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81) On Camera
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What defines an iconic image? This question provides the central theme for episode one as we are introduced to some of music photography’s greatest names.
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This is the extraordinary story of world-renowned wildlife cinematographer and inventor Dr Jim Frazier, whose optical genius paved the way for much of the world's cutting-edge 3D technology. It includes exclusive interviews from Academy Award winning filmmakers, world-renowned wildlife cinematographers, inventors and optical innovators including Hoyt Yeatman, Peter Parks, and Lenny Lipton.
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From Oakville, but with a passion for action and travel, Lana's work includes stunning portraits of Afghanistan women. She arrived in Kabul on assignment expecting to stay a month, instead she stayed on for one year. She now lives in India where she continues to explore human nature through her lens. For Snapshot, Slezic will shoot on assignment in New Delhi for Maclean's Magazine and Canadian Geographic.
84) On the Wall
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Examine the transition of music photography from a niche pastime to a highly collectable art form. Take a look at the relationship between art and commerce, and trace the journey from low-paid assignments up through gallery exhibitions.
85) On the Net
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Where does music photography sit in the contemporary pop culture landscape? The seismic switch from analogue to digital is discussed alongside the rise and influence of social media. Does music photography still have a role to play?
86) A Closer Look
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This introduction to the course models the process of analyzing photographs with teachers and students.
87) Witness
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Photographs bear witness to world events and help us to learn more about people, places, and situations—historical and present day. Middle school teacher Donald Rose guides students in analyzing photos from school integration movements of the 1960s. Documentary film producer Ken Burns weaves photographs into historical narratives to bring the past to life. Photojournalist Louie Palu's photos take us deep into mines and war zones, and engage us with...
88) On the Road
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Live music photography has provided some of its most visually striking and era-defining imagery. Hear first-hand recollections and eye-opening stories from early trailblazers and those still devoted to capturing the magic of live music.
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The world of Adam Makarenko is shrinking. His photographic pursuit is constructing life-like dioramas depicting everything from the real to the surreal in miniature scale. He painstakingly builds entire sets dedicated to themes, then spends days photographing his mini masterpieces. His eye for detail is second to none and his final images are stunning. Makarenko's photography has won him many prestigious awards, while his work is also currently hanging...
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The history of photographing lightning really starts with the history of photography. The invention of photography was announced in 1839 in Paris; the photograph that was produced was called the Daguerreotype, named after Louis Daguerre. It was several years later before the first lightning photograph was made, and several decades would pass before there was the first successful efforts to photograph lightning for the purpose of science.
91) Story
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Every photograph tells a story: of struggle, of beauty, of community and culture. Social studies teacher Kim Kanof uses photos from theProtests and Politicscollection to teach about protests around in the world in 1968.National Geographicphoto editor Pamela Chen details the collaborative process of creating photo-based feature stories with design director David Whitmore. Iowa photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier discusses his work documenting the residents...
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"Legendary photographers Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams all photographed the Japanese American incarceration, but with different approaches--and different results. This nonfiction picture book for middle grade readers examines the Japanese-American incarceration-and the complexity of documenting it-through the work of these three photographers."--
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A good interview tells a compelling story-one that unfolds not only through words, but with the help of the right visual touches. This program provides detailed guidance in lighting filmed interviews, from single-camera, on-location news reporting to multi-camera conversations shot in a studio. Showcasing both corporate and broadcast formats, the program illustrates specific techniques for separating subjects from their backgrounds while achieving...
96) Photography
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This book discusses the history of photography, from 1826 and the camera obscura to the 1990s and the introduction of the digital camera, and presents information on the gelatin dry-plate process in the late 1800s, the introduction of the single-lens reflex in the 1950s, and other technology.
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A dynamic, experiential, and intimate portrait that explores the many sides of the legendary Southern city and country music capital, from award-winning writers Ann Patchett, Jon Meacham, and acclaimed photographer Heidi Ross. Nashville is a creative collaboration that awakens the senses, providing a virtual immersion in this unique American city hailed as the Athens of the South. Patchett, Ross, and Meacham in his introduction, at once capture both...
100) The camera
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"An exploration of the origin, development, and societal impact of the camera"--Provided by publisher.