Mapping the Photographic Territory
Photographic History
Cameras
Development of Digital
Analogue
Plate
Film
Output
Chemical
Older developing processes
Daguerreotype Copper, silver-plated c. 1860
Cyanotpye c c still used Brilliant blue color, matte surface; invented in 1842 but not used until 1880's; paper fibers visible.
Wet collodian Glass c. 1880
Dry Collodian
Etc
Ambrotype Glass, clear c. 1880
Salted paper print(calotype) c s
Albumen print COATED PAPER c. 1900s
The chemical darkroom
Digital
Online
In computers
Printed
Paper
Other materials
People
Photographic pioneers
Early 20th Century
Late 20th C/Contemporary
Photography as historical record
FSA
Dorothea Lange
War photography
Censorship
Propaganda
Genres
Landscape
Portraiture
Candid
Formal
Studio
School
Wedding
Sports
Photojournalism/Reportage/Street photography
Abstract
Nude
Fashion
Glamour
Porn
Social
Paparazzi
Wedding
Wildlife
Macro
Scientific
Medical
Forensic
Astrography astronomical photography
Micrography microscope photography
Infra Red
Commercial
Editorial/news
Architectural
Scenic
Corporate
Industrial
Advertising
Aerial
Underwater
Food
Culture differences
Within the UK
Photography as Middle-class hobby
Art, science or mere craft?
Between countries
Gender issues
Women as photographers
Women as subject matter
Porn
Glamour
Fashion
Feminist/non-sexist
Ethics
Porn
Candids
Voyeurism
Children
Consent and ownership
Philosophy
What is a photograph?
"All photograohy is exploitative and voyeurisitic" Walker Evans
Is it possible to photograph nothing?
Referents and signifiers
Accessibility
Everyone's a photographer now
Cheap point and shoot cameras
Lomography
Cameraphones
Easy dissemination
Impact of new technologies
on Communication/dissemination of information
Smartphones
Wireless technology
Online publishing
Newspapers/magazines
on camera ownership
Cheap and cheerful
Greater sophistication for less money
Photography as contemporary record
War journalism
Embedding journalists
Censorship
Terrorism
Amateur shots
Professional coverage
Reportage
AIDS
Africa
Drugs
Gang warfare
etc
Fashion
Key Texts
Camera Lucida Roland Barthes Vintage
Basic Critical Theory for Photographers Ashley la Grange Focal Press
The Photograph: A Visual and Cultural History (Oxford History of Art S.) Graham Clarke Oxford 1997
The Photography Reader Ed Liz Wells X Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd 2002
Photography: A Critical Introduction Ed Liz Wells X Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd 2002
On Photography Susan Sontag Penguin 1979
Web resources
Far too many to list but here are my bookmarks Links: bookmarks.html
Summary