. Choose a photograph he made, upload it to your blog, and explain why you chose it as your favorite by him.

This photograph was taken during winter 1893.

This is one of my favorite photographs by Alfred because you can see all the snow particles flying around in the air and it's very beautiful. I like how this picture can be beautiful, but still have a cold/depressing feeling from it. 

3. With what famous painter was he in a relationship? Who was she?  Upload a painting by her that you like.
The famous painter he was in a relationship with was Georgia O'Keeffe. She was a painter in the early 1900's and they were commonly close up paintings.

This is an oil painting of a pineapple bud, done in 1939

Extra: How did they influence each other in their art making?

Georgia was Alfred's muse and was a model for many of his photographs. Their relationship worked because they made agreements to be alone while working on their art/photography. 

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Web Assignment #3 October 7th, 2012

1. What is a brownie camera?
A brownie camera was the first camera to introduce the snap-shot. It was a popular kind of camera that was inexpensive made by Eastman Kodak. The camera itself looked like a box and had a meniscus lens that took 2 1/4 inch square pictures on 117 rollfilm. The purpose of this camera was to make it affordable and usable for anyone. Their slogan was, "You push the button, we do the rest."

A brownie camera

2. Who invented it?
The brownie camera was invented by Eastman Kodak, which was the company Kodak founded by George Eastman. The name Kodak might be familiar to you today because of how successful the company was with photographs.

George Eastman
(founder of Eastman Kodak Company)

3. How did it change society,and of course, the photography world?
This camera changed society because it allowed people to take pictures inexpensively and easily. Before this was invented it was much more expensive to take or develop photographs. On top of that it was much more difficult than just pressing a button. With the Kodak company and the creation of this brownie camera recording memories as photographs became that much easier.

The Kodak factory and main office in Rochester, 1910

This is an example of an add for the Kodak Camera, aka the brownie camera