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CMS 2410: Digital Photography

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First known fixed image (c. 1826-7)

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Louis Daguerre

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Example of a Daguerreotype

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Samuel Morse

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Painting by Samuel Morse

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Mathew Brady (self-portrait)

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Henry Fox Talbot

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John Quincy Adams

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Stereographs

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Stereoscope

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Cartes de visite

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Cartes de visite

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Lithograph

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Lithographic Press

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Halftone Process

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George Eastman

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Digital Cameras

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Smartphones

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Camera Apps

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Camera Apps
VOCABULARY
• Raster vs Vector; Bitmap
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9, 1:1
• Resolution: DPI v. PPI
• File Types: RAW, JPG, PSD
• File Size: In general, for assignment
submission a JPG at 72 PPI with a smaller file
size is ideal...

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Camera Apps
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
• First Amendment Rights
• Copyright and Right to Publish
• Privacy Concerns
• Cultural Sensitivity
• For major assignments that involve
photographing people, signed Image Release
forms will be REQUIRED...

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Hercule Florence

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Daguerreotype of 9/11 by Jerry Spagnoli