History of American Photography Grace Wilcox 9/27/2016 When photography was commercially introduced to the United States in the fall of 1839, Americans quickly adapted to this new innovation. The idea of the camera came from Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre a french inventor. In 1820 Louis Daguerre took the first photograph but the results were not clear. He invented the daguerre processes, which required only minutes of exposure and produced a lot clearer than it was before. In the 1830s and 40s technology was advancing, not only could you now send a message far away in a little amount of time, you could also see what other places in the world looked like, for those who haven't been far from home before this was something they have never seen before. Now people who lived in this time could see pictures of a parent when they were younger, or see a dead relative and experience the world from another perspective. The first war to be photographed was the Mexican-American war, but the pictures were not released to the general public so it had no affect. People took influential pictures of american civil war from 1861 to 1865 that affects what we know about the civil war and changes how we look at that time period. The 1850s were the golden age of the daguerreotype graph. The new plate process reduced necessary exposure time and made replication of negatives much easier. As advancements were made, photography grew more popular at the end of the 18th century. Now paintings weren't as affordable opposed to photographs and regular Americans could afford family portraits. These are photographs that I have of my ancestors who were living in the time the camera was first invented. The culture they lived in was affected with this new technology which probably influenced them in their daily life.
Annie Leibovitz- Vanity Fair 2016
This picture is all of some of the most influential actresses in 2016. All of the stars are wearing black dresses but each one different. To me this means that all them have same talent, acting, they are inspiring and teaching in different ways. They all have a different generations of fan groups and different audiences for their work. They all have a different meaning in why they are actresses and all have unique styles which makes this such a great photograph. I noticed that all of the women had on formal gowns while Diane Keaton was wearing a coat and hat. I don't know why she was chosen to wear that because it stands out and does not go with the theme. Maybe the artist chose this to represent that Diane Keaton is the superior actress with the most movies made that year. Overall I find this a very inspiring photograph and one of my favorites by Annie Leibovitz. The picture has some of my favorite actresses. They seem to give of a graceful and proud look of their accomplishments as movie stars. It makes me feel aspired to reach such greatness in my own life.
Annie Leibovitz 2016
This photo Annie Leibovitz took of Adele caught my eye because I like how clear and intentional yet natural it is. Adele is writing a song at the piano while she looks like she has a lot of thoughts and has a concentrated face. Although I feel like there is nothing drawing the viewer in and it's just a simple picture of someone writing. To make this picture stand out would be maybe to have the subject look straight at the camera and display her emotions that she usually has while writing songs.
Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, London, March 28, 2007. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
When I first saw this photograph of Queen Elizabeth I thought it was sort of a drab and uninteresting background. Most people want to see a happy forefront from the person who represents their country. Now looking at itI think this represetns Queen Elizabeth's hard time of the monarchy and that being a leader wasn't always easy. The ominous clouds and the dark trees represents the strife and struggles that comes with being a queen. Annie Leibovitz looked past what the people wanted to see rather to what Queen Elizabeth’s personal life actually was.