Alfred Stieglitz

1. Who was Alfred Stieglitz and why is he noteworthy in the history of photography?


Alfred was an American photographer who was influential over his fifty-year career of making photography in accepted art form .  He is noteworthy in the history of photography for running New York art galleries in the early part of the 20th century, where he welcomed many avant-garde European artists to the U.S.
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 2. Choose a photograph he made, upload it to your blog, and explain why you chose it as your favorite by him.

I chose this photo by Alfred Stieglitz because I really admire the was the rain makes the trees in the back look almost unreal. Also the way every person is making their way to their destination regardless of the rain interests me.

3. With what famous painter was he in a relationship? Who was she? Upload a painting by her that you like.



 Alfred Stieglitz married Georgia O'Keefe. Georgia O'Keefe made large-format paintings of blossoms that are enlarged. They are presented as if seen through a magnifying lens, close up.  Also she made paintings of New York buildings.

Tilt Shift

At first when I went to take pictures of this field it was empty and I wasn't sure if I was going to get a good picture. But eventually this car drove by and I snapped a picture. This really worked out for me because I believe the car really puts this picture together.

This picture was taken on my back porch, I decided it would be a good picture because of the different colored trees and the one house on the road that is the center of the picture. I happen to really admire the light post. I feel like the car looks to real though.

 During half time two children went to play on the field. I decided to photograph this because the dark night sky made the lit up field look like as if it was glowing.

This is a photo of my backyard I decided it would be cool if I could make a toy structure look like an actual "toy structure". It was very close up which made the picture a lot harder to blur.

Brownie Camera

1) What is a Brownie Camera?
  The Brownie Camera introduced the concept of the snapshot. The first Brownie Camera was introduced in February, 1900, and it was a card board box camera that was very basic, with a simple meniscus lens which took 2¼-inch square pictures on 117 roll film. It had simple controls and original price of $1 and it was intended to be a camera that any person could afford.

2) Who invented it, when?
George Eastman invented the Brownie Camera, he worked for Kodak Eastman Company.

3) How did it change society, and of course, the photography world?
The Brownie Camera was much more affordable, which allowed many more people to experience photography. 

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