AS Photography Lecture

1. Lecture 2: Pictorialism & Successionism 1870-1930

2. “ Art is not so much a matter of methods and processes as it is an affair of temperament, of taste and of sentiment... In the hands of the artist, the photograph becomes a work of art... In a word, photography is what the photographer makes it - an art or a trade.” (William Howe Downes, 1900. A World History of Photography, Naomi Rosenblum, 1997)

3. The invention of the camera meant that artists no longer had to depict the world in a realistic way. The Impressionists focused more on capturing the changing qualities of light and atmosphere . In 1874, French Impressionists hold first group exhibition. Monet ‘ Impression Sunrise’, 1872 Impressionism

7. Alvin Coburn Right: Alvin Langdon Coburn ‘ The Octopus’ , 1912

8. Alfred Stieglitz Above: Alfred Stieglitz ‘The Steerage’, 1907

9. The End of Secessionism Right: Paul Strand ‘ Blind Woman, New York’ , 1907 World War I ended the pre-war leisurely life many had enjoyed. Steiglitz felt the work was lacking creativity and ‘Camera Works’ began including less and less ‘artistic’ photography replacing it with more candid images by photographers such as Paul Strand.

13. Ansel Adams Above: Ansel Adams ‘ Frozen lakes and cliffs, Sierra, Nevada’ , 1932

14. 1) In your own words, explain the aims of the following photographic movments and some of the photographers involved: - Pictorialism - Photo Successionism - F64 Group 2) What was the name of the system that Ansel Adams developed to create maximum exposure? Questions on PowerPoint (1)