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im writing an essay for a grd 11 photo class. i need to pick a few photographers who have advanced photography. there are 3 time periods but i need help with finding a photographer who is not only a great photographer and has created some stunning works of art but has also advanced the world of photography. from 1837 to 1900 (his photos taken then) ive used google and looked at other galleries n shit, but id like some of your opinions. thanks
so you can suggest a name and reasons why. i just have to write a paragraph or whatever on him (but not 5 sentences... more like 500 words)
please help, oh and this can also be a discussion board for those photographers if u want.
sparknotes: photographer who has advanced photography 1837-1900 name and info if possible
and obvi u shal receive positive karms for helping me :)
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Louis Daguerre would be a good one to write about, although I am guessing that would be the first pick for most people.
Alfred Sieglitz also did a lot to make photography (somewhat) accepted as a fine art, although a lot of his work was also in the 20th century.
Find a book on early photo history and see who interests you, that should make the writing a bit easier.
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thanks, and i was looking through a book before, but i dont have it anymore.
if there are no other suggestions im writing about the early work of Alfred S
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If Stieglitz interests you, you could look into the other pictorialists as well, although he is one of the more notable ones.
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thanks, i just wrote a little on him and his art. im done the essay now. thanks
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If you're interested, check out Oscar Rejlander and Jerry Uelsmann. Rejlander did some really cool combination prints, and Uelsmann is a more modern version of that. Amazing work.
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William Henry Fox Talbot?
Quite honestly I'm not a huge fan of learning about historic photographers, but that's a name that comes to mind.
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ansel adams is just a bit past that range but he is a personal favorite
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