A History of Good Photos

Steve McCurry
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Taught by Jackie Snow

Jackie is a journalist living in Brooklyn. Her work has been published by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Fast Company and WNYC. 

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Camera technology may always be changing, but good photos throughout the years have a lot in common.

Style has evolved since Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first photo from his window in 1826. But from daguerreotypes to instagrams, the photos that draw us in have the same elements and subject matter again and again. Photographers have known viewers like to look at pictures that have elements like leading lines, off-centered subjects, shallow depths of fields, sharp contrast and images that capture a decisive moment.

Some of these factors are as old as art. But other components are unique to photography. After taking this class, you'll find yourself looking through your camera's viewfinder differently. At the very least, you will be more discerning when clicking the "like" button on Facebook.

Like Gertrude Stein said, "A good photo is a good photo is a good photo." 

 

(class size: 25, lecture + q&a)

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