Idea Entry Thursday September 16, 201
Topic: snapshot image
Definition: Noun: an informal photograph, esp. one taken quickly by a hand-held camera.Hunting . a quick shot taken without deliberate aim. Informal . a brief appraisal, summary, or profile.
Quote:
"In the mid-1960s, the idea of a "snapshot aesthetic" began to gain currency in art photography circles. Photographers like Lee Friedlander (born 1934) and Garry Winogrand (1928–1984) prowled the streets of New York with handheld cameras, producing images that seemed random, accidental, and caught on the fly. While the majority of art photographers working in this mode were using black-and-white film, in the early 1970s photographers such as William Eggleston (born 1939) and Stephen Shore (born 1947) incorporated the saturated hues of early color snapshots into their work."
Fineman, Mia. "Kodak and the Rise of Amateur Photography". InHeilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kodk/hd_kodk.htm (October 2004)
This article discussing early photography history was put out by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This source is a credible source. Leading me to different directions of information regarding similar information.
Quote 2: "In the early 1990s, snapshots and those who took them began to be looked down upon by professional photographers and those who aspired to be art photographers because they composition and technical quality were, in their view, lacking."
Stroebel, Leslie D., and Richard D. Zakia. The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography. Boston: Focal, 1993. Print
I was brought to this book when searching for the criticisms of the snap shot ascetic. I found that this was a very reliable and useful resource that I would like to continue to investigate
summary:
The snapshot ascetic is a stylized tool that I am investigating to create a more impact-full image, with the use of my proposed subject matter. I think that the snapshot ascetic would create a realistic approach to a very serious and intended thought provoking idea. However, I do not want to create a rushed or sloppy styled body of work that some critics could argue snapshots are.
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