3.2.3 Photography

• What is photography in the context of art and visual culture?

  A medium for expression
• Ansel Adams' landscape photography is considered art due to its technical skill and emotional impact
• The historical development of photography as an art form in France involved significant technical and artistic advancements.
• Who invented the daguerreotype?

  Louis Daguerre
• The daguerreotype, invented in 1839, produced highly detailed, positive images
• What technical and artistic advancements were involved in the historical development of photography as an art form in France?

  Significant technical and artistic advancements
• Key milestones in the development of photography in France include the invention of the daguerreotype by Louis Daguerre.
• The calotype was developed by William Henry Fox Talbot in 1841.
• What type of images did the daguerreotype produce?

  Highly detailed, positive images
• The calotype allowed for a negative-positive process, enabling multiple prints.
• Which French photographer used the waxed-paper negative process to produce high-quality prints?

  Gustave Le Gray
• Gustave Le Gray's seascapes influenced future generations of photographers.
• Name two key French photographers who contributed to the development of photography as an art form.

  Louis Daguerre and Gustave Le Gray
• Match the photographer with their contribution:

  Louis Daguerre ↔️ Invented the daguerreotype

  Gustave Le Gray ↔️ Used waxed-paper negative process
• How is photography defined in the context of art and visual culture?

  Capturing images using a camera
• Ansel Adams' landscape photography is considered art due to its technical skill and emotional impact.
• What did Louis Daguerre invent that produced highly detailed, positive images?

  Daguerreotype
• Gustave Le Gray used the waxed-paper negative process to showcase photography's artistic
• Gustave Le Gray's seascapes and landscapes influenced future generations of photographers.
• Match the photographic style with its description:

  Straight photography ↔️ Objective representation without manipulation

  Pictorialism ↔️ Resembles paintings with soft focus

  Modernist photography ↔️ Focuses on abstract shapes
• Eugène Atget is known for his work in straight photography
• Match the photographic style with a key technique and a French photographer:

  Pictorialism ↔️ Soft focus, Robert Demachy

  Modernist photography ↔️ Geometric forms, Henri Cartier-Bresson
• What are some of the cultural and social impacts of photography in France?

  Documentation, art, identity
• Henri Cartier-Bresson documented life in post-war France, capturing pivotal moments in its history.
• Photography is considered a medium for expression, documentation, and storytelling
• What are the three aspects compared between photography and other art forms?

  Medium, technique, purpose
• Ansel Adams' landscape photography is considered art due to its technical skill and emotional impact
• In what year was the daguerreotype process invented?

  1839
• Gustave Le Gray pioneered the waxed-paper negative process to enhance photographic print quality
• Match the photographic style with its focus and a key technique:

  Straight photography ↔️ Objective representation, composition

  Pictorialism ↔️ Resembles paintings, soft focus

  Modernist photography ↔️ Abstract shapes, high-contrast tonality
• Lighting and tonality are key techniques used in photography to create mood and highlight subjects.
• The process of enhancing photographic print quality is called a negative
• Eugène Atget documented Old Paris, preserving its cultural heritage.
• Match the photographer with their contribution:

  Henri Cartier-Bresson ↔️ Co-founded Magnum Photos

  Eugène Atget ↔️ Documented Old Paris
• What did Eugène Atget's archival photographs of Parisian streets influence?

  Modern documentary photography
• Straight photography emphasizes objective representation without manipulation
• Pictorialism aims to create photographs that resemble paintings.
• Match the photographer with their photographic style:

  Eugène Atget ↔️ Straight photography

  Robert Demachy ↔️ Pictorialism
• What is the primary objective of straight photography?

  Objective representation
• Robert Demachy's landscapes exemplify pictorialism through soft focus and stylized compositions.