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Podcasts, class lectures and resources from Jeff Curto

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Podcasts, class lectures and resources from Jeff Curto

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English


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Photo History – Class 15 – Photograph as Document, Concept as Photograph

5/9/2014
The 15th and final class session examines documentary and conceptual photography, looking at the motivation and rationale behind them. We also try to tie up the ideas of the course with some concluding remarks. Slides for this class session Handouts for this class session Jeff’s other podcast, Camera Position Italy Photography Workshops

Photo History – Class 14 – Szarkowski: How To See

5/2/2014
During his 29-year tenure as Director of the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the great curator and photographer John Szarkowski (1925 to 2007) changed the way the world saw photography. This short class session introduces Szarkowski’s work and was followed by a film about him. Slides for this class … Continue reading Photo History – Class 14 – Szarkowski: How To See →

Photo History – Class 13 – The Atomic Age and New Frontiers

4/26/2014
The middle of the 20th century was a time of tremendous change in all areas of the world and especially in the world of photography. This class session looks at the changes that photography experienced during the atomic age through an examination of the cultural, political and artistic climate of the time. Slides for this … Continue reading Photo History – Class 13 – The Atomic Age and New Frontiers →

Photo History – Class 12 – The Manipulative Impulse

4/18/2014
Is any photograph real? This question comes up as we trace the trajectory of the manipulated image in this class session. We also try to see if we can figure out where our digital photographic age is taking us and whether we want to go there. Slides for this class session – Manipulation Handout for … Continue reading Photo History – Class 12 – The Manipulative Impulse →

Photo History – Class 11 – Women in Photography

4/12/2014
Is anatomy destiny? This class session looks at women’s photography by examining the work of various female photographers as well as by looking at the bigger issue of whether the photographer’s gender changes the images that are made. Slides for this class session Handout for this class session

Photo History – Class 10 – Cameras Big and Small

3/29/2014
This week, we examine photographers using large cameras and those using small cameras and try to examine the importance of the choice of tools to the photographer. Does the tool drive the idea, or the idea drive the tool? Slides for this class session Handout for this class session

Photo History – Class 9 – Stieglitz and the Photo Secession

3/20/2014
One of the great characters in the history of the medium, Alfred Stieglitz was also one of the most influential photographers and promoters of photography of the 20th century. In this class, we look at Stieglitz and the group of photographers and other artists he gathered around him. We also try to examine why what … Continue reading Photo History – Class 9 – Stieglitz and the Photo Secession →

Photo History – Class 8 – Muybridge, Marey and the Movies

3/12/2014
Stop-motion photography as practiced by Edweard Muybridge and Etienne-Jules Marey and others is the topic of this class session. These scientific experiments ultimately led to the development of motion pictures by Edison. Slides for this class session Handout for this class session

Photo History – Class 7 – Stereography and Standard Subjects

2/28/2014
A slightly shorter class session, as we cover three smaller topics: 1) the ideas surrounding stereoscopic photography, 2) the way 19th century photographers handled photographing standard subjects; once you take away subject, what other choices do photographers have to make? and 3) Rephotography: how does subject matter change over time and what does that mean … Continue reading Photo History – Class 7 – Stereography and Standard Subjects →

Photo History – Class 6 – Photography and Painting

2/20/2014
The interactive relationship that painting and photography have had for 174 years is the topic of this class session. We attempt to look at how painting influenced photography and vice-versa. We also look briefly at how what photographs “look like” influence our understanding of what they are. Slides from this class session Handout from this … Continue reading Photo History – Class 6 – Photography and Painting →

Photo History – Class 5 – Photography as Transport + On The Road

2/14/2014
Photography as a form of transportation is the topic for class #5. We look at how the advent of wet-plate collodion technology spurred the advance of travel and landscape photography, with a special emphasis on photography of the American west. There is also a brief exploration of 20th century photographers who went “on the road” … Continue reading Photo History – Class 5 – Photography as Transport + On The Road →

Photo History – Class 4 – Light and Likeness: Portrait Photography

2/7/2014
The 4th class meeting starts a more conceptual approach to the medium’s history. We look at 19th, 20th and some 21st century portraits and see if we can draw some conclusions about what makes a good portrait photograph. We also see if we can draw some parallels with the words and ideas of the Transcendentalist … Continue reading Photo History – Class 4 – Light and Likeness: Portrait Photography →

Photo History – Class 3 – History Survey Part 2

1/31/2014
In this second part of a two-part survey, we continue our fast trip through the history of photography, attempting to get a handle on who did what, when they did it and how it happened. We start in around 1880 and finish up in the 1990s. Slides for this class session Handouts for this class … Continue reading Photo History – Class 3 – History Survey Part 2 →

Photo History – Class 2 – History Survey Part 1

1/24/2014
Class session #2 is the first part of a two-part overview of the history of photography; a sort of “condensed” history in order to get a sense of the medium’s “who, what, when and where.” This week, we cover from 1800 B.C. to 1888 A.D. Slides for this class session Handout for this class session … Continue reading Photo History – Class 2 – History Survey Part 1 →

Photo History – Spring 09 : Art Institute of Chicago Field Trip

3/15/2009
Field Trip! The Photo History class visits the The Mary L. and Leigh B. Block Photography Study Room at the Art Institute of Chicago, giving us the opportunity to see original images from the history of the medium. The Art Institute of Chicago: The AIC Photography Department The AIC Photo Study Room

Duration:00:50:00

Photo History Intersession – January 14

1/15/2009
The 5th and final Photo History Intersession commemorates the anniversary of the death of 19th century photographer Charles Dodgeson. Dodgeson, better known by his writing pen name of Lewis Carroll, was an important and interesting photographer as well as an author. Alice Liddell – Photograph by Charles Dodgeson aka Lewis Carroll (left) and Julia Margaret … Continue reading Photo History Intersession – January 14 →

Photo History Intersession – January 05

1/5/2009
The 4th Photo History Intersession looks at two rather dramatically opposed technical applications of photography: The first X-Ray image, made by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1896 and the first auroral (northern lights) photograph made by Martin Brendel in 1892. (left) First X-Ray image by Wilhelm Röntgen – 1896 & (right) First auroral (northern lights) photograph by … Continue reading Photo History Intersession – January 05 →

Photo History Intersession – January 01

1/1/2009
In the third History of Photography Intersession, we look at some interesting events from January first, as we commemorate the birth date of photographer William Klein, the anniversary of the death of Edward Weston, some facts about George Eastman and his inventions and the birth of the Associated Press Wirephoto. William Klein at Masters of … Continue reading Photo History Intersession – January 01 →

Photo History Intersession – December 29

12/29/2008
The second “intersession” history of photography podcast commemorates the anniversary of the death of French photographer Robert Demachy, who was active around the turn of the 20th century, as photography was trying to find its artistic self. Robert Demachy at The Art of the Photogravure

Photo History Intersession – December 20

12/21/2008
In the first of a few “intersession” podcasts between the fall and spring semesters, we commemorate the birth date of photojournalist W. Eugene Smith (1918) and the anniversary of the death of photographer Bill Brandt (1983). W. Eugene Smith at Masters of Photography Bill Brandt at Masters of Photography