Photography: From the Camera Obscura to the Camera Phone
Fridays, November 7, 14, and 21, 2008. 12:30-2:30 p.m., The Villages, Cribari Center, Fee: $40
| When |
Nov 07, 2008 from 12:30 pm to 02:30 pm |
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| Where | The Villages Cribari Center |
The invention of photography in the nineteenth century has been as significant as that of the printing press and it changed the world in a very short time. In this class, we will track the development of the camera from its ancestor – the camera obscura to her modern descendent - the camera phone. We will understand the mutual relationship between photography and fine art, and will cover important types and styles of photography as well as related issues, such as censorship and voyeurism. Our last class will be dedicated to contemporary approaches to photography, which are pushing the limits of traditional photography.
Lecture 1. The invention of photography and it founding fathers and mothers. Its impact on fine art in the 19th and early 20th c., Photomontage,
Straight Photography and Landscape.
Lecture 2. Photojournalism and social documentation. Advertising and fashion. Voyeurism. Censorship
Lecture 3. Contemporary approaches and techniques.
Yael Karmi has a Master’s degree in Art History from San José State University. She has taught several courses for OLLI and teaches art history at DeAnza Community College. Yael is always energetic, humorous, and completely knowledgeable.
