Photographers

Throughout the years there have been a handful of photographers who have molded the ways in which the medium of photography has become an art. Each photographer left his imprint on photography, forever changing the ways in which people study, practice, enjoy and embrace the field. From the early photographers, who established the initial path that photography would follow, to the photographers of today, who are... Read more >

Photography

As photographers know, the art of photography is evolving at a rapid pace. Today, photographers must know not only about film-based cameras and traditional techniques but also digital cameras, photo editing software, stock photography and more. In this section, we'll tell you all you need to know about photography, from taking black-and-white photos to selecting photography equipment. Read on to get photography... Read more >

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born on Feb. 20, 1902, in San Francisco, Calif. However, he didn't always plan on being a photographer. Ansel Adams originally studied music in the hopes of becoming a concert pianist. However, after seeing photographer Paul Strand's negatives, Adams' love affair with photography began.While Ansel Adams' body of work is vast, he is best known for his black-and-white photos of nature and landscapes... Read more >

Andre Giroux

Born in 1801 in Paris, Andre Giroux was the son of Alphonse Giroux, who was a painter as well as a maker of camera equipment for the Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre company. Due to his father's association with both photography and painting, it isn't surprising that Andre showed an interest in both areas and combined the arts in a unique way. Andre Giroux and the Salon Andre Giroux was active in exhibiting at the... Read more >

Sophie Calle

What French photographer Sophie Calle considers art, others may consider an invasion of privacy. In fact, she was once almost taken to court over the issue.Born in France in 1953, Sophie Calle is a photographer, who is also considered to be a conceptual artist. Her first photos, taken in the 1970s, were very simple pictures of graves marked "mother" and "father." Turning Voyeurism into Art When she returned to... Read more >

Portraiture

Portraiture, a style of photography that captures images of people, usually focuses on the face, although it may include a person's entire head and shoulders or even the entire body. However, when people think of portraiture photography, they generally think of pictures that focus primarily on the subject's face. Portraiture Photography through the Ages Portraiture photography's roots go back to painted... Read more >

Linda McCartney

Linda McCartney was a multi-talented and tremendously caring woman. In addition to being heralded as an internationally famous photographer, and voted U.S. Woman Photographer of the Year in 1967, Linda was a musician, animal rights activist, author, business entrepreneur and the wife of famed Beatle, Paul McCartney. Born on September 24, 1941, Linda Louise Eastman was raised in a Jewish home in New York. She... Read more >

Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton, born October 31, 1920 in Berlin, Germany, developed an interest in photography as a child. Newton worked for the German photographer Yva (born Else Neulander Simon) until in 1938 when he had to flee Nazi Germany because of his Jewish heritage. Fortunately, his flight did not disrupt his career too severely at first. Soon after he left Germany, Newton found worked as a photographer in Singapore for... Read more >